I will always have two regrets. I don't have a presence in London, and…

Zaha Hadid
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I will always have two regrets. I don't have a presence in London, and I would have liked to have done more work in the Middle East.
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I will always have two regrets. I don't have a presence in London, and I would have liked to have done more work in the Middle East.

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