But the key to economic growth is not just the low cost of production, it's the value added--the innovation, design or better architecture, or the sheer intangible of exciting fashion.

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He credited non-proprietary architecture, with its high rate of innovation and low cost, with helping break open the server market, once dominated by proprietary vendors such as Sun Microsystems Inc.

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The survey reveals a vital period of innovation and experimentation in Spain, but it also tells us something important about the state of architecture today.

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