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Rem Koolhaas Quotes: The Metropolis strives to reach a mythical point where the world is completely fabricated by man, so that it absolutely coincides with his desires.
         

The Metropolis strives to reach a mythical point where the world is completely fabricated by man, so that it absolutely coincides with his desires.


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It is not possible to live in this age if you don't have a sense of many contradictory forces.



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