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Why are our cities built for 6ft-tall men?

May 19, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Over on the Guardian, a review of a retrospective on 80s design activists Matrix who, as the pull quote states: The female architects who fought back – Fed up living in a world designed by and for men, 80s design activists Matrix declared war on every urban obstacle in their way. And their impact is … [Read more…]

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