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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.

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Architecture begins with the simple act of joining two basic building blocks, showing that complexity grows from small, deliberate steps. This idea highlights that the foundation of design lies in careful attention to even the most basic elements.

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