"Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.“


-Daniel Libeskind

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Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.

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