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Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job.

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The view outside was much more important than the exhibits.

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But now I know that it is very important that all buildings should be consistent, that this is the quality of the Gothic cathedral, for instance, that we like.

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So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is consistent or as a sculptor is consistent. Architecture also must be very consistent.

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In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.

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The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus.

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In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.

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I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.

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Because, if we understand how a building is to be produced and we find a way that it can be more simply produced, then obviously we are contributing to building better buildings more easily.

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I want to do very useful buildings and I would like to find a method of producing these buildings through our technology because I think that this is the only way that we will gain wonderful environment easily in the future.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Architect

Born: December 1st, 1912

Died: February 6th, 1986

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