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"We prefer synthetic rather than natural materials. Natural products are almost too valuable. Wood is much harder to produce than metal. And metal is recyclable, while wood isn't."
Wood,
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"I went through a wood-chopping phase when I was nine or 10."
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"The piano is able to communicate the subtlest universal truths by means of wood, metal and vibrating air."
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"We prefer synthetic rather than natural materials. Natural products are almost too valuable. Wood is much harder to produce than metal. And metal is recyclable, while wood isn't."
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"Swirls of antique stained glass, blazes of brass, forests of carved wood and waterfalls of crystal combine to make up the city's most fabulously festive interior."
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"I just prefer wood. I like the smell. To me, it's a lot cheaper than electric or gas, and it's more convenient. It's just a better heat to me."
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"Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records."
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"Everybody's seen a stream or a wood they knew replaced by a strip mall."
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"We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain extent the formation of wood and leaves."
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"America has always imported history."
History
"Every building is a prototype. No two are alike."
Building
"A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it."
People
"In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build ings."
Europe
"A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes."
Consequence
"We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment."
Work
"We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance."
Experience
"Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air."
People
"You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner."
Chicago
"Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one."
Idea
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