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and according to the same zealots, is precisely the galaxy, which they consider as crucial as the Charter itself. It is also the expression of a surge of loyalty towards R., to do justice to his vision of ideal urbanism and rise out of the quarrels of styles and approaches which occupy those architects deemed to be the “lesser” ones.

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The realm of mental formations, insofar as the creative vital may participate in their exploration, is intoxicating. The more one becomes attached and the more the practical, material or even social challenges and obstacles become stimulating and the more brilliant appear their solutions.

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It is the central Government of India that is financing the year-long celebrations of this jubilee: it is therefore not the direct expression of the community’s generosity wanting to share its hopes and realizations, but in a large part a matter of prestige and repute. And the Chairman of the Foundation does insist, as much as his function and his own name allow, that a determined collective effort is made to realize at last the main features of this iconic galaxy, just as has finally been accomplished the work of the scintillating sphere of the Matrimandir, the image of which is omnipresent on all catalogs, advertisements, brochures and hoardings.

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