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Bruce Graham (architect, Born 1925)
Bruce John Graham (December 1, 1925 РMarch 6, 2010) was a Colombian-born Peruvian-American architect. Graham built buildings all over the world and was deeply involved with evolving the Burnham Plan of Chicago. Among his most notable buildings are the Inland Steel Building, the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), and the John Hancock Center. He was also responsible for planning the Broadgate and Canary Wharf developments in London. Architectural historian Franz Schulze called him "the Daniel Burnham, Burnham of his generation." He was a 1993 Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Pew Fellow. Life Born on December 1, 1925, in La Cumbre, Colombia, La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, Graham was the son of a Canadians, Canadian-born father who was an international banker, and a Peruvian mother. His first language was Spanish. He attended Colegio San Jos̩ (San Juan, Puerto Rico), Colegio San Jose de Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and graduated in 1944. He studied at the Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cumbre, Valle Del Cauca
La Cumbre (The Summit) is a town and municipality in Colombia, northwest of Cali, in the Valle del Cauca Department. It is located in the West Andes above the city of Yumbo. La Cumbre is known for its simplicity, lack of hustle and bustle and small-town way of life. Many day tourists from Cali travel to La Cumbre by car or tourist train. The weather is cooler, and considered a welcome respite from the sunny and often hot weather of Cali. The most important industry in the area is agriculture. Polito-Geographical Limits This municipality is surround by the following municipalities of Valle del Cauca Department: * North: Restrepo. * South: Yumbo and Cali. * East: Vijes * West: Dagua Areas of the Municipality The Corregimiento ''Corregimiento'' (; , ) is a Spanish term used for country subdivisions for royal administrative purposes, ensuring districts were under crown control as opposed to local elites. A ''corregimiento'' was usually headed by a '' corregidor''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |