When I first came to Guangzhou in 1981, it seemed such a hard and dour…

Zaha Hadid
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When I first came to Guangzhou in 1981, it seemed such a hard and dour place with everyone in Chairman Mao uniforms. ✨ Move over, Sydney: Zaha Hadid's Guangzhou Opera House. Interview with Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. February 28, 2011.
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When I first came to Guangzhou in 1981, it seemed such a hard and dour place with everyone in Chairman Mao uniforms. ✨ Move over, Sydney: Zaha Hadid's Guangzhou Opera House. Interview with Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. February 28, 2011.

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