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May 2020
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S2EP. 04 - BATES SMART - Future Cities

Architecture Academy
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What is the future of cities? In this episode I talk to the architect Philip Vivian of Bates Smart about cities. We talk about the history of cities, the current state of cities and the possible future of cities.

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