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                                    | Kenneth Powell, The Shard. The official guidebook, Thames & Hudson, London 2015 | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    | Stephen Wiltshire, "Opening shot", Blueprint 325, april 2013, pp. 16-17 | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    "Skyscrapers", Icon 117, march 2013, pp. 62-81 Fatema Ahmed, "Piano Nobile", Icon 117, march 2013, pp. 68-73 (62-81) | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    | Lia Piano (ed.), The Shard. London Bridge Tower. Renzo Piano, Fondazione Renzo Piano, Genova 2013 | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    Francesco Dal Co, "Spettacolo per tutti; ricchezza per pochi / A show for all; a wealth for few", Casabella 818, ottobre/october 2012, pp. 4-9, 97  "Building the Shard. Renzo Piano, London Bridge Tower, Londra, Regno Unito", Casabella 818, ottobre/october 2012, 70-90, 98-99  Federico Bucci, "Icone del tempo / Icons of the Time", Casabella 818, ottobre/october 2012, pp. 71-79 (70-90, 98-99)  Chiara Calderini, "Struttura e forma / Structure and Shape", Casabella 818, ottobre/october 2012, pp. 80-83 (70-90, 98-99) Alfredo Zappa, "Trasparenze / Trasparencies", Casabella 818, ottobre/october 2012, pp. 84-90 (70-90, 98-99)" | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    | Richard Ingersoll, "Built for the 1 percent, open to the rest", Architect 10/2012, october 2012, "Center" pp. 102-106 | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    | Charles Jencks, Amanda Levete, Owen Hatherley, Peter Buchanan, Richard Rogers, Simon Jenkins, Paul Finch, Terry Farrell, Sarah Ichioka, Christopher Woodward, Simon Allford, Patrik Schumacher, "Skylines: Opinions on Renzo Piano's Shard, London", Architectural Review 1386, august 2012, pp. 50-57 | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    | Renzo Piano Building Workshop, "London Bridge Tower", A+U. Architecture and Urbanisme 503, august 2012 [London 2012 Olympics], pp. 40-43 | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    "London 2012", Domus 960, luglio-agosto/july-august 2012, pp. 46-101  Charles Holland, "Shard London Bridge. Renzo Piano Building Workshop", Domus 960, luglio-agosto/july-august 2012, pp. 46-57 (46-101)  Bradley L. Garrett, "Climbing the Shard", Domus 960, luglio-agosto/july-august 2012, pp. 58-63 (46-101) | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    | Graeme Flint, David Healy, Adam Monaghan, "Shard London Bridge", The Arup Journal 2/2012 [The London Special Issue], pp. 93-97 | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                     "The Shard", Blueprint 315, june 2012, pp. 17, 46-62, 85-97  Johnny Tucker, "Editorial", Blueprint 315, june 2012, pp. 17 (17, 46-62, 85-97)  Herbert Wright. Paul Raftery (photo), "The Shard", Blueprint 315, june 2012, pp. 46-62 (17, 46-62, 85-97)  David Vintiner, "Renzo Piano knows how to make buildings...", Blueprint 315, june 2012, pp. 46-59 (17, 46-62, 85-97)  "Public Enquiry", Blueprint 315, june 2012, p. 48 (17, 46-62, 85-97)  "London's New Skyline", Blueprint 315, june 2012, pp. 50-51 (17, 46-62, 85-97)  "Renzo Piano: CV Highlights", Blueprint 315, june 2012, p. 52 (17, 46-62, 85-97)  "Shard Timeline. Facts", Blueprint 315, june 2012, pp. 54-55 (17, 46-62, 85-97)  Emma O'Kelly, "Raising the Bar", Blueprint 315, june 2012, pp. 60-62 (17, 46-62, 85-97)  "Special Focus. The Shard", Blueprint 315, june 2012, pp. 85-97 (17, 46-62, 85-97) | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    Cathleen McGuigan, "London Now", Architectural Record 6/2012, june 2012, pp. 62-100, 132 Clifford A. Pearson, "The Shard. Renzo Piano Building Workshop", Architectural Record 6/2012, june 2012, pp. 62-67 (62-100, 132) | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                     "Rascacielos globales / Global Skyscrapers", Arquitectura Viva 146, 3/2012, "Obras / Proyectos / Works / Projects", pp. 34-64  Renzo Piano, "Torre London Bridge. Londres, Reino Unido / London Bridge Tower. London, United Kingdom", Arquitectura Viva 146, 3/2012, "Obras / Proyectos / Works / Projects", pp. 40-47 (34-64) | 
                                   
								  								  
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                                    | "Nel cielo di Londra la "scheggia di vetro" di Renzo Piano. Sarà la torre più alta d'Europa", Geocentro 11, settembre-ottobre 2010, "Costruire" pp. 15-20 | 
                                   
								  								  
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