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‘Build It! Adventures with Lego Bricks’ runs at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh until April 17 and is part of the Festival of Architecture, 2016, P9
5 FOREWORD 6 BRIEFING
8 CULTURE Te Festival of Architecture Sara Sheridan Aye Write! Bonfest
16 SPORT Ricoh Women’s British Open Strathpuffer Homeless World Cup
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38 TECHNOLOGY & TRANSPORT Finding people and places Lighting your event Te Tinseltown effect
43 PEOPLE & SKILLS Cooking for the Queen Five minutes with Dr Daniel Turner
46 CALENDAR
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