"…the idea of a small house always came back, because it's kind of a primitive idea. it's the idea of basic shelter-- the minimum living shelter you need as a human being--then you can go and make many places for collective activity. civic places, places for people to enjoy music, to enjoy university, to enjoy education, a civic center. you can do many, many things; but it sticks, this idea somewhere, this one different image-- it's called silence."

Renzo Piano  

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