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Architecture and The Failed Model of Genius

April 18, 2020

by Duo Dickinson

This is a piece that took a great deal of time, and patience, to create. I hope you can read it in these times where there is time. To Read: https://res.mdpi.com/d_attachment/urbansci/urbansci-04-00017/article_deploy/urbansci-04-00017-v2.pdf

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