Master Program Domus Academy

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Master in Urban Vision

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Domus Academy - Master in Urban Vision & Architectural Design Overview

DOMUs aCaDeMYarChIteCtUre

Aprivilegedobservatoryontheci ty,tocatchthe

transformationsoftheurbanspacesfromalocaltoaglobal

perspective.

Anexperimentalplatformtodenestrategiesforactionand

toenvisionthefuturescenariosforthespaceswherewelive

today.

Amulti-scaleapproachtodesign,handlecomplexityand

integratecross-disciplinaryknowledge.

Aprofessionallaboratorytoenhanceapersonaldesign

thinking,combiningresearch,curiosity,anddesign

experimentation.

Adynamicgeneratorofideasanddesignexplorationsto

promoteanewandradicalurbaneducation.


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PrOgraMMe sUMMarY INfOrMatION .8

PrOgraMMe aIMs aND OBjeCtIVes .9

eNtrY reqUIreMeNts .12

PrOgraMMe strUCtUre .14

LearNINg teaChINg aND assessMeNt strategIes .15

stUDY PLaN .19

aNNex I: Master strUCtUre .24

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qUaLIfICatION(FirstLevel)AcademicMaster

PrOgraMMe tItLe

MasterinUrbanVision&ArchitecturalDesign

PrOgraMMe tYPe

FullTime

freqUeNCY Of INtake

Onceortwiceperyear

startINg MONths

Septemberand/orJanuary

COUrse LeaDer

FrancescaVargiuLaNgUage Of INstrUCtION aND assessMeNt

English

Part a:

PrograMMe sUMMary inforMation

Part b: PrograMMe aiMs anD obJectiVes

TheMasterCoursegraduateshighlevelprolesableto

investigateonurbanandarchitecturalissuesgeneratedwithincontemporaryurbancontexts,aswellasprofessionalscapable

toexperimentappropriateandinnovativeresearchtoolsanddesignmethodstodeneprojectscenariosintheeldofarchitecture,landscapeandurbanplanning.

Furthermore,theprogramme,whichdealswiththecomplexityoftopicslinkedtotheurbanexperienceandworksontheinterplayamongthemultipleprojectscaleswithintheurbancontext,offersavisionwhereurbanplanning,architecture,

landscapeanddesignskills,socialandculturalanalysis,communicationtools,convergetocreateanewprofessionalidentity,abletoredenethefunctionsandaestheticsoftheurbanspace.

Studentslearnhowtodevelopaspatialapproachthatconceivestheurbanandarchitecturaldesignprojectasa

processconcurringtothedenitionoftheurbanpattern;todevelopacriticalunderstandingofresearchanddesignmethodologies,withintheUrbanandArchitecturalDesigndomain;topractiseconceptgenerationabilitywithinsetstrategies,combiningimaginativeinsightandcogencyofarguments;totrainindesignresearch,oncapacitiesandpossibilitiesofaplaceforarchitecturalandurbandevelopment;tocarryoncompletedesignprocesses,articulatinglogicandsystematicsequenceofcoherent

projectstepsandprogressivelyinterpretingmorphological,typological,technologicalandaestheticsconcerns;toenhancetheabilitytoproducefuturevisionsofurbanandarchitecturaldevelopment,inanswertotransformingscenarios;todeveloptheabilitytocommunicateresearchanddesignworksthrougheffectivetoolswithinaprofessionalandinterculturalarena;todevelopaninsightintotheevolvingprofessionofurbandesignersandarchitectsinagloballyorientedpracticeandinvariouscontexts;toreproduceaprofessionalcontextofwork,

whereinterdisciplinaryteamswithspecicskillsareinvolved.

Moreover,DomusAcademyensuresthatstudentsattending


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theacademybecomeawareofthegreatopportunitiessurroundingthem,suchasthefactthatMilanisaninternationalanddesign-orientedcitywithalotoffamousdesignstudiosandagencies,researchlabs,tradefairsand

companies.StudentsatDomusAcademycomefromabout50differentcountriesandthisfactmakesitaninternationalschoolwheredifferentculturescanbemet.DomusAcademyispartofaninternationalnetworkofuniversityandtheteachersoftheacademyareinternationallyrenownedprofessionalsin

theireld.

