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A Modern Building Should Derive Its Architectural Significance Solely From The Vigour And Consequence Of Its Own Organic Proportions. It Must Be True To Itself, Logically Transparent, And Virginal Of Lies Or Trivialities.
-Walter Gropius
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A Modern Building Should Derive Its Architectural

Walter Gropius
A Modern Building Should Derive Its Architectural Significance Solely From The Vigour And Consequence Of Its Own Organic Proportions. It Must Be True To Itself, Logically Transparent, And Virginal Of Lies Or Trivialities.
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