Following the initiative of the abbess, Sister Brigitte de Singly, the Poor Clares commissioned Renzo Piano; the association had considered several architects besides Piano, including Tadao Ando, Glenn Murcutt, and Jean Nouvel.
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Architects like Richard Meier, Rafael Moneo, and Cesar Pelli signed an online petition denouncing the project.
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