This piece from Business Week lists the most anticipated architecture projects to watch in 2010.
"As the financial crisis has hit home(s), construction has slowed on both residential and commercial projects, leaving architects and builders to come up with creative ways to keep their firms afloat. No one has escaped unscathed: Everyone from the most high profile 'starchitect' on down has seen their business affected by This New Reality."
This slideshow takes a quick look at some of the projects looming in 2010 and why they're important.
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