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Form Beyond Function: practice-based research in objects, environment and meaning. / Walker, Stuart.
In: International Journal of Sustainable Design, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2011, p. 335-347.

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Walker S. Form Beyond Function: practice-based research in objects, environment and meaning. International Journal of Sustainable Design. 2011;1(4):335-347. doi: 10.1504/IJSDES.2011.043289

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Walker, Stuart. / Form Beyond Function : practice-based research in objects, environment and meaning. In: International Journal of Sustainable Design. 2011 ; Vol. 1, No. 4. pp. 335-347.

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