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Re: IPTW99 Dry Brick Arches
From:
Lisa Sasser <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
BP - "Shinola Heretics United"
Date:
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:19:20 -0500
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I always heard the story about how Louis Kahn the architect was asked how he
went about designing buildings.  He replied that he asked the brick what it
wanted to be, and it said it wanted to be an arch.  I never believed it until
now.

Lisa

>IPTW99 Dry Brick Arches

>The session. The arches. The brick. The masons. The lecture, "This is a
>brick."

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