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Adapting practice-based design research to a South African undergraduate architectural studio: Building a more conscious and critical practice among students Cover

Adapting practice-based design research to a South African undergraduate architectural studio: Building a more conscious and critical practice among students

By: Sandra Felix  
Open Access
|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55588/ajar.440 | Journal eISSN: 2397-0820
Language: English
Published on: Oct 14, 2025
Published by: Architectural Research European Network Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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