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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Globe Trotting: Starchitect-Designed Ceiling Collapses For the Second Time

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Wednesday, April 20, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

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For the second time since its 2008 completion, the ceiling in the Daniel Libeskind-designed Westside Shopping Center, in Bern, Switzerland, has collapsed over the pool area. A couple of people, one pulled bleeding from the wreckage of gypsum board and insulation, have been hospitalized and are reportedly doing well. Libeskind's rep says the architect “would wait until the outcome of the investigation to comment.”


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