In Progress: Absolute Towers / MAD Architects
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The curvaceous undulating towers designed by MAD Architects for Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, Canada, are under construction. Set for completion in 2011, the towers mark the architects’ first international win back in 2006. Located at the intersection of two main streets, the towers serve as a gateway to the city beyond. The textured band-like facade is created by a continuous balcony that wraps the entire building . The building is also shifted off its core by varying degrees to provide views of the surrounding scenery, keeping city dwellers attune to the natural environment. The architects explained, “This building is more than just a functional machine: it responds to the significance of being located at the junction of two main streets, elegantly bearing its landmark status and acting as a gateway to the city beyond. It is something beautiful, sculptural and human.”
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Further Information:
year won 2006
location: mississauga, toronto, canada
typology: residential apartments
tower a: 45,000 sqm, 56 stories/ 170 m
tower b: 40,000 sqm, 50 stories/ 150 m
status: under construction
associate architects: burka architects inc.
structural engineer: sigmund, soudack & associates inc.
mechanical engineer: ece group
electrical engineer: ece group
landscape architect: nak design
interior designer: esqape design
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wow, is this really happening!? These towers are hideous.
future is coming!!! forget square plans and shapes:)… I very like these buildings!
dumb
Viva Grasshopper!
The shapes needed more refinement.
this is not future, it is just bad shapes!
Hideous building in my opinion. I don’t like it.
Jawdroppingly sexy. This is going to make waves around the world. Whether or not it is ugly or hideous. The innovation is clear.
9:04 AM Jun 12th
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6:21 PM Aug 15th
http://bit.ly/c6MuE5 "the towers serve as a gateway to the city beyond" – complete BS. There is no city beyond, just unrelenting blandness.
8:59 PM Dec 19th
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