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What design has done and might do for the sustainable contemporary city

Elena Dellapiana
Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Published 2025-07-31

Keywords

  • design

How to Cite

Dellapiana, E. (2025). What design has done and might do for the sustainable contemporary city. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (3), 21–24. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18100

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