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a1106047 — Abstracted Geometry, Malmo
Published: 2006-12-07 10:40:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 1801; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 58
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The 'Turning Torso', Malmö, SwedenSantiago Calatrava (2001-02, i think!)
During our Architecture Studio trip there were many highlights, and taking the train to Malmö from Copenhagen to see Calatrava's work was definitely right up there!
Contextually, this tower is in the new Malmö waterfront development area- not much else to see yet, though some good residential/landscape stuff is happening close by...
Structurally, the tower is designed from a basic concept of rotated cubes around a cylindrical lift/service core, so although it looks pretty creepy from ground level it's actually quite solid!
Our tutor Tony talked about the interest of abstracted geometry in architecture, something Calatrava does exceptionally well; the premise is simple, but the outcome (a combination of aesthetics and engineering) is quite graceful!
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Very, very jealous that you were able to take these pictures...
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haha, it was a pretty lucky chance to get there-- im kinda missing Europe already!
anyway, it's the least i can do to share this on dA, glad you like it!
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thankyou very kindly! this was probably the best/only way to photograph the entire thing, it was that twisted!! thanks for faving it also!
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wow man, awesome shot and stitching.
i love his designs. though its rather naive for me to pronounce admiration for him. i havent studied on him, just looked at his designs.
BOy, i fell head over heels in love with his elegant designs, using basic lines and shapes in them. i don't see many architects doing that sort of thing. probably due to his engineering background, that great ass.
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hahaha, 'great ass' is definitely the word~ i recently saw a shor film at the film festival here on calatrava & the turning torso called 'the socialist, the architect and the twisted tower' and it really showed just how aloof the man really is; the client (some major swiss building company) wanted him around more so they could discuss changes to the design (such as reducing the no. of windows per floor from 10 to 8 to save costs 
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hahah really? well, he's important enough to pull that off. if someone else did that, god only knows what will happen.
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well lets face it, there's no pulling out of a calatrava project once you've pumped millions of euros into it!
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lol, il get in touch with calatrava, all you need to do is drug him and force him to sign a contract...
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IT SOUNDS LIKE A MASTER PLAN! MUAHAHAHAHA!
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umm.. that is.. what's the word........ oh yeah.... AMAZING!!! I love love love this... well these shots.... well done, well done... That must be in my fav list.. I'm glad I found you.. I was just browsing some gallerys and I liked your icon, so I clicked your santa hat and I saw this bad boy on the front of your page... Hehe.. sorry for the book.. but ya... Later
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Thanks for stopping by, come back anytime
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wow, awesome building...
sorry for the late comment
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lols, no problemo! as long as you comment, that's the important thing!!
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haha, thankyou very much!! true, the pixels are to die for
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Turning Torso kick ass's!
Few months ago i got all floor plans of this amazing building,
and damn hell, its fu***ng great.
Its a pitty that the image get a little bit noise, but still a great shot!
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lol, youve got a really good eye! true, the image has a fair bit of noise, i tried my best to bring it down... oh well! thanks for the comment
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jaja, claro! 
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wow! gracias, me encanta de que te lo gustas!
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Muy buena foto. Me gusta como hiciste el match up o empalmes de foto. 
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gracias José, era dificil pero creo que he tomado el punto de vista mas favorable! (por lo menos, fue como lo vimos desde debajo) 
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Si, creo que hiciste muy buen trabajo y de nada Tommo amigo 
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that's some mighty nice work there a1106047
composition of photofragments is sa-weet
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thank you! your comment is much appreciated, as always!
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Very interesting architecture. Is that spine on the side just some aesthetic feature or does it serve a greater purpose? Just wondering if without that the tower would fall.. +D
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yea, gd question... since Calatrava is so engineering-conscious i'd have to say it's got a structural purpose of some kind, probably additional vertical reinforcement- it would get pretty windy on such an open site!
Oh, and thankyou for favving this too!
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I really like how this was put together! Nice work.
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lol, thankyou! And thanks for favving it too
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thankyouuu! yes, it was certainly vertigo-inducing- we all tried to sketch it in our journals, it was pretty funny
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lol, thankyou very muchly, and thanks for watching me too!!
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thanks a million for your comment!!
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Oooh... nice job on the photography there. I know that it's awesome architecture there but you definitely present well.
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whoa! quick reply! 
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