Monday, June 13, 2016

Marilyn Monroe’ tower adds curves to the Toronto skyline

“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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