Carolina QuotesArchitecture begins where engineering ends.
Walter Gropius Connected to the Carolinas
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In Architects on Architecture, Speech, Harvard Department of Architecture (Paul Heyer (ed.))
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“Architecture begins where engineering ends.” Walter Gropius. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-F142B87AA1. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/f142b87aa1
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