"We've been looking into diversifying for quite a while now so it's an exciting time for us to see the plant taking shape, " he said.

BBC: The Jones family from Talgarth, near Brecon

The shell of Viridor's plant is already taking shape with planning permission given by Cardiff council in 2010, and the Environment Agency awarding an operational permit after consultation.

BBC: Artist's impression of a Viridor plant in Cardiff

It takes a close look at the physical features and natural processes that shape the incredible plant and animal life to be found underwater as well as life-forms exposed by the tides.

UNESCO: Associated Schools Programme (ASPNet)

"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.

WSJ: Building Outside the Box

In the body shop, vehicles begin to take shape as some of the plant's 850 robots, processing data scanned from each serial number, pluck large stamped pieces of steel from nearby conveyor belts and weld them together.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Gregor Mendel , an Austrian monk, discovered the basic principles of heredity by tracking the shape of pea seeds and the color of pea plant flowers.

FORBES: Magazine Article

He helps produce about 60 varieties, starting with a dark green bud called "Mighty Mite, " a plant for urban window boxes that grows to the size and shape of a corn dog.

FORBES: Magazine Article

As the skeleton of Cemex's internal communications network took shape, Iiguez linked together the computers at each Cemex plant.

FORBES: Cement meets the cyberworld