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'''PLP Architecture''' is an architecture firm based in [[London]]. The firm is building [[22 Bishopsgate]], the tallest tower in London,<ref name = bishopsgate>{{cite web|last1=Sisson|first1=Patrick|title=62-Story Tower Just Approved for London's Financial District|url=http://curbed.com/archives/2015/11/17/22-bishopsgate-skyscraper-london.php|website=Curbed|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> and is also known for completing the world's most sustainable office building.<ref name = edge>{{cite web|title=The Edge, Amsterdam|url=http://www.breeam.com/podpage.jsp?id=804|website=breeam.com|publisher=Building Research Establishment|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref>.
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'''PLP Architecture''' is an architecture firm based in [[London]] that was founded by Lee Polisano, former President of the American firm [[Kohn Pedersen Fox]] (KPF), David Leventhal former KPF Senior Partner, Fred Pillbrow, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker in 2009 following their departure from KPF,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kollewe|first1=Julia|title=Reworked Pinnacle to set new heights for City of London|journal=The Guardian|date=17 November 2015|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2015/11/18/plp-architecture-22-bishopsgate-skyscraper-london-pinnacle-replacement/|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> the London office of which they were Senior Associate Partners.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Branson|first1=Adam|title=Interview: Lee Polisano|url=http://www.building.co.uk/interview-lee-polisano/5065794.article|website=building.co.uk|publisher=Building Magazine|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> Pilbrow soon left the start-up to start his own firm.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Branson|first1=Adam|title=Interview: Lee Polisano of PLP Architecture|url=http://m.propertyweek.com/in-depth/big-interviews/interview-lee-polisano-of-plp-architecture/5075011.article|website=Property Week Magazine|publisher=Metropolis|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> The firm now counts numerous other former KPF employees as partners, including Jon Neville-Jones and Mark Kelly, both formerly directors at KPF, and Kevin Flanagan, Allessandra Luzzatto, Andrei Martin, Rob Peebles, and Bernard Storch<ref>{{cite web|title=PLP Architecture|url=https://www.architecture.com/FindAnArchitect/ArchitectPractices/PLPArchitecture/PLPArchitecture.aspx|website=architecture.com|publisher=The Website of the Royal Institute of British Architects}}</ref>. The firm's offices are located in the 1930s Art Deco [[Ibex House]] building in the City of London, which also houses the Fairtrade Foundation, while it also maintains an office in Shanghai.<ref>{{cite web|title=PLP Architecture|url=http://www.britishexpertise.org/bx/pages/Organisation_view/2166.php|website=British Expertise International|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref>


==History==
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In November 2015, PLP received a resolution to grant planning permission for [[22 Bishopsgate]], which will be the tallest tower in the [[City of London]], a 62-storey multiple tenancy office tower developed by a consortium led by [[AXA]] Real Estate.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sisson|first1=Patrick|title=62-Story Tower Just Approved for London's Financial District|url=http://curbed.com/archives/2015/11/17/22-bishopsgate-skyscraper-london.php|website=Curbed|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> The building will provide workspaces for nearly 12,000 people, and will be the first building in London to be WELL Certified, a building rating system focused on human health and wellness.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delos WELL Certification|url=http://delos.com/works/office/|website=delos.com|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Robarts|first1=Stu|title=22 Bishopsgate to join London's high-profile high-rise cluster|url=http://www.gizmag.com/22-bishopsgate-london/38321/|website=gizmag.com|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> In 2015, they completed the world's most sustainable office building according to the [[Building Research Establishment]] (BRE), The Edge, in Amsterdam. The building received the highest [[BREEAM]] rating ever awarded to an office building.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Edge, Amsterdam|url=http://www.breeam.com/podpage.jsp?id=804|website=breeam.com|publisher=Building Research Establishment|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref>
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The firm was founded by Lee Polisano, former President of the American firm [[Kohn Pedersen Fox]] (KPF), David Leventhal former KPF Senior Partner, Fred Pillbrow, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker in 2009 following their departure from KPF,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kollewe|first1=Julia|title=Reworked Pinnacle to set new heights for City of London|journal=The Guardian|date=17 November 2015|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2015/11/18/plp-architecture-22-bishopsgate-skyscraper-london-pinnacle-replacement/|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> the London office of which they were Senior Associate Partners.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Branson|first1=Adam|title=Interview: Lee Polisano|url=http://www.building.co.uk/interview-lee-polisano/5065794.article|website=building.co.uk|publisher=Building Magazine|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> Pilbrow soon left the start-up to start his own firm.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Branson|first1=Adam|title=Interview: Lee Polisano of PLP Architecture|url=http://m.propertyweek.com/in-depth/big-interviews/interview-lee-polisano-of-plp-architecture/5075011.article|website=Property Week Magazine|publisher=Metropolis|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> The firm now counts numerous other former KPF employees as partners, including Jon Neville-Jones and Mark Kelly, both formerly directors at KPF, and Kevin Flanagan, Allessandra Luzzatto, Andrei Martin, Rob Peebles, and Bernard Storch<ref>{{cite web|title=PLP Architecture|url=https://www.architecture.com/FindAnArchitect/ArchitectPractices/PLPArchitecture/PLPArchitecture.aspx|website=architecture.com|publisher=The Website of the Royal Institute of British Architects}}</ref>.


