Nicolas Berggruen

Nicolas Berggruen is chairman of Berggruen Holdings and the founder of the Berggruen Institute.

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A westside school district considers building teachers housing

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Berggruen Institute: Herzog & de Meuron's 'secular monastery'

A rendering of the Berggruen Institute in the Santa Monica Mountains Image courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron
There's an ambitious plan for a site high in the Santa Monica Mountains,…

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Berggruen Institute: Herzog & de Meuron's 'secular monastery'

A rendering of the Berggruen Institute in the Santa Monica Mountains Image courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron There's an ambitious plan for a site high in the Santa Monica Mountains,…

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