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Book Title: A City's Architecture: Aberdeen As 'Designed City'
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: City's Architecture : Aberdeen As 'designed City'
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Regional
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Architecture, Political Science
Author: William Alvis Brogden
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 6.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
