2/28/2024 0 Comments Atc tower silhouette![]() It is a solid, immobile building constructed in nine segments of five-story pentagons that twist relative to each other as it rises the topmost segment is twisted 90 degrees clockwise from the ground floor. Illustration of the general structure of the Turning Torso. Shortly afterwards he travelled to Zurich to meet Calatrava, and ask him to design a residential building based on the idea of a structure of twisting cubes. It was on this occasion that Örbäck was inspired to build HSB Turning Torso. In 1999, HSB Malmö's former managing director, Johnny Örbäck, saw the sculpture in a brochure presenting Calatrava in connection with his contribution to the architectural competition for the Öresund Bridge. Turning Torso is based on Twisting Torso, a white marble sculpture by Calatrava that was based on the form of a twisting human being. Turning Torso won the 2005 Gold Emporis Skyscraper Award and in 2015, the 10 Year Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. It reaches a height of 190 m (620 ft) with 54 stories and 147 apartments. It was designed by Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter Santiago Calatrava and officially opened on 27 August 2005. It is regarded as the second twisted skyscraper in the world to receive the title after Telekom Tower in Malaysia. Located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait, it was built and is owned by Swedish cooperative housing association HSB. ![]() It was the tallest building in the Nordic region until September 2022, when it was surpassed by Karlatornet in Gothenburg, which is still under construction. Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper built in Malmö, Sweden in 2005.
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