LearNINg OUtCOMes

Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthecourse,studentswillhave:

Understoodfromacriticalperspec tivetheroleofanurbanandarchitecturaldesignprojectaspartofthecomprehensiveurbanspaceanditscomplexdynamics;

AcquiredapersonalawarenessinapplyingthemostappropriateresearchanddesignmethodologiestodesignprojectswithintheUrbanandArchitecturalDesigndomain;

Developeddesignconceptstoprofessionalstandard,forUrbanandArchitecturalDesignprojectstailoredtospecicstrategies;

Acquiredacriticalapproachtowardresearchwithinthedesignprocess,asacomplementarycomponentoftheoverallprojectdevelopment;

Devisedacoherentdesignproposal,accountingformorphological,typological,technologicalandaestheticsissuesatprofessionallevelwhileunderstandingcontextsandmanagingprojectsscales;

Envisionedurbanandarchitecturalscenarios,accordingtoevolvingdynamicsandchangeablerequirements;

Conceivedandstructuredanindividualresearchanddesignpresentationatprofessionallevelwithabroaderaudienceinaninterculturalsetting,selectingthemostcoherentcommunicationstrategyandappropriatetoolsandlanguages;

Acquiredknowledgeandcri ticalunderstandingofcontemporarydesigndomainandthechangingroleofarchitectsandurbandesignersindifferentcontexts;

Selectedandmanagedinterdisciplinar yteamsinvolvedintheprojectprocess,becomingawareofthelimitsoftheeldsofurbanandarchitecturaldesignandofthepossibilityofincorporatingknowledgefromotherdisciplines.

Career OPPOrtUNItIes TheMasterUrbanVisionandArchitecturalDesignoffersvariouscareeropportunities:

inPublicPlanningAdminis trationDepartments ,atalocal,nationalandEuropeanlevel,tofaceandmanagethecomplexityofformulation,implementation,evaluationandcommunicationofterritorialpolicies;

inTerritorialDevelopmentAgencies,RealEstateCompanies,NGOs,Non-ProtOrganisationsspecialisedinterritorialoperations,ResearchCentresforterritorialandarchitecturaltransformations,toinvestigatecontemporaryurbandynamicsanddesignfuturedevelopmentscenarios;

inArchitecturalDesignStudiosandEngineeringOfces,dealingwiththedevelopmentofprojects,aswellasnationalandinternationalcompetitions,whichrequireabroadrangeofarticulatedskills,theabilitytointerpretnewarchitecturallanguagesandmeaningsaswellasthecomplexityoftheterritoryatanyscaleofintervention

asfreelanceurbandesigners,plannersandarchitects;

asconsultants, inthepublicandprivatesector,incommunicationandterritorialpromotionactivities(designofservices,urbanmarketing,government,urbancentres,citynetwork,relevantpublicofces),planningandmanagementofevents,culturalinitiatives,touristandrecreationalactivities.


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CrIterIa fOr aDMIssION tO the PrOgraMMe(INCLUDINg reqUIreD eNgLIsh LaNgUage sCOre)

EligibilityconditionsforenteringtheMasterCourseare:

BachelorDegreeorEquivalent

EnglishLanguageKnowledge:IELTS5.0orequivalent

ApplicantsarerequiredtosubmittheApplicationPackage,including:

ApplicationForm(fullandsatisfactorycompletion)

CopyofBachelorDegree*orequivalent

Transcriptsofpreviousstudypaths

IELTS5.0CerticateorEquivalentDetailedResum

Statementofpurpose

Portfolioofprojects

Theprogrammeisaddressedtocandidatesholdingabachelordegreeinurban,architecturalanddesigndisciplinesinterestedindevelopingapersonalapproachandimprovingtheirarchitecturalsensitivityaccordingtourbantransformationneedsordisciplinesrelatedtotheprogrammeseldofstudy.Admissionstudentswithdifferentdegreesordiplomas,aswellasofprofessionalswithasignicantexperiencein

theprogrammeseld,willbetakenintoconsiderationiftheapplicantismotivatedbyaresearchinteresttowardstheprogrammestopics.UponsuccessfullycompletingtheprogrammethestudentwillreceiveaDomusAcademyMasterDiploma.

