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#51/Hiring Calatrava: Johnny Örbäck + Sweden's Turning Torso
#51/Hiring Calatrava: Johnny Örbäck + Sweden's Turning Torso
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Mar 5, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Johnny Örbäck was about 47 when he had a fantastic idea. It was 1999, and as Managing Director of a public housing agency in Malmo, Sweden, he decided to commission the world’s most unique housing project from architect Santiago Calatrava. Calatrava, known for wildly creative buildings and bridges all over the world is famous for being an architectural genius, and he’s also famous for enormous cost overruns, for example, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York, with a $3.9 billion price tag, $2 billion over budget. The New York Times has documented every Calatrava financial disaster, including his truly brilliant City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain that came in at four times the original price. What's it like to be a client of Calatrava? Today, you'll find out.
Released:
Mar 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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