How Much is Office Space in The Leaning Tower of Pisa? Is a building that — at least from some angles — actually appears to be listing a good symbol for a major, modern corporation? The more so for a financial institution — arguably, the key financial institution for Western Europe — and the rudder of a...Read More
New High Tech Headquarters: ‘the Cloud’ “Eventually, the founders of TOA Technologies headquartered in Cleveland. Why not? As they say: “On the Internet, no one knows you’re a dog” ” or in Cleveland or Mosul.” –Thomas Friedman, “Makers and Breakers“; The NYT (11/9/2014) I don’t know how much homes in Cleveland cost, but I’ve got...Read More
“Collapse? No Chance of That Happening” Aren’t these guys supposed to spend a fortune on public relations consultants?? That’s the question that came to mind seeing the 26-story headquarters (left) of Madrid-based Bankia, which is listing at what looks like at least a 5 degree angle. Yes, the Rock of Gibraltar is already taken (by Prudential), but...Read More