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Book Title: Reading Architecture And Culture: Researching Buildings, Spa...
Item Length: 9.6in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.9in
Author: Adam Sharr
Publication Name: Reading Architecture and Culture : Researching Buildings, Spaces and Documents
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