ParticipantswhoareeligibleaccordingtoNABAruleswillreceiveanAcademicMasterfromNABA.

Part c: entry reqUireMents * Degree CerifcateStudents holding a non-Italian Bachelor Degree shall contact the Italian Embassy or Consulate inthe country where the degree was issued in order to ask or the so called completion documents,consisting in:a. Translation into Italian made by a certifed translator o the students Bachelor Degree.b. Translation into Italian made by a certifed translator o the students Academic Transcripts.

c. Dichiarazione di valore in loco (Declaration o Value) o the students Bachelor Degree. TheDichiarazione di valore in loco is the document attesting that the study qualifcation obtained in thestudents country o residence is valid or accessing Italian Universities or Academies.


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Part D: PrograMMe strUctUre

COUrse DIagraMTheprogrammelasts10monthsandisfull-time.

Please, refer to Annex I for Master Structure

Courses Workshop 1 Workshop 4Workshop 2 ItershipWorkshop 3 FiaMasterProect

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OUr LearNINg aND teaChINg strategYInthefollowingparagraphsyouwillndinformationontheWhatandtheWhenofourlearning,teachingandassessmentframework.

TheprogrammeoftheMasterCourseinUrbanVision&

ArchitecturalDesignisworkshop-based,supportedbyseminars,tutorials,lectures,work-in-progresssessions,critiquesandaseriesoftutorled-projects.Throughapro-activerelationshipwiththeCourseStaffandProjectLeaders,studentswillleadtheirprojectworkandbesupportedthroughconsultativeandadvisorytutorialguidance.

ButrstashortglimpseontheWho.

WecallCourseLeadertheteacherwhohasoverall

responsabilityforthecourse,coordinatesthestudyprogram,generatesideasandexploitsnetworkingopportunities.

TheCourseLeaderinvitesvisitingprofessorstotheacademy,coordinatestheassessmentprocessanddevelopsworkshop

themes.Ontheotherhand,ProjectLeadersareprofessionalsandteachers,chosenamongexpertsofaspeciceld,whosejobistoproposeabrief,providementorshipstostudentsandtakepartintheassessmentoftheprojects.

Lecturesareusuallyusedforthepresentationanddiscussionoftheoreticalissues.Theywilloftenbesupportedbygroup

discussions,whichprovideanopportunityforinteractionbetweenFacultyandstudents,andallowstudentstoextendandexaminetheissuesraised.Someactivitiesrequirestudents

toworkingroups.Teamsarecarefullyselectedandsuitablymanagedtoensurethatallstudentsareawareofeffectivegroupprocessesandcontributetonalprojectoutcomes.Formalteachingissupplementedbyarangeofvisitinglecturersandvisitingprofessionals;studentswillhavethechancetoattendpresentationsbydesigners,artists,critics,

industryprofessionalsandacademics.

Notonlywillthemeetingandexchangeofideaswithleading

Part e: learning teaching anD

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professionalsofferstudentsthechancetoenrichtheirknowledgebutalsofavourabettercareerperspective.

OUr teaChINg MethODs

TheteachingandlearningmethodsemployedontheCourse

aredesignedtohelpstudentsachievetheirindividualprofessionalgoalsalongwiththelearningobjectiveoftheCourse.Coursesprioritizeanoriginallearningbydesigningapproach,thathasbeendevelopedbyDomusAcademyovertheyears.

Theprimaryvehicleforlearningisthereforetheprojectwork.

Emphasisisplacedon:

learningandapplyingaproblemset tingapproach,ensuringthatstudentsrenetheircriticalskillsandapplythemthroughouttheirworkprocess;

fosteringapersonalcreativestyleanddevelopinganoriginal

wayofexpression; developingresearchskill s,whichwillenablestudentstosourcerelevantmaterials,assimilatingandarticulatingrelevantndings;

conceivingconceptsandvisionscapabletoblendcreativelanguageswiththeactualneedsofendusersbyinterpretingabrief,oftenbasedonarealdesignassignment,inordertodesignaprojectthatcanmatch,orevenexcede,thecompanysexpectation.

