Exhibition — 1.5.2019

Contemplating Beauty

Text Mika Savela

Calling for beauty as a value is often considered conservative. The 2019 Tallinn Architecture Biennale seeks for modern day meanings of beauty.

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Published in 5 – 2019 - Ecology

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