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Akron Art Museum
Coop Himmelb(l)au
Akron, Ohio, USA

• USA
• Cultural

The concept of museums has changed radically since the miracle chamber ("Wunderkammer") of Rudolf II and Ferdinand II in the 16th century.

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Braga Stadium
Eduardo Souto de Moura
Braga, Portugal

• Portugal
• Public/ leisure

For Portugal winning the competition to host the UEFA 2004 international European soccer meant the construction or remodeling of ten stadiums in different parts of the country. For the Braga Municipal Stadium the brief called for covered seating sections for 30,000 on either side of the football field.

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Almere Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge
René van Zuuk Architekten
Almere, The Netherlands

• The Netherlands
• Infrastructure/ transportation

An urban hammock for an ambitious city center.

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Musée de Préhistoire des Gorges du Verdon
Norman Foster & Partners
Quinson, France

• France
• Cultural

The Gorges du Verdon, in Hautes Provence, is an exceptional archaeological site, rich in traces of the life of Stone Age man, to which this new museum is devoted. The Musée de Préhistoire is Europe's largest museum of prehistory.

Bookcase

UTZON
By Richard Weston

Richard Weston's book, subtitled "Inspiration - Vision - Architecture", finally opens the door to Utzon's techniques and creative processes. Publisher: Edition Bløndal