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The Turning Torso
By AtlasSF | August 15, 2007
The Turning Torso which was designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava and was inspired by his sculpture Twisting Torso done in marble. The Turning Torso is a flexible space (no pun intended) when it comes to serving both the needs of offices and residential. More interesting is its unique design that inhabits this rather flat industrial landscape. It’s never an easy task taking something from concept and ushering it into reality. Santiago Calatrava has successfully captured the symetry and natural architecture of the human body using nine five story cubes. The Turning Torso rises 54 stories and the top-most segment twists a full 90 degrees clockwise with respect to the ground floor, according to Wikipedia. The Turning Torso is located in Malmo, Sweden and has helped to revitalize the cities skyline.
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