Opinion Piece — 1.2.2022

Architecture’s Forgotten

Text Heini-Emilia Saari, Johanna Brummer

Illustration: Heini-Emilia Saari, Johanna Brummer

Who will we remember, and who will we allow to slip into oblivion?

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Published in 2 – 2022 - Overlooked

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