Not Only a Workplace: Reshaping Creative Work and Urban Space

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Not Only a Workplace: Reshaping Creative Work and Urban Space. / Sihvonen, Tanja; Cnossen, Boukje.
in: Observatorio (OBS*), Nr. Special Issue, 04.12.2015, S. 47-69.

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Sihvonen T, Cnossen B. Not Only a Workplace: Reshaping Creative Work and Urban Space. Observatorio (OBS*). 2015 Dez 4;(Special Issue):47-69. doi: 10.15847/obsOBS002015973

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