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Owings places most of his faith in plain human reasonableness. The present supercompetition between building owners, with all their pride in towers, will eventually give way to the recognition of common concerns. And it is this comforting faith in reason that makes Owings predict: "We are going to reach the point where environment planning will be the supreme thing in this country. It will be the equivalent of the railroad and highway booms. Then perhaps we can change and begin to build as did the Romans, the Greeks, the Persians, the Egyptians—begin to build a real environment that is a lasting investment rather than something to be destroyed."
* Among its clients: Heinz, Ford, Manufacturers Hanover Trust, Upjohn, Brunswick, Inland Steel, Union Carbide, PepsiCo, Emhart and Tenneco.