“For me the important distinction is between a stylistic approach to the design; and an analytical approach giving the process of due consideration to time, place, and purpose ... My analytical approach requires a full understanding of the three essential elements ... to arrive at an ideal balance among them.”

—  I.M. Pei

As quoted in Conversations with I. M. Pei : Light Is the Key (2000) by Gero von Boehm, p. 113

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