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to unlocking the ethos of an architectural practice comes from a small phrase or expression. In the case of Andrew Burges it was the words “geography making” at the top of the Instagram account for Andrew Burges Architects (ABA) that got me thinking about what defined the practice and made it different and noteworthy. “Geography making is about giving our projects a broader context, looking at site lines, context and topography,” explains Burges. Coming back to Sydney after living in New York, the first thing that struck him was how nature was embedded in the city. “I was on the phone to a friend

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