Broadly, could the buildings of the future be made of more Sustainable Materials . Or is it simply far fetched. Olafur eliasson, welcome to hardtalk. You had a fairly unorthodox upbringing. Your parents moved to denmark, your mother was a seamstress, your father was a moved to denmark, your mother was a seamstress, yourfather was a cook, how did your early life and influence you in your work . |j how did your early life and influence you in your work . I spent my vacations in iceland, my father also worked as an artist, actually. My also worked as an artist, actually. My mother in denmark would make sure i would go to school and he would say that my mother had the more disciplined approach to life, but my father had the more hedonistic approach. Being in nature over the summer, playing around as a child, with my father, that really influenced me a lot. But also to be fair, my mother gave me a sense of purpose and direction, and made a great difference for me. You also took part in sort
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