Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to …

Zaha Hadid
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Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the effort we put into ambitious museums and galleries into the basic architectural building blocks of society. ✨ I don't do nice by Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. October 9, 2006.
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