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ABOUT THE ESSAY
Point of AstonishmentOn Places, architect Ken McCown's photographic record of a New Zealand journey — where the panoramic vistas and unpolluted atmosphere recall what the Western U.S. was like decades ago.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ken McCown is director of the Downtown Design Center at the School of Architecture at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada.More Bio >>
DESIGN OBSERVER JOBS
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