Architect Quote by Cameron Sinclair

“Some of the best work that's happening right now is from architects who have remained in their home countries and who have focused on a local or national identity and the idea of critical regionalism.”

Cameron Sinclair

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Treat the world like a failed state; then you can understand the players needed to fix it.

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