The Precinct, the Stoep and the Agora as travelling Ideas for Urban Transformation

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The Precinct, the Stoep and the Agora as travelling Ideas for Urban Transformation. / Groth, Niels Boje.

In: Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, Vol. 29, No. 2, -, 2017, p. 83-111.

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Groth, NB 2017, 'The Precinct, the Stoep and the Agora as travelling Ideas for Urban Transformation', Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, vol. 29, no. 2, -, pp. 83-111. <http://arkitekturforskning.net/na/issue/view/107/showToc>

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Groth, N. B. (2017). The Precinct, the Stoep and the Agora as travelling Ideas for Urban Transformation. Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, 29(2), 83-111. [-]. http://arkitekturforskning.net/na/issue/view/107/showToc

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Groth NB. The Precinct, the Stoep and the Agora as travelling Ideas for Urban Transformation. Nordic Journal of Architectural Research. 2017;29(2):83-111. -.

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Groth, Niels Boje. / The Precinct, the Stoep and the Agora as travelling Ideas for Urban Transformation. In: Nordic Journal of Architectural Research. 2017 ; Vol. 29, No. 2. pp. 83-111.

Bibtex

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