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The Quest for the Design of Environmental Objects

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8764 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4333
Language: English
Page range: 131 - 138
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 30, 2025
Published on: Oct 12, 2025
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

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