The Tallest Tower?, Part One
By The ArchivesThe Tallest Tower?, Part One
By The Archives
WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information.
Sign up for our newsletters
to stay up to date on the stories that matter.
Santiago Calatrava—ArchitectPeter Slatin—Editor and Publisher, The Slatin Report
Martha Thorne—Associate Curator of Architecture, Art Institute of Chicago
The height and twisting shape of Santiago Calatrava’s proposed Fordham Spire make the skyscraper an expensive venture. What are the prospects for financing the project? And will people want to live in it? Or will they fear being a target for terrorism?