StudentworkisconstantlysupportedbytheFacultyandbyvisitinglecturers,anddesigners.

WOrkshOPs

Workshopsareprojectassignmentsdesignedtogivestudentsaworkingknowledgeofdifferentcoresubjects.Allsetprojectsstartwithapresentationofabrief.Whichoutlinesthesubject,scopeandpurposeoftheworkshop.Theworkshopculminatesinanopenpresentationtothefacultyandinvitedprofessionals.

Duringallpresentations,anopendiscussionontheoutcomeoftheprojectisheldinfrontofaBoardchairedbytheCourseLeader.

Feedbackstostudentsarealsopartofthenalassessment

giventostudentsafterthepresentation.TheCourseLeaderandtheProjectLeaderareavailabletofurtherdiscussassessmentswithstudentswhenrequired.

Studentsworkinmulti-culturalandinternationalteamstoenhancetheircapacityforteamworkaswellastoexposethemtoacomparisonwithdifferentbackgroundsandcultures.

Studentsworkinmixedgroupstosupportthebuildingofacommonmindsetandtosharepreviousexperiences.

Studentsareexposedtodifferentpointsofviewinthedesigneld,workingwithdesignersandcompanies.Oneofthepurposesofthisexposureistogivestudentsthebroadestviewpossibleofthedesigneldinordertosupportthemintheselectionoftheareainwhichtoconcentratetheirfuture

careers.

LeCtUres

Lecturesencompasskeylectures,casehistoriesanddiscussionsonaselectedrangeoftopics.TheCourseLeaderalsoinvitesdesigners,researchers,stakeholders,andrepresentativesofcompaniestopresenttheirworkandideasasalinkbetweenthespecicdisciplineperspectiveandthebroadercultural/economiccontext.

PraCtICaL/LaBs

PracticalsandLabsintroducedifferenttools&techniquesaimedatdevelopingskills,addressingspecicstagesofthedesignprocess.InPractical/Labssessions,studentsworkbothingroupsandindividuallyinordertocompletebriefskill-

basedexercisesandassignments.

INterNshIP

Theinternshipisakeystepofaprocessinwhichstudentsareindividuallytutored,inthelightofmatchingtheassessmentofthestudentsskillsandaspirationswiththerequirementofkeystakeholders:designandservicecompanies,publicinstitutions,

designstudios,consultantincreativeelds.


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Itisthemomentwhenstudentshavethechancetotestwhattheyhavelearnedinrealworkingenvironments.Moreover,itisauniqueopportunitytodevelopanetworkofpersonalrelationshipwithinthechosendesigneld.

fINaL Master PrOjeCt

TheFinalMastersProjectisanindividualprojectinwhichstudentsinvestigateasettheme.Themesarechosenbystudentswithinaresearchframeworkagreedwiththefaculty.TheFinalMastersProjectculminatesinanopenpresentationdeliveredbystudentsduringtheFinalExam.

Whenapplicable,collaborationwithCompaniesissetforthe

FinalMasterProject.Thefocusremainsontheeducationalside,givingprioritytotheeffectivestudentslearningwhencarryingoutaprojectinaclose-to-realityenvironment.Companiesrepresentativesprovidefeedbackstostudents,moderatedbyFaculty,andtheyshouldrepresentanadditional

opportunityforstudentstosetarealitycheckabouttheirownapproachtodesignprofessions.

assessMeNt sYsteM

ThemaingoaloftheassesmentsystemistomonitorhowstudentsdevelopethedesignandtechnicalcompetenciesrequiredtobeawardedanAcademicMaster.

