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what are the typologies of research centers and how will contemporary research centers change this typology.
How is CERNs uniqueness influencing the typology.
What are the effects that you want to use.
Your architectural topic could be based on an abstract model that is not metaphoric but transfers a logical system of physics into architecture.
Also think about networking, open innovation, collective…etc
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