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The politics of the impure

by Joke Brouwer, Arjen Mulder, Lars Spuybrock

This collection of eleven essays draws on philosophy to analyse the ecologies of architecture, arguing that the built environment is designed to transform human sensibility and unlock creative potential.

Accession 8628 ISBN — Publisher V2_Publishing
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