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Posted 11.08.12 | PERMALINK | ESSAY

Josh Wallaert: State of the Commons

Clinton Campbell House, Phoenix, Arizona. [Photo by Kabuyengo]

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ABOUT THE ESSAY

State of the Commons
On Places, Josh Wallaert reviews the Wiki Loves Monuments USA photography contest — and highlights the increasing privatization of our infrastructure of public information.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Josh Wallaert is the associate editor of Places. He lives in San Francisco.
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DESIGN OBSERVER JOBS

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