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        <ExplanationTxt>THE WORLD AROUND IS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT PLATFORM WITH A SIMPLE BUT AMBITIOUS MISSION: TO MAKE THE BEST NEW IDEAS IN ARCHITECTURE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. THE WORLD AROUNDS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PUBLIC PROGRAMS SHARE THE NOW, NEAR AND NEXT OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN CULTURE WITH A FOCUS ON INTERDISCIPLINARY, PROGRESSIVE, ACTIONABLE IDEAS AND CLIMATE JUSTICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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