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								  |  | Pierpont Morgan Library (extension) 
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                                    | steel, glass Aboveground building in steel with glass roof |  |   
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| ARCHITECTURE  |  | Buildings for cultural activities Libraries and media libraries Buildings for recreational activities Auditoriums and music centres Operations on existing buildings Renovation, rehabilitation and restructuring Extension, superelevation |  |  
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| ARCHITECTURE  |  | Commercial buildings Bars, cafeterias |  |   
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                                    | Luis Fernández-Galiano, "Alturas de Nueva York. De Piano a SANAA, la cultura como motor urbano", Arquitectura Viva 115, julio-agosto/july-august 2007 [Promesas del Este/Eastern Promises], p. 81 (80-83) |  
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                                    | "Renzo Piano a New York", Casabella 738, novembre/november 2005, pp. 6-35, 109-112 Jean-Marie Martin, "«Giro il mondo dall'età di diciannove anni - e il successo? Non con l'accademia ma con il fare e disfare»", Casabella 738, novembre/november 2005, p. 6 (6-35, 109-112)
 Massimo Dini, "Intervista a Renzo Piano/Interview with Renzo Piano", Casabella 738, novembre/november 2005, pp. 7-11, 109-112 (6-35, 109-112)
 "Tre padiglioni infissi nel passato e una cassaforte scavata nella roccia", Casabella 738, novembre/november 2005, pp. 16-21 (6-35, 109-112)
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                                    | "Rigenerazione di un sito storico/The Morgan Library in New York", L'Arca 182, giugno/june 2003, "L'Arca2" p. 88 |  
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                                    | Gianna Pontecorboli, "La febbre del 2005", Meridiani 116, marzo 2003 [New York], p. 52 (48-54) |  |  
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