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Friday, October 31, 2014

All Hollows' Eve, at the Stroke of Midnight, the Calatrava Spire Vanishes, Forever

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click images for larger view Slowly, the eerie clouds wrap around Santiago Calatrava's twisting phantom tower. The clock strike...

Thursday, March 14, 2013

The End of an Epic Dream: Calatrava's Chicago Spire hole on the block - retelling an amazing story

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click images for larger view Crain's Chicago Business is reporting today that the undisclosed owner of what's left of Santiago ...

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Saturday, September 08, 2012

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click images for larger view Bjarke Ingels intends to write a thriller built on the unnatural deaths of Antonio Gaudi, Le Corbusier and...

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Holiday Shopping for the Archiphile: Computer Part cities; photography books up to 50% off, 3D Chicago, and something for someone who has everything

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Still shopping for the holidays? (I usually wait to start until the 26th) click images for larger view Via Rib Bone Production' s Andy...

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Rise and Fall of Garrett Kelleher and the Calatrava's Chicago Spire

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John Meagher in Britain's Independent has a great story on the Gatsby-like saga of Garrett Kelleher, the ambitious Irish de...

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