“[W]e couldn't build with brick... to build in London is very expensive, but to build in the {{w|Kensington Gardens}} is... much more complicated. ...We wanted to use wood to build this big tree ...[W]e made many many components ...[I]t's a gathering space for the community ...I saw people talking to each other to get people ...connected. ...That was ...again, a reason to say, if I learn from my culture, from ...tradition, I can create something in the West that may be seen as a contribution to architecture... I wanted it to be light and blue... my favorite color.”

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