Replica Debate

On Thursday 19 November, members of the design and architecture community gathered at Coporate Culture’s Sydney showroom to debate the topic: ’Is there any value in Replicas?’. The affirmative were annihilated, with the decision coming down on the side of authenticity.

BY jesse

December 11th, 2009

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