Calatrava: a man with skeletons in his closet

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Spanish structural engineer Santiago Calatrava has an imaginative, organic approach producing popular bridges, airports and stations all over Europe, except for Britain. He designed a Thames bridge for the North Circular Road which the government turned down. He has designed a London Underground station.Most of his designs are based on animals or nature. Calatrava was born near Valencia in 1951. He trained in life drawing and architecture in Valencia followed by engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Evaluation, Europe, Design and construction, Architecture, Structural engineering, Bridge construction, Calatrava, Santiago

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New beat from Africa's drummer

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The magazine Drum, founded in 1951 by Jim Bailey, was the first black magazine in Africa and became extremely influential. When it was most popular, in the 1960s and 1970s, it sold around 5 million copies a month. It played a key role in allowing black Africans to express their views, and gave opportunities to a considerable number of black photographers and journalists. Bailey has now moved on to writing books, the most recent of which is 'Sailing to Paradise,' which details his views on history.

Interview, Journalists, Bailey, Jim

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Nowt short of an industrial utopia

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Dean Clough was once the largest carpet mill in the British Empire, employing 6,500 people. It has been converted in recent years into a thriving business and creative centre, and is once again playing a key role in the local economy. Many businesses have taken space at attractive rents, which has allowed the development's managers to offer free space to creative enterprises.

Halifax, England

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