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								  |  | Tančící dům [Ginger a Freda] 
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                                    | steel, glass, reinforced concrete, whitewash Steel, glass, prefabricated reinforced concrete, covering of plaster |  |   
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| ARCHITECTURE  |  | Buildings for offices and professional practises Offices Commercial buildings Bars, cafeterias Restaurants |  |   
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								  |  | 1996 |  |   
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        | THE BUILDING IN CINEMA |  |  |  |  |  |   
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                                    | Charles Arnoldi, Mildred Friedman, Frank O. Gehry, Bob Geldof, Dennis Hopper, Charles Jencks, Philip Johnson, Sydney Pollack |  |  
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        | BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |  |  |  |  |  |   
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                                    |  Patrick Gibson, "Forma fluens. L'architettura digitale contro il senso comune", Technology Review (edizione italiana) 2/2008, marzo-aprile 2008, "Scenari" p. 17 (10-17), cover |  
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                                    | Irena Fialová, Tančící dům. Frank Gehry, Vlado Milunić, Zlatý řez, 2003 |  
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                                    | "Ricerca tecnologica ed educazione: Quaternario Technological Campus/Technological research and education: Quaternario Technological Campus", Domus 816, giugno/june 1999 [Cultura U.S.A./American culture], "Notizie/News" (35 |  
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                                    | "Trajectory through Time", Architectural record 5/1999, "Features" p. 183 (174-183) |  
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                                    | Francesco Dal Co, Kurt W. Forster, Hadley Soutter Arnold, Frank O. Gehry. Tutte le opere, Electa, Milano 1998, pp. 504-510 |  
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                                    | "Frank O. Gehry. Edificio per uffici a Praga/Office building in Prague", Domus 790, febbraio/february 1997 [L’oggetto rivestito/The object clothed], "Progetti/Projects" pp. 8-17 Rotislav Švácha, "La storia della "Casa che danza" di Praga/The story of the "Dancing House" in Prague", Domus 790, febbraio/february 1997 [L’oggetto rivestito/The object clothed], "Progetti/Projects" pp. 14-15 (8-17)
 Friedrich Achleitner, "Frank was here", Domus 790, febbraio/february 1997 [L’oggetto rivestito/The object clothed], "Progetti/Projects" pp. 16-17 (8-17)
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                                    | Frank O. Gehry, "Opinioni e progetti di/Opinions and projects by", Casabella 630-631, gennaio-febbraio/january-february 1996, p. 72 (72-85) |  |  
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                                    | Yan Scheere, Paul Koch (National-Nederlanden/International Netherlands Group) |  |   
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                                    | Frank O. Gehry & Associates |  |  
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                                    | Vlado Milunić (Studio V.M.) |  |  
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                                    | Frank O. Gehry, James Glimph, Marc Salette, Edwin Chan, Dougals Giesey, Masis Mesropian, Eva Sobesky, Thomas Stallman, Lisa Towning, Philip Rowe, Kristen Woehl |  |  
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