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This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear at the corners. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English and Russian. This catalog presents the architectural plans of all the official entries in the Mariinsky Theater Second Stage competition. The idea to enlarge the old Mariinsky Theater arose during the 1990's and with Valery Gergiev, as Art and General Director, it became a reality in 2003. The architects who entered the competition were: Andrei Bokov Moscow Reserach and Design Institute, Mario Botta, Yury Zemstov and Mikhail Kondian St. Petersburg, Russia, Sergei Kisselev Moscow, Eric Owen Moss, Dominique Perrault, Mark Reihnberg and Andrei Sharov Architectural Studio St. Petersburg, Arata Isozaki, Alexander Skokan Moscow, Hans Hollein, and Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects Rotterdam. Each architect has about 14 pages of illustrations and a statement of what his design will accomplish. Historical essays about the Mariinsky Theater. 9" high X 12" wide, 229 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.