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Nancy Banks Smith

In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it's modern architecture.

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The quote humorously suggests that modern architecture often prioritizes design over practicality, leading to awkward or inconvenient features like a door that won't stay closed without propping it open with your leg. It implies that such impractical details are a common characteristic of contemporary buildings.

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