We say we want to create beauty, identity, quality, singularity. And y…

Rem Koolhaas
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We say we want to create beauty, identity, quality, singularity. And yet, maybe in truth these cities that we have are desired. Maybe their very characterlessness provides the best context for living. ✨ From Bauhaus to Koolhaas. Interview with Katrina Heron, www.wired.com. July 01, 1996.
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We say we want to create beauty, identity, quality, singularity. And yet, maybe in truth these cities that we have are desired. Maybe their very characterlessness provides the best context for living. ✨ From Bauhaus to Koolhaas. Interview with Katrina Heron, www.wired.com. July 01, 1996.

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