Jeff Harris is featured in an article entitled Due Diligence: Selecting an Ideal Architect in the January/February 2008 issue of Worship Facilities Magazine. Click here to read the full article.
Due Diligence: Selecting an Ideal Architect
Jan 30th, 2008 by Jon
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