"The popular image of the architect -- formed by books like Ayn Rand's 'The Fountainhead' -- is that of a master builder, an artist, or even genius, battling the philistines to erect structures for the ages. Like all caricatures, this one contains a grain of truth. Great buildings can leave us awestruck and inclined to view their creators as beings apart.
"But day-to-day reality is something quite different..."
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