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  • DUTCH ARCHITECT REBUILT RESIDENTIAL AREA AFTER FIREWORKS DISASTER On 13 May 2000, Roombeek was severely affected by a huge fireworks disaster. In the aftermath, Pi de Bruijn was commissioned to rebuild the area. However he did this in a most remarkable way, by reducing his role as an architect and allowing the inhabitants to plan their own future homes.
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FINNISH MUSICIAN BORN WITH A NATURAL TALENT FOR THE KANTELE
FINNISH MUSICIAN BORN WITH A NATURAL TALENT FOR THE KANTELE
TIMO VÄÄNÄNEN INSPIRED BY FINLAND'S NATIONAL INSTRUMENT       "Already at an early age I started to improvise on the kantele" Timo Väänänen from Finland is a multi-faceted, multi artisticRead more
THE AMAZING GLASS HARPIST FROM PRAGUE
THE AMAZING GLASS HARPIST FROM PRAGUE
PETR SPATINA LEAVES HIS AUDIENCES SPEECHLESS        Mastering the glass harp - A subtle instrument to make 'crystal' music     Glass harpist Petr Spatina (40) was born in Šumperk, a town and districtRead more