Where else can you walk past a foreshortened version of the Eiffel Tower, straddling what looks like the Paris Opera, and think to yourself, compared to the pirate ship down the street that looks almost classy?

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Among the other high-profile designers working in the city: London-based Zaha Hadid Architects designed a new opera house under construction, and Information Based Architecture of Amsterdam designed the TV and sightseeing tower that will contain retail shops and gardens with teahouses.

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