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The house does not frame the view: it projects the beholder into it.

Harwell Hamilton Harris

The house does not frame the view: it projects the beholder into it.

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About Harwell Hamilton Harris

Harwell Hamilton Harris, (July 2, 1903 – November 18, 1990) was a modernist American architect, noted for his work in Southern California that assimilated European and American influences.
He lived and worked in North Carolina from 1962 until his death in 1990.