For centuries, higher education was a privilege enjoyed by the wealthy, designed to produce (mostly male) graduates who had read the classics, some in the original Latin or Greek.
Kuo thinks that, before long, the top floors of all residential buildings in cities will be occupied only by the very wealthy – and this design is a way to tackle that.
He ignored his Catholic faith until he was 42, by which time he was a famous and well-paid architect, something of a dandy courted by wealthy Barcelona industrialists to design their show-off houses.
This is because the Olympics is designed for wealthy nations, he adds.
The architect Carlos Ott, above, is known for sweeping structures of steel and glass designed for wealthy corporate clients in places like Dubai.
Analysts say the new gold color being offered for the higher-end iPhone 5S was probably designed for wealthy Chinese who enjoy flashing smartphones the same way they show off jewelry.
Davenport is wealthier (he used to design computer games on the side) and drives a Porsche rather than an American muscle car; otherwise it's all the same tight lips, arched eyebrows and reasonably effortless charm.
After a nearly six-month search, Ms. Hamilton had just about given up hope when she heard about a restored century-old three-level Victorian with six bedrooms, which had been among a group of homes designed for wealthy 19th century sewing machine executives by the city's most famous citizen and mayor, P. T. Barnum.
Many tax experts say that the area most in need of reform is the alternative minimum tax, which no longer applies to the people it was designed for, wealthy individuals who make aggressive use of tax shelters and deductions to live tax free.
In other words, everyone will be limited to basically the same boat design, so wealthier teams can't pay NASA engineers to get an edge over smaller teams.
