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The following interview includes ideas, phrases, sentences from the volume Domeniul Vila Dobrușa, Simetria, 2014 (first edition) and from the communication held at Putna Monastery in August 2023, within the Foundation "Faith and Creation Acad. Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga - Monahia Benedicta", communication entitled Thematismos, published in Caietele de la Putna, 2024.

Ioana Alexe: How do you usually approach a project of this scale? What inspires you and what steps do you follow in the initial design phases? How do you start a project?

Alexandru Beldiman: As a student, I had a lot of trouble finishing projects, I stayed too much at the beginning. Alexandru Iotzu, the best studio teacher I ever had, was rigorous, what he said was essential. One day, on the day of teaching, he looked at what I was doing and noted aloud that I had changed the solution. Why? I told him I thought it was better. He looked slightly annoyed and left. Aft