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May 2020
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S2EP. 03 - TRANSITION BY DESIGN - Meanwh...

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What is meanwhile use architecture? In this episode I talk to two members of the co-operative Transition By Design, Katie Reilly and Lucy Warin about what they do and about some of the projects they’ve been working on. The practice are certainly doing things a bit differently and are asking important questions about what we should be doing with vacant land and underused spaces.

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