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Article: Silence is a gold mine: constant noise pollution is the curse of the modern world, according to Hugh Pearman, and the person who designs a way of suppressing it will be his hero. (Private View).
- Article from:
- Design Week
- Article date:
- December 13, 2001
- Author:
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