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Under the Directory Chalgrin was commissioned to transform the Luxembourg Palace into a government building.

Bjarke Ingels has been commissioned to transform the Givskud Zoo in Denmark.

"Boucheron was commissioned to transform this mass of precious stones, then valued at about 18 hundred million francs, into tiaras, aigrettes, belts and necklaces en cascades and fringes to be worn under the sari".

As Bindensbøll's designs stood out from those of other architects, he was given a commission to transform the Royal Carriage Depot and Theatre Scenery Painting Building into a museum.

G.M. commissioned Lotus to transform the Elise into the Opel Speedster, a new model that went into production here this fall alongside the Elise.

Together, they have commissioned visual artists to transform the walls of the theater for each performance season.

The plans will build on a 2001 urban study by the Richard Rogers Partnership, commissioned by Tate, to transform the area into an international center for visual culture.

But when she acquired a 10-carat Burmese sapphire earlier this year on a buying trip to Asia, she knew just the client who would want to commission her to transform the rare stone into something unique.

The American conceptual artist Lutz Bacher has been commissioned by Frieze Projects to transform the fair's entrance.

He and his wife, Dolley, entertained frequently, and Madison commissioned the architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe to transform the palatial Blue Room by giving it a Grecian interior.

The pope commissioned noted architect Baldassare Peruzzi to transform the castle into a Renaissance villa, and his work can still be seen in this property now owned by an Italian marquis.