Clyde Baker is one of the world's preeminent geotechnical engineers, and a partner with STS. In the following conversation, Mr. Baker talks with the president of Phorio, Daniel Kieckhefer, about the science and future of geotechnical engineering.

Phorio sat down with James Goettsch, one of Chicago's hottest architects, who was reshaping Wacker Drive with three very large buildings, to discuss further trends. Mr. Goettsch's biggest projects were in China, and have made a huge stamp on many of the world's newest skylines.

To mark the completion of Skybridge, a unique residential tower on the western edge of Downtown Chicago, Phorio asked the building's architect Ralph Johnson of Perkins & Will to discuss its design and his ideas about architecture and the future of design.

J. Paul Beitler is president of the developer The Beitler Company. One of Chicago's leading real estate development companies, the Beitler Company has built several major skyscrapers.

Bruce S. Fowle, FAIA, is a founding Principal of FXFOWLE Architects, LLP, and has been the firm’s visionary leader since its inception in the late 1970s. The architecture firm, based in New York City and employing 90 people, has received numerous prestigious awards.

Adrian Smith is a consulting design partner with the architecture firm of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, and is one of the most recognized architects in the world. His work includes several major skyscrapers, including Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

Peter Feldmann is the Lord Mayor of Frankfurt. The booming German metropolis faces many challenges in the years to come, and is the expected winner of the Brexit. Peter Feldmann in an exklusive interview on the changes that will happen to Frankfurt in the years to come.

Petra Roth is the former Lord Mayor of Frankfurt. The Germany city faces a variety of social and development challenges in the years to come. Petra Roth in an exklusive interview on the changes that will shape the German city of Frankfurt.