CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.-Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has designed the Fordham Spire, a 115-story building expected to be ready by 2009. The 2,000-foot tower is planned along the city's lakefront near Navy Pier, northeast of the Loop.

Chicago developer Christopher Carley stated construction will begin after 40 percent of the units in the building are sold.

Developer Donald Trump stated, "Nobody is going to want to live in a building that's a target."

Major projects by Calatrava that were recently inaugurated include Sondica Airport, Bilbao (2000); The Bridge of Europe, Orléans, France (2000); the Bodegas Ysios winery in Laguardia, Spain (2001); and Calatrava’s first building in the United States, the acclaimed expansion of the Milwaukee Art Museum (2001). Among the projects that are currently coming to completion are Blackhall Place Bridge, Dublin, Ireland (early 2003); Tenerife Opera House, Santa Cruz, Canary Islands (September 2003); Petach Tikvah Bridge, Tel Aviv, Israel (spring 2003); Quatro Ponte sul Canal Grande, Venice, Italy (late 2003/early 2004); Turtle Bay Bridge, Redding, California (summer 2004); the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (summer 2004); and the Valencia Opera House (2004), the last major building in his City of Arts and Sciences.