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Architecture Quote by Tim Winton

“...architecture was what you had instead of landscape, a signal of loss, of imitation. Europe had it in spades...” quote by Tim Winton — Download Open image

““...architecture was what you had instead of landscape, a signal of loss, of imitation. Europe had it in spades...””

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