The Dance Of Light tower, designed by architecture firm Aedas and completed this year, is 180 meters (590 feet) tall and features a twisted facade that emulates the shape of the northern lights, according to a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Located on Xingfu Plaza in the Jiangbei District of Chongqing, the firm said the building utilizes the simple and elegant form of double-curved facades to create the impression that the building is being twisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Ken Wai, Aedas global design principal, the facade “is not only an outlook expression, but also a way of protection that sculpts interior spaces.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The designers were inspired by the dancing aurora — the rays and spirals of the polar lights often seen in the Arctic and Antarctic — so light plays a key role in accentuating the twisted shape of the structure. The view of the tower varies from different angles as light reflects and bends over the glass facades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When night falls, the curved facade showcases reflections that allude to the dancing figure of a ballerina,” said Aedas in the press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The podium roof extends a coherent statement of sliding twist from top to bottom, echoing with the geometry of the tower and maintaining a consistent architectural style.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twisted high-rises have grown in popularity over the last decade thanks to advances in construction, engineering and architectural computer programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Turning Torso, by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and built in 2005 in Malmo, Sweden, was the first twisted skyscraper that showcased the innovative style of architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Other popular twisted buildings include MAD Architect’s Absolute World Towers, located in Canada and completed in 2012, as well as the 306-meter-high (1004-foot-high) Cayan Tower in Dubai, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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