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“ناهنجارى ها و زشتى هاى شهرهاى ما علامت پاشيدگى وخيمى است كه ريشه اش در فضاى ويرانه ى درون ماست. مغول خراب كرد، ولى ايرانى بر روى آن ويرانه ها يكى از درخشان ترين دوره ى معمارى را پديد آورد؛ اما اين بار ايرانى ساخته هاى نياكانش را به خواست خود نابود مى كند و به جاى آن، جعبه هاى بى قواره مى سازد.”

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Book:آسیا در برابر غرب
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