This publication is part of the exhibition AGENCY FOR BETTER LIVING, the Austrian contribution to the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Sabine Pollak, Michael Obrist, Lorenzo Romito.
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Journal for Architecture and Urbanism
June 2025
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Sabine Pollak, Michael Obrist, Lorenzo Romito
Curators of the Austrian Pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2025
Sabine Pollak, Michael Obrist, Lorenzo Romito thank the contributors:
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ISSN 0587-3452 (ARCH+)
ISBN 978-3-931435-89-9 (ARCH+)
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