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I’ve been wanting to write this column for years. The topic has been a burr under my saddle, but I needed to base the column on proof, not speculation. That proof arrived last week in a desperate ...

The project team uses creativity and modern techniques to ensure Gaudi’s masterpiece lasts well into the next century.