1) "The Torre Agbar, or Agbar Tower, is a 21st-century skyscraper at Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel in association with the Spanish firm b720 Arquitectos and built by Dragados. It opened in June 2005 and was inaugurated officially by the King of Spain on 16 September 2005. The Torre Agbar is located in the Poblenou neighborhood of Barcelona and is named after its owners, the Agbar Group, a holding company whose interests include the Barcelona water company Aigües de Barcelona." "According to Jean Nouvel, the shape of the Torre Agbar was inspired by Montserrat, a mountain near Barcelona, and by the shape of a geyser rising into the air. Jean Nouvel, in an interview, described it as having a phallic character. As a result of its unusual shape, the building is known by several nicknames, such as "el supositori" (the suppository), "l'obús" (the shell) and some more scatological ones." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Agbar 2) "In fact the soft-formed not-threatening profile of the high-rise has strikingly similarities to the most macho part of the male body and was immediate1y knick-named ‘the penis’ by the witty public. The tower has been erected south of Plaza de Gloria next to a traffic circle at the end of impressive Diagonal street attracting notice by everyone passing the north-eastern part of Barcelona. Even by night the 145 meter high edifice can be experienced as a major attraction for this new part of the city. Jean Nouvel, the architect behind Torre Agbar(1999-2006), claims an inspiration from the rocky surroundings of the nearby Montserrat while Antoni Gaudi’s corridor parables of the Santa Teresa College(1890) might also come into consideration." Source and further information: http://www.rockwool.dk/inspiration/current+architecture/soft+macho