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May 2019
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Bjarke Ingels to Cities: Take a Longer V...

THE SLOWDOWN
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Danish-born architect Bjarke Ingels discusses his circuitous path to prominence, why he named his newborn Darwin, some of his latest undertakings, and why architects, developers, city planners, and others all need to take a longer view when it comes to creating our built environments. 
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