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  • When A Story Makes Sense! | Kirsty Macari AoU

    When A Story Makes Sense! | Kirsty Macari AoU

  • Education can make a difference | Dr. Negin Minaei AoU
  • The secret to creating good urban communities? Learning from example! | Nick Childs AoU
  • Connecting with Civil Society: A Journey | David Lumb
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My own view is… There is an art to borrowing | Robbie Kerr

My own view is… There is an art to borrowing | Robbie Kerr

Is it really wrong to borrow from the past, from place or from context? The last 18 months have seen

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