Word: gran
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Gran Turismo...
...known: nothing on the Cardigans' new album Gran Turismo has the unique saccharine thrill of the peerless "Lovefool." But you can't underestimate the album's unusual charms, both familiar and fresh. More than any of their previous work, the album reveals the clash of personalities that enlivens the ensemble: the heavy metal/hard rock lineage of guitarists Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson and the '60s girl-group pop song tradition of singer Nina Persson and producer Tore Johansson. Certainly, the group is far from a mere novelty project of classic pop archivist Johansson; as their First Band on the Moon...
...have done such a good job of demonstrating our spending prowess that on the Gran Via, a main shopping thoroughfare in Madrid, there is a cafeteria Iowa, el restaurante Ohio, el Hostal American and el Hotel California--all designed to make us feel more at home...
...WARREN GRAN,63; JOE SULTAN, 43; NEW YORK CITY; architects
Working with New York State and nonprofit groups, the two men have developed a promising design manual--now circulating nationwide--for building small, affordable efficiency units for the mentally ill homeless. The concept is "low tech, low budget," says Gran, but it uses "materials, colors and space to create a pleasing, comfortable, noninstitutional environment." Residents living in New York City prototypes give them thumbs...