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| ARCHITECTURE  |  | Buildings for cultural activities Art galleries and exhibition areas Museums and buildings for exhibitions Art museums Operations on existing buildings Extension, superelevation |  |  
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        | BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |  |  |  |  |  |   
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                                    | Lina Malfona, "Nuova ala del Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA/Chicago Art Institute, New Wing, Chicago, USA", L'industria delle costruzioni 411, gennaio-febbraio/january-february 2010 [Architettura dei musei 3], pp. 62-73 |  
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                                    | "Ampliación del Art Institute, Chicago (Estados Unidos) /Art Institute Modern Wing, Chicago (United States). Renzo Piano", AV MonografÃas/Monographs 139 [Museos del mundo/Museums of the World], IX-X 2009, "Un viaje en doce etapas/A Journey in Twelve Stages" pp. 102-111 |  
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                                    | Michael Webb, "Art Institute of Chicago. Renzo Piano Building Workshop", Architectural Review 1349, july 2009, pp. 48-53 |  
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                                    | Johanna Agerman, "Talking point. Renzo Piano", Icon 73, july 2009, p. 27 |  
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                                    | "Renzo Piano", Casabella 779, luglio/july 2009, pp. 3-29 "The Art Institute of Chicago. The Modern Wing", Casabella 779, luglio/july 2009, pp. 4-29 (3-29)
 Francesco Dal Co, "La Modern Wing dell'Art Institute of Chicago. Renzo Piano e l'antiretorica del museo", Casabella 779, luglio/july 2009, pp. 7-8 (3-29)
 Marco Biagi, "La doppia facciata e il Flying Carpet", Casabella 779, luglio/july 2009, p. 21 (3-29)
 Francesco Dal Co, "Chicago, il Millennium Park. Frank Gehry, Jaume Plensa, Anish Kapoor, il Lurie Garden...", Casabella 779, luglio/july 2009, p. 25 (3-29)
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                                    | RPBW Renzo Piano Building Workshop |  |  
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                                    | Interactive Design Inc., Chicago |  |  
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                                    | D. Rat, C. Maxwell-Mahon A. Belvedere, D. Colas, P. Colonna, O.  Foucher, A. Gallissian, S. Giorgio-Marrano, H. Lee, W. Matthews, T.  Mikdashi, J.B. Mothes, Y. Pagès, B. Payson, M. Reale, J. Rousseau, A. Stern, A. Vachette, C. von Däniken
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                                    | Y. Kirkos, C. Colson, O. Aubert |  |  
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                                    | Ove Arup & Partners Sebesta Blomberg
 
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                                    | Wiss, Janey, Elstner Associates Inc. (bridge connecting Millennium Park) |  |  
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                                    | Morgan Construction Consultants |  |   
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