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With an estimated one-fifth of office spaces left unused, many think these buildings are key to solving Australia’s housing crisis. For more, architect Jessica Lee who converted an office building into a 15-storey retirement village joins the Today Show, alongside resident Julie Johnson, to discuss how this could curb the nation’s housing crisis and how costly it is to remodel.

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