"I find that every project is a new discovery process. I believe an architect should really understand the client's need and his ambitions for that building, his idealism of what that building should be like, the people who work there."
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Interview with Gyo Obata (1 September 1992) Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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Gyo Obata
Gyo Obata (February 28, 1923 – March 8, 2022) was an American architect.
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