Evolution Tower
Evolution Tower | |
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Башня Эволюция | |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Office |
Architectural style | Neo-futuristic |
Location | Moscow International Business Center, Moscow, Russia |
Construction started | 2011 |
Owner | Transneft [1] |
Height | |
Roof | 255 m (837 ft)[2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 54[2] |
Floor area | 169,000 m2 (1,819,101 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Philip Nikandrov, chief project architect, ZAO Gorproject, 2011-2014, design was transformed from earlier concept of City Palace Tower 2005-2008 by RMJM |
The Evolution Tower (Russian: Эволюция) is a skyscraper on plots 2 and 3 as part of the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia. In 2016 Transneft bought the Evolution Tower for $1 Billion.
Design
The tower was designed by RMJM along with Scottish artist Karen Forbes.[3] It looks like two ribbons twisting around each other. Each is twisted by 3° in relation to the preceding one, totalling 135°.[4] The design of the tower was inspired by pictures of the Cathedral of St. Vasily the Blessed, French sculptor Auguste Rodin's The Kiss and Tatlin's Tower.[5][6]
Construction of the tower began in 2011, and was completed in late 2014.
Nominations
Evolution Tower was nominated as a finalist for 'Best Tall Building in Europe' by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). A member of the CTBUH jury responsible for selecting the finalists, Anthony Wood was quoted as saying: "The world has seen an increasing number of twisting towers in the last decade or so, but Evolution Tower takes the record for the most extreme twist."[7]
Evolution Tower is the second place runner-up in Emporis Skyscraper Award 2015. It was recognized by the award jury for its expressive design. Each floor twists three degrees in relation to one below it. The tower has a rotation from the base to the top by more than 150 degrees. The extravagant design is inspired by St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow and Tatlin's Tower.[8]
References
- ↑ http://english.eurobuildcee.com/?page=news&id=17580
- 1 2 http://snegiri.com/projects/objects/evolution-tower/ Official site
- ↑ Jay Amrutia. "Evolution Tower Moscow Russia". kadvacorp.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ Jay Amrutia. "Evolution Tower Moscow Russia". kadvacorp.com. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ Burak İkiler. ":: Renaissance Construction ::". rencons.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ Tony Kettle Associates. "Evolution Tower Moscow Russia". http://kettle.co/. Retrieved 29 July 2015. External link in
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(help) - ↑ Marco Rinaldi. "Evolution Tower Moscow Russia". http://aasarchitecture.com/. Retrieved 29 July 2015. External link in
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(help) - ↑ https://www.emporis.com/awards/2015
External links
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Coordinates: 55°44′54″N 37°32′31″E / 55.74833°N 37.54194°E