Assessmentisdonebyevaluatingeachstudentwitha1to30markgivenattheendofeveryworkshop,andthroughaqualifyingexaminationgivenattheendofeachtheoriccourse.Theadmissionmarktothenalexamiscalculatedbyarithmeticaveragewhichtakesinconsiderationallthemarks

takenaftereachworkshop.Studentswillreceive0-110(pass70orabove)asoverallevaluation.TheDiplomaExaminationBoardmayawardup10pointsfortheFinalProject.HonoursmaybeawardedonthebasisoftheBoardassessmentofstudyprograms,dissertationsandportfolios.

hIstOrY & CULtUres aND MethODs & PraCtICesThecoursesHistory&CulturesandMethods&Practicesprovidestudentswiththeessentialbackboneofthediscipline:theoreticalassetsandculturalframeworksaswellasmethodologicalapproachesanddesignpracticeswithinthebroadercontextofpost-graduateurbanandarchitecturaldesignstudies.

Thankstothecontributionofprofessionalsandresearchers,studentswillacquireawarenessandunderstandingofthetheoreticalissuesandconceptualassets.Theywillbeintroducedtomethodsofcriticalresearchandstrategicthinking,tohistoricalandcontemporarydesigninstruments,toestablishacommonlanguageforfutureexplorationsuse.

Then,theywillengageinabroadrangeofmethods,tools,andtopicsthatdenethecontemporaryurbanandarchitecturalproject,examiningtherelationsbetweendesignthoughtandpracticetotheculturesandcontextsinwhichtheyexistandwhichtheymustserve.Atthesametime,communicationwillbeinvestigatedasatoolforeducation,research,design,andvisualization.

WOrkshOPs

ThesequenceofworkshopsismanagedbytheCourseLeader

withtheaimtoexploit,opportunitiesofcooperativeprojectswithleadingcompanies.

WOrkshOP I - strategIes aND VIsION

Urbantransformationprocessesandthewayeconomic,human,socialandenvironmentaldynamicsaffectthem,do

notrequirealocalapproachbutaholisticvision,capableofmanagingcomplexprocessesandforecastinganddesigningtheguidingforcesofthefuture.

Theworkshopprovidestheabilitytocapturetheseevolvingtransformationswhichareoftenfragmentedand

Part f: stUDy Plan


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Inaccordancewithanassignedurbanissue,studentsareasked

toformulateguidelinesofstrategicdevelopmentandenvisionfuturescenarios.Thus,theyshouldrecognize,understandandinterpreton-goingtransformationprocessesinaselected

territorialcontext;gureoutafuturescenario,thatcouldbeveriedinaspecicurbancontext;produceastrategicurbanvision,movingfromaspecicinterventiontoawiderframework.

WOrkshOP 2 arChIteCtUraL LINk

Theabilitytoshapedesignideasinrelationwithnewculturalandinterdisciplinaryaspectshasbecomefundamentalinthecreationanddevelopmentofnewprojects.

Beginningwithananalysisofexistingarchitecturaltendenciesandallthelinksbetweenarchitectureandotherrelevant

elds,thisrstproject-workdevelopsaspecicprojecttopic,aimedatinvestigatingformsandmodalitiesofrelationshipbetweenthevariousstudyeldsrelatedtoarchitectureandurbanplanningrightuptothelinkswithproductandbusinessdesign,interactionandcommunicationdesign.

Studentsareaskedtooutlineandshapenewdesignideas

linkedwitharchitecturalkeytopics;toexperimentlanguages,techniquesandmodalitiessoastomakethemultiplestudyeldsinteractwitheachother;tounderstandthevariousscalesinordertodene,conceiveandcommunicatetheproject;tocriticallyanalysecontemporarytrendsandcross-disciplinaryinteractions,whicharenecessarytodevelopetheproject.

WOrkshOP 3 UrBaN aND LaNDsCaPe DesIgN

Openspacesareelementsoftheurbanlandscapethatarenolesscomplexandarticulatedthanbuildingsandtheinfrastructuresthatmakeuptheurbantissue.

