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								  |  | Thomas Crane Public Library 
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| ARCHITECTURE  |  | Buildings for cultural activities Libraries and media libraries |  |   
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                                    | Katalin M. Gyöngy, Ákos Moravánszky, "Richardson e Boston/Richardson and Boston", Domus 798, novembre/november 1997 [Star System], "Itinerario/Itinerary" 139, pp. 124-132 n. 12 |  
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                                    | Bruno Zevi, Spazî dell'architettura moderna, Einaudi, Torino 1973, tav. 426 [VIII. Tradizione moderna e primo razionalismo negli Stati Uniti] |  |  
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