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== Institutional Buildings == Contemporary institutional buildings have brought internationally recognized architects to Philadelphia for projects that balance innovation with contextual sensitivity. The Barnes Foundation building (2012), designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, houses the relocated Barnes Collection in a new structure on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The building's design—light-filled galleries organized around a reflecting pool—creates contemplative spaces appropriate to the collection while respecting Parkway context. The project's controversial relocation from Merion generated debate about institutional stewardship that extended beyond architectural questions.<ref name="stern"/> The Singh Center for Nanotechnology at the University of Pennsylvania (2013), designed by Weiss/Manfredi, demonstrates contemporary architecture serving advanced research functions. The building's angular forms and material palette respond to campus context while expressing its innovative program. Other Penn projects have continued the university's tradition of architectural ambition, with varied approaches from contextual historicism to contemporary expression. Temple University, Drexel University, and other institutions have similarly commissioned contemporary buildings that shape their campuses and neighborhoods.<ref name="davidson"/>
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