“North American cities need something more organic, more natural, more human,” said Ma Yansong, a Yale-educated architect working for Beijing-based MAD Architects. He entered and won a design competition set to bring greater character to Toronto’s Mississauga suburb. Yansong achieved his aspirations with his 56-story glass, concrete, and steel tower.
Unlike the typical boxy high-rise, this curvilinear building created construction challenges. The building has been dubbed “the Marilyn Monroe,” due to its curving lines.
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