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| | CNN.com - The rise and rise of the skyscraper - Jun 16, 2005 |
 | | And of course there is also the aspiration to build high and to create a new profile for a city, That has always been part of the history of architecture, whether it was building a beautiful medieval tower, or a church or a dome. |
 | | The old idea of the city as a conformity of masses is changing because people are empowered now to express their own lives in the architecture they're building. |
 | | The best sustainability is good materials, great ideas, something that is civic in its nature, and something that contributes to people, not just those who occupy the tower but those who are on the streets around it. |
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