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Nov 2015
1h 24m

#74 - The Future of Architecture

Evan Troxel & Cormac Phalen
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It's the future, stupid! Do architects have the mindset to deal with the future? In Archispeak episode 74 we discuss the challenges architects face and what changes we expect to face in the next several years. 
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