The time in Rome, he said, changed his life and informed his view of design and architecture.

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It is an occasion for promoting their culture on international level and creates an opportunity to view different perspectives of European architecture.

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The favored became an exclusive club, or not-so-secret society, or conspiring cabal, depending on your point of view, who met at Johnson's notorious and exclusionary Century Club dinners where they settled the future of architecture and the built world.

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Early in 2008, the Scottish government created a new Directorate for the Built Environment bringing together internal interests on planning, building standards and architecture with a view to greater co-ordination of policies.

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They can cultivate beautiful architecture, flawless service, comfortable rooms, and a distinctive point of view.

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With its stunning Renaissance art and architecture on view in well-proportioned squares and in world-class museums, there is a sense of elegance and permanence that helps root all who live here.

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