==Projects==
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In addition to working across the Middle East and Asia, PLP Architecture has worked with some of the most significant land developers in London and the UK, including [[Land Securities]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Nova, Victoria: London's new destination|url=http://www.landsecurities.com/media/press-releases?MediaID=1678|website=landsecurities.com|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> [[Grosvenor]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Over-site development application submitted for Bond Street station western ticket hall at Davies Street|url=http://www.grosvenor.com/news-views-research/news/2013/over-site-development-application-submitted-for-bo/|website=grosvenor.com|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> [[Heron International]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=David|title=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/plps-heron-plaza-gets-planning/5011397.article|url=http://www.britishexpertise.org/bx/pages/Organisation_view/2166.php|accessdate=20 November 2015|date=12 January 2011}}</ref> and [[Mace Group]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mace appointed to deliver Chiltern Place, Ronson Capital Partners’ latest development|url=http://www.macegroup.com/media-centre/mace-appointed-to-deliver-chiltern-place-ronson-capital-partners-latest-development|website=macegroup.com|publisher=Mace|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> Other clients include the [[Qatar Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Welch|first1=Adrian|title=PLP Architecture: Practice Information|url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/architects/plp-architecture-office|website=e-architect.com|publisher=E-Architect|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> [[Mubadala]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wright|first1=Emilie|title=PLP: So Business is Looking Up?|url=http://www.building.co.uk/plp-so-business-is-looking-up?/5004916.article|website=building.co.uk|publisher=Building Magazien|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> [[Burberry]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=David|title=PLP's Burberry office clears planning hurdle|url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/plps-burberry-office-clears-planning-hurdle/5035495.article|accessdate=20 November 2015|publisher=Building Design|date=24 April 2012}}</ref> and [[King's College London]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Klettner|first1=Andrea|title=AJ interview: how the KPF 'breakaway five' became 65|url=http://m.architectsjournal.co.uk/5210779.article|website=The Architect's Journal|publisher=Architect's Journal|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref>


===The Edge===
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As of 2015, the practice is currently building the new biomedical research facility for the [[Medical Research Council]], [[The Francis Crick Institute]] at [[King's Cross St. Pancras]] together with [[HOK]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jourdan|first1=Thea|title=A new way of working for scientists|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/education/uk-stem-awards/10678363/francis-crick-institute-science.html|accessdate=20 November 2015|publisher=The Telegraph`|date=7 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Architecture|website=The Francis Crick Institute Website|url=http://www.crick.ac.uk/the-new-building/architecture/|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> the new headquarters of [[BSkyB]],<ref>{{cite web|title=BSkyB Phase II|website=MorrisRoe Website|url=http://www.morrisroe.co.uk/bskyb-mace-brentford/|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> and the new [[Crossrail]] over-site development at [[Bond Street tube station]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Bond Street|url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/property-developments-and-urban-realm/property-developments/bond-street|website=Crossrail Website|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> among other projects.
In 2015, they completed the world's most sustainable office building according to the [[Building Research Establishment]] (BRE), The Edge, in Amsterdam. The building received the highest [[BREEAM]] rating ever awarded to an office building.<ref name = "edge"/>


