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“There must be a way to combine the high rise and high-density environment with nature. Maybe we can have our gardens in the sky.” quote by Ma Yansong — Download Open image

“There must be a way to combine the high rise and high-density environment with nature. Maybe we can have our gardens in the sky.”

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