Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Writing by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy
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References
[1] sltrib.com/artsliving/2020/04/05/david-ross-scheer-why-do/?fbclid=IwAR0ZjsIiK-aAvJqlI9xZiwE0hqyKG1dp4iHAMArWxXFEYtGtvja975ih0OI
[2] marker.medium.com/why-everywhere-looks-the-same-248940f12c4
[3] bbsr.bund.de/BBSR/EN/publications/IzR/2010/Download/DL_KnoxPain.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1
[4] bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-13/why-america-s-new-apartment-buildings-all-look-the-same

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