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It is good to learn from the ancients. I’m a bit of an ancient myself. They had a lot of time to think about architecture and landscape.

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I. M. Pei

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We had a lot of difficulty in getting the French to accept the pyramid. They thought we were trying to import a piece of Egypt until I pointed out that their obelisk was also from Egypt and the Place des Pyramides is around the corner. Then they accepted it. The pyramid at the Louvre, though, is just the tip.

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A lot of what the ‘Culture’ is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.

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May 1, 2024

A lot of what the ‘Culture’ is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.

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May 1, 2024

We had a lot of difficulty in getting the French to accept the pyramid. They thought we were trying to import a piece of Egypt until I pointed out that their obelisk was also from Egypt and the Place des Pyramides is around the corner. Then they accepted it. The pyramid at the Louvre, though, is just the tip.

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