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Rules of Conduct
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Studio Report | The Speculation Studio: Governors Island, The Sixth Borough?
by Urban Omnibus • January 11th, 2012
Laurie Hawkinson shares student work and discusses the meanings of 'speculation', collaborations between architecture and real estate students, and the return of big ideas.
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