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-	Highland Campus, Building 1000 | The Future of ACC Highland | Austin Community College District (no date). https://sites.austincc.edu/highland/phase-1-master-plan/.&#13;
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-	Texas Society of Architects (2025) Design Awards 2018: Highland Campus - Texas Architect Magazine. https://magazine.texasarchitects.org/2018/09/05/design-awards-2018-highland-campus/.&#13;
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-	MALL HALL OF FAME (no date). https://mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.com/2009/06/highland-mall-airport-boulevard-and.html?&#13;
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