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While I respect any Architect in his/her stance against immoral regimes, I find it a bit ironic that those who have the luxury of sitting out are those whom have amassed enormous wealth and fame. This, like many things worthwhile, can be a double-edge sword, and Mr. Libeskind is certainly right and justified for showing leadership on this issue, fair play to him. One could say that like sport, (good) architecture and politics do not (or at least should not) mix. As a (relatively) young architect entering the mid-career phase of building substantial work, I am and have been making inroads to working with clients in China. I'm afraid that this is a more nuanced issue than what Mr. Libeskind prescribes; do those of us whom have sat at the 'roundtable' set the tone for those of us whom are up and coming or otherwise 'unheralded'? Obviously a very personal moral issue and decision, I would find it difficult to forego a granted commission from an otherwise reputable Chinese client. But I will concur with Richard Meier, who when his great Courthouses were built in the 90's, apparently said that he would never design a prison. I would start there.

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