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Rethinking Design Priorities: Towards Human Scale and Sustaining Culture in Disadvantage Neighbourhoods – A Case Study from Beirut Cover

Rethinking Design Priorities: Towards Human Scale and Sustaining Culture in Disadvantage Neighbourhoods – A Case Study from Beirut

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/he-2025-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2543-8700 | Journal ISSN: 1731-2442
Language: English
Page range: 54 - 65
Published on: Jun 4, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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