Instartingoffwiththisconsideration,theworkshoppromotesaprocessofanalysis,understandinganddesigndealingwithresearchtopicsandprojectareasabletoincludeand

expressallthecomplexitythatacollectivepublicspacemay

containinternally.Complexsystems,suchasroads,squares,parksetc.aswellasfragilesystems,suchaswatercourses,archaeologicalsites,wildlifereserves,coastlinesetc.can

becomethesubjectofthedesignproject.Studentsareaskedtoorganizeanddesignpartsofopenspacesthatarepartofanaturalorextraurbancontext,orplacedin

urbangaps.Therefore,thisworkshopprovidestheabilitytoidentifydifferenttypesofopenspaces-urban,extraurbanoragricultural,andtocriticallyevaluatethelandscapeelementsthatneedtobemaintained,re-designedorregenerated;toformulateaprojectproposalcapableofcombiningspatialcomplexity,socialandculturalimplications,environmentalandenergeticissues.

WOrkshOP 4 arChIteCtUraL DesIgN

Whenarchitecturalinterventionisrequired,itisimpossibleto

neglecturbanconcerns,territorialneedsandsocialtendencies.Nowadays,architecturalprojectscanbeseenlikedesignobjectswithinthecity,andthereforeitbecomesimportant

topromoteacorrectapproachtoarchitecturewithinanurbancontext,notjustfromadesignpointofview,butalsotakingintoconsiderationtheelementsthatmakeuptheurbanspacearoundarchitecture.Theworkshopreproducesacompletedesignprocessthataimstodeneanarchitecturalinterventionwithintheurbantissue.Itwillenhancetheabilitytoimaginearchitecturalprojectsasdevicescapableofdesigningportionsofurbantissuebyinterpretingthephysical,cultural,

economicalandsocialfeatures.

Studentsarerequiredtodevelopacoherentandlogicalproject

proposal,inaccordancewiththecontextandprogram;tocombineallthearchitecturalelements,throughmorphological,typological,aestheticandtechnologicalawareness;tomanagethevariousprojectscalesinterlacedwithinthearchitecturalproject.

tWO kINDs Of INterNshIP

Therstkindofinternshipisaworkexperienceinacompany


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balancedevaluationoftheirskillsandaspirations,inordertobuildacareerwhichtstheiraims.

Thereisalsoanincampusinternshipthattakesplaceover

thecourse:itisanintensiveworkshopincollaborationwithacompany.Thiscampusinternshipdevelopsanintegratedprojectstrictlyrelatedtoapracticalandactualneed(i.e.,theresolutionofadesignproblem,orthebrainstormingplatformofanewproject).Duringthiscrucialphasestudentsarementoredonastep-by-stepbasis,andgainthefundamentalexperienceofdealingwiththerealworld,withrealbusinessandwiththepeopleworkingintheeld.

fINaL Master PrOjeCt

Thenalprojectisanimportantmomentoftheoveralllearningexperience,sincestudentsherehavethechancetocriticallyselect,adopt,andintegratethemethodologieslearnedduringthecourseintoasingle,consistentbodyofknowledge.

Studentswillneedtoproduceacoherentbodyofworkthatreectsadevelopingpersonalintegrityandachievesahighleveloftechnicalskill.Theywillneedtodevelopanindividualapproachtotheresearchanddevelopapersonalinvestigation,planningandwritingofanalreport.Studentswillbeexpectedtoshowaclearrelationshipbetweentheirresearch,textandpracticalworkpresentedfortheMasters

presentation.Theyareexpectedtoreectcriticallyontheir

ownpracticesaswellasonthatofothers,byexploringandidentifyingthecontextoftheirownworkwithintheareaofUrbanVision&ArchitecturalDesign.

Collaborationwithcompaniesand/ordesignersisintendedtoaddrealvalueandlinkstotheeld,whilestillmaintainingstudentsfreedomasfarastheselectionanddevelopmentofa

personalthemeisconcerned.


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COURSES

History&CulturesandMethods&Practices

WORKSHOP 1

StrategiesandVision

WORKSHOP 2

ArchitecturalLink

Aex I

Master strUctUre

Urba Visio & Architectura Desig

WORKSHOP 3

UrbanandLandscapeDesign

WORKSHOP 4

ArchitecturalDesign

InTERnSHIP FInAl MASTERPROjECT

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