===22 Bishopsgate ===
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Proposals for London's first [[Microapartment]] building on [[Stratford]]'s High Street,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mairs|first1=Jessica|title=PLP Architecture gets go-ahead for second tallest skyscraper in London|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2015/11/18/plp-architecture-22-bishopsgate-skyscraper-london-pinnacle-replacement/|website=Dezeen|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> the redevelopment of [[Sampson House]] and Ludgate House on the southbank next to the [[Tate Modern]] into London's densest residential area,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Fulcher|first1=Merlin|title=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/plp-bags-sampson-and-ludgate-house-redevelopment-job/8622171.article|journal=The Architect's Journal|date=7 November 2011|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> and the 43-storey Heron Plaza Hotel, the first luxury hotel to be built in [[Central London]] in 30 years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jefford|first1=Kasmira|title=Geral Ronson sells Heron Plaza site to Singapore's UOL for £97m|url=http://www.cityam.com/1407980819/gerald-ronson-sells-heron-plaza-site-singapore-s-uol-97m|website=cityam.com|publisher=City A.M.|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref>
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In November 2015, PLP received a resolution to grant planning permission for [[22 Bishopsgate]], which will be the tallest tower in the [[City of London]], a 62-storey multiple tenancy office tower developed by a consortium led by [[AXA]] Real Estate.<ref name="bishopsgate"/> The building is expected to provide workspaces for nearly 12,000 people, and to be the first building in London to be WELL Certified, a building rating system focused on human health and wellness.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delos WELL Certification|url=http://delos.com/works/office/|website=delos.com|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Robarts|first1=Stu|title=22 Bishopsgate to join London's high-profile high-rise cluster|url=http://www.gizmag.com/22-bishopsgate-london/38321/|website=gizmag.com|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>

===Other notable projects===
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Also as of 2015, the practice was building the new biomedical research facility for the [[Medical Research Council]], [[The Francis Crick Institute]] at [[King's Cross St. Pancras]] together with [[HOK]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jourdan|first1=Thea|title=A new way of working for scientists|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/education/uk-stem-awards/10678363/francis-crick-institute-science.html|accessdate=20 November 2015|publisher=The Telegraph`|date=7 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Architecture|website=The Francis Crick Institute Website|url=http://www.crick.ac.uk/the-new-building/architecture/|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> the new headquarters of [[BSkyB]],<ref>{{cite web|title=BSkyB Phase II|website=MorrisRoe Website|url=http://www.morrisroe.co.uk/bskyb-mace-brentford/|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> and the new [[Crossrail]] over-site development at [[Bond Street tube station]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Bond Street|url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/property-developments-and-urban-realm/property-developments/bond-street|website=Crossrail Website|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> among other projects.

==Projects in progress==
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The company is either planning to build or has submitted proposals to build the following projects: London's first [[Microapartment]] building on [[Stratford]]'s High Street,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mairs| first1=Jessica| title=PLP Architecture gets go-ahead for second tallest skyscraper in London|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2015/11/18/plp-architecture-22-bishopsgate-skyscraper-london-pinnacle-replacement/|website=Dezeen|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> the redevelopment of [[Sampson House]] and Ludgate House on the southbank next to the [[Tate Modern]] into London's densest residential area,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Fulcher|first1=Merlin|title=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/plp-bags-sampson-and-ludgate-house-redevelopment-job/8622171.article|journal=The Architect's Journal|date=7 November 2011|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> and the 43-storey Heron Plaza Hotel, the first luxury hotel to be built in [[Central London]] in 30 years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jefford|first1=Kasmira|title=Geral Ronson sells Heron Plaza site to Singapore's UOL for £97m|url=http://www.cityam.com/1407980819/gerald-ronson-sells-heron-plaza-site-singapore-s-uol-97m|website=cityam.com|publisher=City A.M.|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref>

