Absolute World Towers

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Absolute World Towers are a pair of iconic, curvaceous residential skyscrapers in Mississauga, Ontario, nicknamed the "Marilyn Monroe" towers for their distinctive twisting design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf residential building
residential skyscraper
residential skyscraper
skyscraper complex
twin towers
address 50 Absolute Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
60 Absolute Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
architect MAD Architects
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
awarded Emporis Skyscraper Award
awardYear 2012
category Buildings and structures in Mississauga
Residential condominiums
Residential skyscrapers in Canada
Twin towers
city Mississauga
competitionOrganizer Regional Municipality of Peel
surface form: City of Mississauga
competitionYear 2006
completionDate 2012
constructionStart 2007
country Canada
designSelectedBy international design competition
developer Cityzen Development Group
Fernbrook Homes
feature continuous balconies
elliptical floor plan
rotating floor plates
hasTower Absolute World Towers self-linksurface differs
surface form: Absolute World Tower 1

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surface form: Absolute World Tower 2
heightOfSecondTower_m 161
heightOfTallestTower_m 179.5
knownFor curvaceous form
iconic skyline presence in Mississauga
twisting design
leadArchitect Ma Yansong
locatedIn Greater Toronto Area
Mississauga
Ontario
material reinforced concrete
nickname Marilyn Monroe Towers
numberOfBuildings 2
partOf City Centre
surface form: Absolute City Centre

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province Ontario
storeysOfSecondTower 50
storeysOfTallestTower 56
structuralEngineer Sigmund Soudack & Associates
use residential

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Mississauga hasLandmark Absolute World Towers
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada hasLandmark Absolute World Towers
subject surface form: Mississauga
Absolute World Towers hasTower Absolute World Towers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Absolute World Tower 1
Absolute World Towers hasTower Absolute World Towers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Absolute World Tower 2
Absolute World Towers partOf Absolute World Towers self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Absolute World Tower 1
Absolute World Towers partOf Absolute World Towers self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Absolute World Tower 2
Ma Yansong notableWork Absolute World Towers