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aiarchitect | volume 16   the news of america’s community of architects January 16, 2009
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Monica Ponce de Leon, is the new dean of the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan.
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When the Client Insists on Its Own Contract, Then What? Taking issue with Michael Strogoff's concept of negotiating with an owner's representative, C. Douglas Barnes argues that when the owner's contract is part of the RFP, there is no negotiation involved.
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