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16.6.05
ICONIC BUILDINGS
A fascinating dialogue on the subject of the meaning of iconic buildings -- not just to architecture --- but to a community. Think of what the Guggenheim has meant to Bilbao. Think of what hotels have done to Dubai. .....London without the GHERKIN? This from PROSPECT: http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=6926
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