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Inside BIG’s Blocky Design for Baltimore’s Bloomberg Student Center

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How many roofs can you count at Johns Hopkins University’s new Bloomberg Student Center?

Photographer: Laurian Ghinitoiu

Hello and welcome to Bloomberg’s weekly design digest. I’m Kriston Capps, staff writer and editor for Bloomberg CityLab and your guide to the world of architecture and the people who build things.

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