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“I like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of the thing.” quote by Tadao Ando — Download Open image

“I like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of the thing.”

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