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" Architecture should be rooted in the past, and yet be part of our own time and forward looking. "
Moshe Safdie
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" I don't think I have a signature style that announces, 'This is a Safdie.' But I think star architects have seized an opportunity to go anywhere in the world to produce meaningless buildings. "
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