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An Imagined Conversation Between the People Who Designed Urban Apartment Balconies
DESIGNER 1: The investors want us to make extremely small urban apartments more enjoyable. Got any ideas?
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A Typical First Date with a Guy in Boston, Chicago, or New York
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