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When famed architect Santiago Calatrava designed the building known as
the Turning Torso, he ushered in a new era of twisted designs. The
buildings seem to rotate the traditional rectangular tower around an
axis, creating a spiraling, ribbon-like aesthetic. Since the Turning
Torso was completed in 2005, the modern technique has gained popularity,
especially in Asia and the Middle East. China recently completed the
tallest twisted skyscraper yet, at a whopping 2,073 feet, and others are
being planned in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. Famed Danish architect Bjarke
Ingels has also embraced the spiral, designing pairs of twisted
residential buildings in Miami and New York.
Take a look at some of the most stunning twisted towers around the
world.
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Grove at Grand Bay (Miami, USA)
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group
Height: 320 feet each
Year: 2016 |
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F&F Tower (Panama City, Panama)
Architect: Pinzon Lozano and Associates
Height: 763 feet
Year built: 2011 |
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Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers (Nagoya, Japan)
Architect: Nikken Sekkei
Height: 558 feet
Year built: 2008 |
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United Tower (Manama, Bahrain)
Architect: Aref Sadeq Design Consulatants
Height: 656 feet
Year built: 2016 |
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Turning Torso (Malmo, Sweden)
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Height: 623 feet
Year built: 2005
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Cayan Tower (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Architect: SOM
Height: 1,005 feet
Year built: 2013
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Al Tijaria Tower (Kuwait City, Kuwait)
Architect: NORR
Height: 716 feet
Year built: 2009
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Evolution Tower (Moscow, Russia)
Architect: Gorproject, RMJM
Height: 807 feet
Year built: 2015 |
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Avaz Tower (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Architect: Faruk Kapidžić
Height: 466 feet
Year built: 2008
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Al Majdoul Tower (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Architect: Consolidated Consultants Group, Zeidler Partnership
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Height: 761 feet
Year built: Scheduled to be completed in 2016
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