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ABOUT THE ESSAY
Student/TeacherOn Places, a portfolio of Mark Robbins's photographs of Rwandan households —part of his ongoing exploration of culture, space, decor and the body.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nancy Levinson is executive director and editor of Places. Previously she was founding co-editor of Harvard Design Magazine and, at Arizona State University, the first director of the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory.More Bio >>
Mark Robbins is executive director of the International Center of Photography in New York; previously he was previously dean of architecture at Syracuse University.More Bio >>
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