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Cathedrals of Music: 7 Contemporary Concert Halls Around the World
One of the most controversial stories in architecture so far this year has to be that of Jean Nouvel , who boycotted the opening of his Philharmonie in Paris. The French architect complained that it had opened its doors — as (much-belatedly) scheduled in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo incident — despite remaining unfinished and…