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„Gdy podziwiamy panoramę pięknego miasta, uderza nas często wspaniała spójność tej całości, jej forma i funkcja, materiały, symbolika i kolory. Z drugiej zaś strony, nic nie jest bardziej męczące niż brzydota; przed jej niszczącym działaniem trudno się uchronić. Pojedynczy piękny budynek nie jest w stanie upiększyć ponurego osiedla, lecz wystarczy jeden budynek brzydki, aby zniszczyć ducha najwspanialszego miasta” – pisze Léon Krier w swojej pracy zatytułowanej „Architektura. Wybór czy przeznaczenie”.

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