hiː bˈɔːt ɐ kˈɔːɹnɚ lˈɑːt ɪnðə dˈaʊntaʊn ˈɛɹiə ænd dɪzˈaɪnd ðə bˈɪldɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf, tˈɛlɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkts tʊ ˈoʊnli fˈɪl ɪnðə blˈæŋks.
He bought a corner lot in the downtown area and designed the building himself, telling the architects to only fill in the blanks.