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Calatrava's Chicago Spire
Breaks Ground

The Chicago Spire is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Chicago, Illinois. The building was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The Chicago Spire is scheduled to be completed in 2011 with 150 floors. read more

Chicago Spire History

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World's Biggest Solar Farm Planned in California

A San Francisco company said Friday it plans to build the world's largest solar power farm near Fresno, California. The 80-mega- watt farm is to occupy as much as 640 acres (260 hectares) and upon completion in 2011 will be 17 times the size of the largest U.S. solar farm, said Cleantech America LLC.
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Calatrava's style derives from numerous studies he makes of the human body and the natural world.
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Innovators

Oscar Niemeyer

Oscar Niemeyer

'I pick up my pen.
                    A building appears.'

Oscar Niemeyer (Dec 1907) is a Brazilian architect who is con- sidered one of the most impor-

tant names in international modern architecture. He was a pioneer in the exploration of the constructive possibilities of reinforced concrete. Niemeyer's buildings have forms so dy- namic and curves so sensual that many admirers say that, more than an architect, he is a sculptor of monuments, a trait some critics consider a defect.

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The Brazilian Palacio

Brazilian Palacio da Alvorada
(Palace of the Dawn) (2005)
Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

Christian Liaigre

'There are no great designers,
                      only great clients.'

Christian Liaigre

"Those years of contemplation," says Liaigre, "have generated a creative spirit based on the use of materials such as wood weathered by the sea and the sand, as well as fine leathers worked according to the tra- ditions of saddle making." He upholds the principles of under- statement and simplicity yet is apt to interweave a touch of poetry, both in his work and his manner of speaking. more
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Mercer Hotel, New York

Mercer Hotel, New York