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...Bank of China tower and the 47-story HSBC headquarters. A short distance away the Central Government Complex lies tucked in a hillside. But that official modesty will soon end. By 2010 the Hong Kong government is expected to build, on one of the last open plots of prime waterfront land, a $660 million series of buildings to house its main operations. Humble Hong Kong, be gone...
...actually three theaters: a thrust stage that seats 1,100, a proscenium house for 700 and a 200-seat "studio" for new plays. The new Guthrie, which also has its own restaurants and bars, is situated on a stretch of the Mississippi that was once a thriving industrial waterfront. Old mills and factories still survive nearby, and Nouvel looked to them for his first inspiration. "It was important to me to create a link with the history of the city," he explains. "I said to myself, 'Theater is an industry too.'" But theater manufactures intangibles - spectacles, sensations, memories. So while...
...actually three theaters: a thrust stage that seats 1,100, a proscenium house for 700 and a 200-seat "studio" for new plays. The new Guthrie, which also has its own restaurants and bars, is situated on a stretch of the Mississippi that was once a thriving industrial waterfront. Old mills and factories still survive nearby, and Nouvel looked to them for his first inspiration. "It was important to me to create a link with the history of the city," he explains. "I said to myself, 'Theater is an industry...
...where the Republicans have such a huge advantage, the question remains whether they will be able to spend that kind of money in 40 or 50 districts," said Bill Burton, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "The Republicans simply do not have the resources to cover the waterfront, if this is what it takes to defend San Diego...
...Durban yacht, on which they began winning some local events. But when Sarno began talking about entering the America's Cup, even his crew members thought the idea was nuts. Undeterred, Sarno bought a boat, talked the city of Cape Town into giving him the use of prime waterfront dock space, and started recruiting. In Simon's Town, the sailing school now accommodates more than 300 children. Some of them are around one afternoon when Mgedeza and Burricks visit with a group of journalists, maneuvering hand-painted bos'n's dinghies and tiny plastic Optimists around buoys in the harbor...