Architecturespeaking topic
Let's talk about the horizontal and vertical lines and pure primary colors of the De Stijl movement and the Rietveld Schröder House.
— De Stijl, Gerrit Rietveld, the Schröder House
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Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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