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								  |  | Zentrum Paul Klee 
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| ARCHITECTURE  |  | Buildings for cultural activities Multi-purpose centres Museums and buildings for exhibitions Art museums Buildings for recreational activities Auditoriums and music centres |  | 
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| ARCHITECTURE  |  | Education buildings Children's museums and pedagogical spaces Commercial buildings Bars, cafeterias |  |   
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        | BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |  |  |  |  |  |   
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                                    | "...e nel mondo/Kindermuseum Creaviva di Berna", Il giornale dell'architettura 52, giugno 2007, "Inchiesta" p. 5 (pp. 4-6) |  
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                                    | "Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland. Renzo Piano Building Workshop", GA document 88, october 2005, pp. 92-107 |  
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                                    | Hattie Hartman, "This is Renzo Piano's worst building", Icon 27, september 2005, pp. 78-83 |  
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                                    | "Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern/Paul Klee Centre in Berne", Detail 7-8/2005 [Dächer - flach, geneigt, gewelt/Roof Construction/Toitures], pp. 781-794, 887 
 "»Drei Wellen sind besser als eine« - ein Gespräch mit Attila Eris/"Three Waves Are Better Than One" - an Interview with Attila Eris", Detail 7-8/2005 [Dächer - flach, geneigt, gewelt/Roof Construction/Toitures], pp. 789-794 (781-794, 887)
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                                    | "Renzo Piano. Zentrum Paul Klee. Berna, Svizzera", Casabella 735, luglio-agosto/july-august 2005, pp. 58-81 
 Francesco Dal Co, "Il successo amico. Renzo Piano e l'avversione per i luoghi comuni", Casabella 735, luglio-agosto/july-august 2005, p. 80 (58-81)
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                                    | Michela Comba, "La Via del Museo, al Zentrum dell'Europa/Tre onde tra il grano", Il giornale dell'architettura 31, luglio-agosto 2005, "Musei" pp. 1, 17 |  
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                                    | "Pronto il Museo di Paul Klee", Il giornale dell'architettura 30, giugno 2005, p. 1 |  
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                                    | Joseph Grima (photo), "In viaggio con Piano/A trip with Piano", Domus 881, maggio/may 2005, pp. 80-82 (80-87) |  
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                                    | Zentrum Paul Klee. Bern, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit 2005 |  
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                                    | Andre Chaszar, "Blurring the lines: an exploration in current CAD/CAM techniques. Paul Klee Museum, Bern, Switzerland. Renzo Piano Building Workshop", Architectural design 74 n. 5, september/october 2004, pp. 122-126 |  
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                                    | Christophe Hespel, "Chantier. Collines d'acier/On site. Hills of steel", Moniteur architecture AMC 145, september 2004, pp. 26-27 |  
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                                    | Francesco Jodice (photo), "Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern. Renzo Piano Building Workshop", Domus 872, luglio-agosto/july-august 2004, pp. 28-43. 
 "Una conversazione con Renzo Piano/A conversation with Renzo Piano", Domus 872, luglio-agosto/july-august 2004, p. 30 (28-43)
 
 "Una conversazione con Maurice Müller/A conversation with Maurice Müller", Domus 872, luglio-agosto/july-august 2004, pp. 32-33 (28-43)
 
 "Una conversazione con Andreas Marti/A conversation with Andreas Marti", Domus 872, luglio-agosto/july-august 2004, p. 37 (28-43)
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                                    | Mario Antonio Arnaboldi, "Il contenitore "adatto"/Paul Klee Museum, Berne", L'Arca 182, giugno/june 2003, pp. 10-15 |  
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                                    | Jean-Marie Martin, "Piano per Klee: gli anni passano e portano buoni consigli", Casabella 699, aprile/april 2002 [Italia], pp. 70-75 |  |  
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                                    | Ove Arup & Partners B+S Ingenieure AG, Bern
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                                    | Schweizerische Hochschule für Landwirtschaft |  |   
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                                    | Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Paris |  |  
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                                    | M. Busk-Petersen, O. Hempel, A. Eris, M. Prini, L. Battaglia, J. Moolhuijzen, F. Carriba, L. Couton, S. Drouin, O. Foucher, H. Gsottbauer, F. Kohlbecker, J. Paik, D. Rat, A. Wollbrink, R. Aebi, O. Aubert, C. Colson, F. de Saint-Jouan, P. Furnement, Y. Kyrkos |  |  
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                                    | Ove Arup & Partners Luco AG, Bern
 Enercom AG, Bern
 Bering AG, Bern
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                                    | Grolimund + Partner AG, Bern |  |  
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