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Rem Koolhaas - Architecture is a rare collective...
Architecture is a rare collective profession: it's always exercised by groups. There is an essential modesty, which is a complete contradiction to the notion of a star. (Rem Koolhaas)

Architecture is a rare collective profession: it's always exercised by groups. There is an essential modesty, which is a complete contradiction to the notion of a star.

Rem Koolhaas

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