"When a man's work is full of life and in harmony with his environment, it becomes a work worth studying."
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Wahbi al-Hariri-Rifai (1984), Traditional Architecture of Saudi Arabia-Drawings by Wahbi Al-Hariri-Rifai - Smithsonian Exhibit Booklet - 1984, Washington, D.C.: GDG Exhibits Trust, GGKEY:XRBJ2X83K1K, retrieved on 24 June 2013. Quoted from the back cover of the book.
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Wahbi Al-Hariri
Wahbi Al-Hariri-Rifai (1914–1994) was a distinguished Syrian American artist, archaeologist, and architect.
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