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Gehry all look back on how architects have associated houses with societies, and Fernanda Canales looks ahead to the ways architects could invent places not just for living but for living together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anyone Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536464101596,"sku":"LOG65","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/9746\/1724\/files\/NEW-WI20259438.jpg?v=1770839413"}],"url":"https:\/\/stoutbooks.com\/collections\/weekly-newsletter-10-18-25\/color-blue.oembed","provider":"William Stout Architectural Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}