The Stones We Lay Twice
The foundation stone is a perfectly sincere object. The calendar it was laid on was not the calendar the project would actually run on.
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The foundation stone is a perfectly sincere object. The calendar it was laid on was not the calendar the project would actually run on.
Every city is an argument about time. The question is whether the people building it know which argument they're making.
The most consequential planning decisions being made in India right now were not made in India.
Carpe diem isn't the opposite of planning. It's the standard we should be holding it to.
Some people look at cities and see buildings. I look at cities and see decisions.
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