Just how public is the Seattle Public Library? Publicity, posturing, and politics in public design

Journal of Architectural Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-18

  Mattern, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 61049402632     PISSN: 10464883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/104648803322336548     Document Type: Review

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