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Architectuul is an online architecture catalog that uses crowdsourcing to build content. It was founded in 2010 by a team of architects, graphic designers and software engineers. All of the text and many of the images uploaded to the site use a Creative Commons license, making the process similar to Wikipedia. [1] [2] Architectuul has buildings from various era's with a large range from the 20th Century and rare Constructivist architecture.

Architectuul is utilised as a source by several publications and Universities, including The Wall Street Journal . [3] [4]

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  2. "Walsall Architects | Walsall's Top Rated Architect Firm - Free Quote". walsallarchitects.
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