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REDEFINING THE ARCHITECT’S ROLE WITH MARC MANACK AND FRANK JACOBUS

On today’s podcast, we have a conversation with Marc Manack and Frank Jacobus from Silo AR+D. We discuss the rising value of VR technology in the industry, the redefining of the concept of “architect”, the changing roles of both smaller and larger firms, and they get to plan a year-long field trip. For more…

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On today’s podcast, we have a conversation with Marc Manack and Frank Jacobus from Silo AR+D. We discuss the rising value of VR technology in the industry, the redefining of the concept of “architect”, the changing roles of both smaller and larger firms, and they get to plan a year-long field trip.

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