{"id":36713,"date":"2020-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/architecture-student-wins-mini-competition-with-blanket-fort\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T10:07:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:07:41","slug":"architecture-student-wins-mini-competition-with-blanket-fort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/news\/2020-04-15\/architecture-student-wins-mini-competition-blanket-fort\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Student Wins Mini-Competition with Blanket Fort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>First-year architecture student Michael Brooks won an international Instagram competition for the best pillow\/blanket fort, sponsored by the Norwegian organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.120hours.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">120 Hours<\/a>. 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