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Constraints Quote by Thom Mayne

“I'm not a tabula rasa type. In some ways, the…” quote by Thom Mayne — Download Open image

“I'm not a tabula rasa type. In some ways, the more constraints I have, the work is more interesting to me.”

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The natural world is not only a set of constraints but of contexts within which we can more fully realize our dreams.

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