In architecture, and in urban spaces that undergo constant modification, a thing can grow and still remain instantly recognizable.

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Vaitsos and his partners became consumed with finding new ways to sculpt the terrain and integrate the architecture into it, an obsession that even led to a modification in Greek building regulations, which were recently overhauled with an eye to conservation and sustainability: The government now awards bonuses to developers who top their buildings with earth.

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