Beautiful Skyscrapers

Beautiful Skyscrapers In many ways, the race to the sky, the need to build taller, is as old as time.Let's take a look at
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Space Needle (Seattle, Washington)Seattle’s tallest and most recognizable structure was erected as a result of two ideas...
03/08/2022

Space Needle (Seattle, Washington)
Seattle’s tallest and most recognizable structure was erected as a result of two ideas conceived for the city's 1962 World’s Fair. One concept was inspired by a tethered balloon and another by a flying saucer–type design. Together, these two ideas presented by Edward E. Carlson and John Graham Jr. were combined to create the Washington state landmark.

Canton Tower (Guangzhou, China)Designed by Mark Hemel and Barbara Kuit, as well as the Arup team, Canton Tower is the ul...
03/05/2022

Canton Tower (Guangzhou, China)
Designed by Mark Hemel and Barbara Kuit, as well as the Arup team, Canton Tower is the ultimate sightseeing experience, boasting the world’s tallest open-air staircase, in which guests can physically ascend the tower. The structure’s climbing lattice–like exterior twists upward, giving the tower the appearance of a “slim waist."

Shanghai World Finance Center (Shanghai, China)Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the Shanghai World Finance Center’s (on ri...
03/01/2022

Shanghai World Finance Center (Shanghai, China)
Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the Shanghai World Finance Center’s (on right) slightly curved trapezoid design with a rectangular gap was completed in 2008.

Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden)The neofuturistic residential skyscraper Turning Torso reaches much higher than the surroun...
02/26/2022

Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden)
The neofuturistic residential skyscraper Turning Torso reaches much higher than the surrounding buildings in the area. Each floor is an irregular pentagon shape that shifts with every story. The highest floor is twisted 90 degrees from the ground level. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, the inspiration for the building’s unique shape came from the sculpture of a twisted human midsection.

Al Hamra Tower (Kuwait City, Kuwait)Al Hamra Tower is a multimedium building that gives the illusion of movement, as if ...
02/22/2022

Al Hamra Tower (Kuwait City, Kuwait)
Al Hamra Tower is a multimedium building that gives the illusion of movement, as if in mid-transition of being cocooned into a sheet of glass. Crafted by the firms Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Ramshir and Callison, the structure stands an impressive 1,358 feet tall.

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