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When family legacy becomes personal burden

I inherited my grandfather's architecture firm but every project I take on gets compared to his legendary work and I feel like I am living in the shadow of buildings I had nothing to do with creating.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Inherited advantage can become a prison when others' achievements define the standards by which our own efforts are measured.

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“Where Are You with Architecture as legacy?”

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