The firm said it was currently finalising the design for the interior of the power station, based on architect Rafael Vinoly's masterplan.

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Tension heightened this March after an unsuccessful attempt to murder Anatoly Chubais, head of power company Unified Energy System, architect of Russian privatization and the "father of all Russian oligarchs, " as Pravda put it.

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This spry former academic is seen as the architect of Turkey's soft power, which blends realpolitik with a fierce pride.

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Another founder Idwal Stedman, who sits on Hafren Power's regional committee, has been declared bankrupt twice: in 1994 while working as an architect and in 2006 while working as an antiques dealer.

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