==Other clients==
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In addition to working across the Middle East and Asia, PLP Architecture has worked with some of the most significant land developers in London and the UK, including [[Land Securities]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Nova, Victoria: London's new destination|url=http://www.landsecurities.com/media/press-releases?MediaID=1678|website=landsecurities.com|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> [[Grosvenor]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Over-site development application submitted for Bond Street station western ticket hall at Davies Street|url=http://www.grosvenor.com/news-views-research/news/2013/over-site-development-application-submitted-for-bo/|website=grosvenor.com|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> [[Heron International]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=David|title=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/plps-heron-plaza-gets-planning/5011397.article|url=http://www.britishexpertise.org/bx/pages/Organisation_view/2166.php|accessdate=20 November 2015|date=12 January 2011}}</ref> and [[Mace Group]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mace appointed to deliver Chiltern Place, Ronson Capital Partners’ latest development|url=http://www.macegroup.com/media-centre/mace-appointed-to-deliver-chiltern-place-ronson-capital-partners-latest-development|website=macegroup.com|publisher=Mace|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> Other clients include the [[Qatar Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Welch|first1=Adrian|title=PLP Architecture: Practice Information|url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/architects/plp-architecture-office|website=e-architect.com|publisher=E-Architect|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> [[Mubadala]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wright|first1=Emilie|title=PLP: So Business is Looking Up?|url=http://www.building.co.uk/plp-so-business-is-looking-up?/5004916.article|website=building.co.uk|publisher=Building Magazien|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> [[Burberry]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=David|title=PLP's Burberry office clears planning hurdle|url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/plps-burberry-office-clears-planning-hurdle/5035495.article|accessdate=20 November 2015|publisher=Building Design|date=24 April 2012}}</ref> and [[King's College London]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Klettner|first1=Andrea|title=AJ interview: how the KPF 'breakaway five' became 65|url=http://m.architectsjournal.co.uk/5210779.article|website=The Architect's Journal|publisher=Architect's Journal|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref>


==Office locations==
The firm's offices are located in the 1930s Art Deco [[Ibex House]] building in the City of London, which also houses the Fairtrade Foundation, while it also maintains an office in Shanghai.<ref>{{cite web|title=PLP Architecture|url=http://www.britishexpertise.org/bx/pages/Organisation_view/2166.php|website=British Expertise International|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref>
==References==
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PLP Architecture
Practice information
PartnersJon Neville-Jones, Mark Kelly, Kevin Flanagan, Alessandra Luzzatto, Andrei Martin, Rob Peebless, Bernard Storch
Founded2009
Significant works and honors
ProjectsThe Edge, 22 Bishopsgate, Francis Crick Institute, Nova Victoria
Website
www.plparchitecture.com

PLP Architecture is an architecture firm based in London. The firm is building 22 Bishopsgate, the tallest tower in London,[1] and is also known for completing the world's most sustainable office building.[2].

History

The firm was founded by Lee Polisano, former President of the American firm Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), David Leventhal former KPF Senior Partner, Fred Pillbrow, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker in 2009 following their departure from KPF,[3] the London office of which they were Senior Associate Partners.[4] Pilbrow soon left the start-up to start his own firm.[5] The firm now counts numerous other former KPF employees as partners, including Jon Neville-Jones and Mark Kelly, both formerly directors at KPF, and Kevin Flanagan, Allessandra Luzzatto, Andrei Martin, Rob Peebles, and Bernard Storch[6].

