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Oct 2022
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129. Comparing Connections in the Ethosp...

VIKRAM PRAKASH
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This week, we are joined once again with Ambrose Gillick for Part II of Comparting Connections in the Ethosphere. In this episode, Gillick shares his thoughts on the connections of his two interests in sacred architecture and the modalities and politics of design and the city influence that connects to architecture trends. 

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