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I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach

I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach? – Philip Johnson

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All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space. – Philip Johnson

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Make big plans aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. – Daniel Burnham

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Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator. – Antonio Gaudi

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