Housing and the City, Paperback - ***

Housing and the City provides essential reading for students, academics and practitioners interested in the history, theory or current design of ho...

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Miguel PerezNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 229 x 18Cover type: Paperbac...

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