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Industrial heritage in the city landscape – introduction to research – adaptive reuse on the example of Tianjin Cover

Industrial heritage in the city landscape – introduction to research – adaptive reuse on the example of Tianjin

By: Katarzyna Łakomy and  Hang Tao  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2025015 | Journal eISSN: 2353-737X | Journal ISSN: 0011-4561
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 9, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 12, 2025
Published on: Nov 10, 2025
Published by: Cracow University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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