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Quote by Rem Koolhaas
Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things.

Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things. – Rem Koolhaas

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It is not possible to live in this age if you dont have a sense of many contradictory forces. – Rem Koolhaas

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Any architectural project we do takes at least four or five years, so increasingly there is a discrepancy between the acceleration of culture and the continuing slowness of architecture. – Rem Koolhaas

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architecture
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The intellectual force of the West is still dominant, but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning, and that less will be based on our models. – Rem Koolhaas

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I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness. – Oscar Niemeyer

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The team architecture means setting up an organization that helps people produce that great work in teams. – Jay Chiat

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architecture

Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time. – Richard Meier

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architecture

I was a student at Columbia College, actually, in the Architecture school. Paul would drive in from Queens, showing me these new songs. I cant remember us working it out. – Art Garfunkel

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