One of the world’s most twisted towers, the 180-meter-tall ‘Dance of Light’, unveiled in China
The ‘Dance of Light’ tower has a “twist angle” of up to 8.8 degrees per floor.
One of the world’s most twisted towers has been inaugurated in Chongqing, a megacity in western China. According to architecture firm Aedas, architecture firm Aedas, Aedas architecture firm designed the 180-meter-tall, 180-meter-tall ‘Dance of Light’ skyscraper, inspired by light northern. Pictures of the amazing building went viral on social media. The tower, located on Xingfu Plaza shopping mall in Chongqing’s Jiangbei district, has two double curvatures that give the impression the structure is twisting, a report in architecture and design magazine Dezeen speak.
Several images of the ‘Dance of Light’ skyscraper were shared on Twitter by a user named Santanu Bhattacharya. He said in a tweet: “One of the world’s most beautiful and twisted towers has opened in Chongqing, China today. The Dance of Light Tower, designed by architecture firm Aedas, is 590 feet tall. and has a twisted façade that mimics the shape of the Northern Lights”. .
One of the world’s most beautiful & beautiful twisted towers has been opened in Chongqing, #China today
Dance of Light light tower designed by architecture firm @Aedas 590 feet tall and has a twisted façade that mimics the shape of the Northern Lights pic.twitter.com/jwTYrIJkVy
– Santanu Bhattacharya (@ SantanuB01) September 4, 2022
Based on DezeenThe unique 39-story building is meant to serve as a landmark in the business district, where each structure is inspired by the stars and other celestial phenomena.
The Aurora Borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights, has a curved shape and the studio has chosen as its structural model. Now the structure has been nicknamed the ‘Dance of Light’.
Aedas Principal of Global Design, Ken Wai told Dezeen, “The idea of the Dance of Light was proposed by the city of Chongqing to celebrate the achievement of embracing technology. The dance of light originates from the phenomenon of fascination. or of the Northern Lights lighting up the heavens.”
Mr. Ken added: “They are natural, dynamic and elegant, all important aspects we wanted to achieve in our tower design.
The ‘Dance of Light’ tower has a “twist angle” of up to 8.8 degrees per floor, which Aedas claims is 1.5 times more than any other skyscraper, making it one of the “buildings” the world’s most twisted tower”.
