Between vast rolling hills and gently contoured flower petals, right-angles are a rarity in the great-outdoors. "Curved buildings can point to nature, whereas angular buildings contrast with it," he says. "Instead of blending into the environment or evoking natural themes, they stand apart from it by using one of the few shapes you never see in nature—a perfect box."

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