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5 Things We Learned from Billie Faircloth

architect and educator Billie Faircloth left a career in academia to assume the newly formed role of research director at Philadelphia-based practice KieranTimberlake. In the years since, she has not only formed a transdisciplinary team of researchers, but also spearheaded a number of the firm’s landmark projects., are part of a simple yet effective approach: Ask important questions, but be prepared to do the hard work of responding. After more than a decade of exploration, here are a few of her answers.

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