Its rustic vibe and bulbous shape ground the bouquet and its opacity hides distracting stems.

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Ten years on, the long-term shape of Ground Zero is coming into focus.

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And its elliptical shape broke new architectural ground.

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To recruit the best person possible, they decided to highlight a unique perk that comes with working for a startup: the opportunity to help shape a business's evolution from the ground up, including its culture.

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"It's an active shape, like a plant growing out of the ground, " said Chris Pardo, an architect with Pb Elemental Architecture, which designed the house.

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The Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude has said that the coalition government has a common ground in their belief to "give people much more power to shape their lives and to control the environment in which they live".

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Its long, low shape appears to rise gradually, as if its roof touched the ground at each end.

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