Archinect - News2024-05-04T03:53:48-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/132661925/with-a-little-compromise-illegal-urban-squats-like-ljubljana-s-metelkova-mesto-can-do-a-city-good
With a little compromise, illegal urban squats like Ljubljana's Metelkova Mesto can do a city good Justine Testado2015-07-24T19:38:00-04:00>2015-08-08T17:46:11-04:00
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