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								  |  | Det Kongelige Bibliotek 
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| ARCHITECTURE  |  | Commercial buildings Bars, cafeterias |  |   
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                                    | Københavns Kommunes Arkitekturpris |  |  
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                                    | The Timber Industry Information Council Award Ground-breaking use of wood
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                                    | Philip Jodidio, Architecture Now!, Taschen, Köln 2001, pp. 303-311 |  
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                                    | Remo Dorigati, "Il diamante nero/The Royal Library in Copenhagen", L'Arca 142, novembre/november 1999 [Musei/Museums], pp. 56-61 |  
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                                    | Soren Larson, "Copenhagen mines a 'Black Diamond' on prime location. Schmidt Hammer & Lassen", Architectural Record 10/1999, october 1999, p. 64 |  
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                                    | "On the waterfront", Blueprint 165, october 1999, p. 13 |  |  
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                                    | floor area new building sq.m. ca. 21,000 conversion sq.m. ca. 7,000
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                                    | Hansen & Hennenberg Hostrup-Schultz & Sorensen
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