Turning Torso

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Turning Torso is a landmark neo-futuristic residential skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden, renowned for its distinctive twisting form inspired by a human body in motion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
neo-futurist architecture
residential building
skyscraper
architect Santiago Calatrava
architecturalStyle Neo-futurism
awarded Emporis Skyscraper Award
surface form: Emporis Skyscraper Award 2005
cityPanoramaView Øresund
surface form: Öresund Strait
completionDate 2005
constructionStartDate 2001
coordinates 55.6136°N 12.9762°E
country Sweden
developer HSB Malmö
elevatorCount 5
featuredIn international architectural publications
floorCount 54
followedBy Karlatornet
function apartment tower
hasObservationFacility yes
hasResidentialUnits 147 apartments (approximate)
hasSegmentCount 9
hasTwist 90 degrees
height 190 m
approximately 623 ft
inspiredBy human body in motion
twisting human torso
isIconOf Malmö skyline
contemporary Swedish architecture
locatedIn Västra Hamnen
location Malmö
material concrete
glass
steel
openingDate 2005
owner HSB Malmö
precededBy Kaknästornet
segmentDescription nine five-storey pentagonal segments
status completed
storeyCountAboveGround 54
storeyCountBelowGround 2
structuralEngineer Santiago Calatrava
use conference
office
residential
wasTallestBuildingInNordicCountries true
wasTallestBuildingInNordicCountriesUntil 2016

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Santiago Calatrava designed Turning Torso
Malmö hasLandmark Turning Torso