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" Architecture depends on facts, but its real field of activity lies in the realm of the significance. "
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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" I want to abolish time, especially in the contemplation of architecture. "
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" Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany. "
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" Less is more. "
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" When Washington visited Portsmouth in 1789, he was not much impressed by the architecture of the little town that had stood by him so stoutly in the struggle for independence. "
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