MASS Design Group

I Would Prefer Not To by The Architectural League of New York

May 29, 202501:09:34Arts

In this episode, host Ana Miljački speaks with Christian Benimana, Patricia Gruits, and Alan Ricks, co-executive directors of MASS Design Group, about philanthropy in the design process, the political economy of building...

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