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I don't know why I've always been so captivated by architecture.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
Costume Designer
Creative Director
Fashion Designer
Photographer
Reality Television Participant
University Teacher
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Washington
District of Columbia
Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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Architecture
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