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"Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process."
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"Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before."
"The dialogue of architecture has been centered too long around the idea of truth."
"I have no requirements for a style of architecture."
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"Rather than wait to see what the day or future holds, why not design and plan the future you want to experience?"
"The team architecture means setting up an organization that helps people produce that great work in teams."
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"Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process."
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