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"The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort."
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"Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise."
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