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Urban Planning and Design

Assessing the impact of double-skin façades on social activities of people in urban spaces using empirical and syntactical analysis

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Pages 813-828 | Received 19 Jan 2023, Accepted 14 Jul 2023, Published online: 19 Jul 2023

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