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Urban verticalisation: typologies of high-rise development in Santiago

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.698 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 11, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 31, 2026
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Published on: Feb 25, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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