Projects

The Edge

In 2015, they completed the world's most sustainable office building according to the Building Research Establishment (BRE), The Edge, in Amsterdam. The building received the highest BREEAM rating ever awarded to an office building.[2]

22 Bishopsgate

In November 2015, PLP received a resolution to grant planning permission for 22 Bishopsgate, which will be the tallest tower in the City of London, a 62-storey multiple tenancy office tower developed by a consortium led by AXA Real Estate.[1] The building is expected to provide workspaces for nearly 12,000 people, and to be the first building in London to be WELL Certified, a building rating system focused on human health and wellness.[7][8]

Other notable projects

Also as of 2015, the practice was building the new biomedical research facility for the Medical Research Council, The Francis Crick Institute at King's Cross St. Pancras together with HOK,[9][10] the new headquarters of BSkyB,[11] and the new Crossrail over-site development at Bond Street tube station,[12] among other projects.

Projects in progress

The company is either planning to build or has submitted proposals to build the following projects: London's first Microapartment building on Stratford's High Street,[13] the redevelopment of Sampson House and Ludgate House on the southbank next to the Tate Modern into London's densest residential area,[14] and the 43-storey Heron Plaza Hotel, the first luxury hotel to be built in Central London in 30 years.[15]

Other clients

In addition to working across the Middle East and Asia, PLP Architecture has worked with some of the most significant land developers in London and the UK, including Land Securities,[16] Grosvenor,[17] Heron International,[18] and Mace Group.[19] Other clients include the Qatar Foundation,[20] Mubadala,[21] Burberry[22] and King's College London.[23]

Office locations

The firm's offices are located in the 1930s Art Deco Ibex House building in the City of London, which also houses the Fairtrade Foundation, while it also maintains an office in Shanghai.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b Sisson, Patrick. "62-Story Tower Just Approved for London's Financial District". Curbed. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The Edge, Amsterdam". breeam.com. Building Research Establishment. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ^ Kollewe, Julia (17 November 2015). "Reworked Pinnacle to set new heights for City of London". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ^ Branson, Adam. "Interview: Lee Polisano". building.co.uk. Building Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ^ Branson, Adam. "Interview: Lee Polisano of PLP Architecture". Property Week Magazine. Metropolis. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ^ "PLP Architecture". architecture.com. The Website of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
  7. ^ "Delos WELL Certification". delos.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  8. ^ Robarts, Stu. "22 Bishopsgate to join London's high-profile high-rise cluster". gizmag.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  9. ^ Jourdan, Thea (7 March 2014). "A new way of working for scientists". The Telegraph`. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Architecture". The Francis Crick Institute Website. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. ^ "BSkyB Phase II". MorrisRoe Website. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Bond Street". Crossrail Website. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  13. ^ Mairs, Jessica. "PLP Architecture gets go-ahead for second tallest skyscraper in London". Dezeen. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  14. ^ Fulcher, Merlin (7 November 2011). "http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/plp-bags-sampson-and-ludgate-house-redevelopment-job/8622171.article". The Architect's Journal. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |title= (help)
  15. ^ Jefford, Kasmira. "Geral Ronson sells Heron Plaza site to Singapore's UOL for £97m". cityam.com. City A.M. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Nova, Victoria: London's new destination". landsecurities.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Over-site development application submitted for Bond Street station western ticket hall at Davies Street". grosvenor.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  18. ^ Rogers, David (12 January 2011). "http://www.bdonline.co.uk/plps-heron-plaza-gets-planning/5011397.article". Retrieved 20 November 2015. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  19. ^ "Mace appointed to deliver Chiltern Place, Ronson Capital Partners' latest development". macegroup.com. Mace. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  20. ^ Welch, Adrian. "PLP Architecture: Practice Information". e-architect.com. E-Architect. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  21. ^ Wright, Emilie. "PLP: So Business is Looking Up?". building.co.uk. Building Magazien. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  22. ^ Rogers, David (24 April 2012). "PLP's Burberry office clears planning hurdle". Building Design. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  23. ^ Klettner, Andrea. "AJ interview: how the KPF 'breakaway five' became 65". The Architect's Journal. Architect's Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  24. ^ "PLP Architecture". British Expertise International. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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