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Life, Assembled
An architectural adventure
Overview
50 years after the realization of their utopias, three old architects take the director on a journey to discover extraordinary housing. A joyful journey through time, from which emerges a crucial question: how will we live tomorrow?
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Cast
Jean Englebert
Himself
Paul Petit
Himself
Lucien Kroll
Himself
Simone Kroll
Herself
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