We are not hapless beings caught in the grip of forces we can do little about, and wholesale damnations of our society only lend a further mystique to organization. Organization has been made by man; it can be changed by man.
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It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.
Permalink to quote #3 The street is the river of life of the city, the place where we come together, the pathway to the center.
Permalink to quote #5 One felicity leads to another. Good places tend to be all of a piece - and the reason can almost always be traced to a human being.
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