Malmö Tower
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Malmö Tower was a proposed skyscraper
in Malmö
, Sweden
, designed by Danish architect Lone Wiggers of C.F. Møller Architects. The design was revealed at a press conference held by Malmö Municipality
on August 21, 2006. The design was chosen by a jury in an international competition, featuring amongst others, renowned Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au
.
If built, the skyscraper would have reached a height of 216 metres, covering 53 storeys, making it the highest building in Scandinavia and exceeding Santiago Calatrava
's famous Turning Torso
building, also located in the city of Malmö. The tower was to have been the centrepiece of a proposed complex featuring 50,000 m² of apartments, offices, shopping space, leisure activities and a train station.
The building will not be built, instead it will be replaced by four smaller towers. The two highest towers will have a height of 95m and 49m and the project name is Point Hyllie.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, designed by Danish architect Lone Wiggers of C.F. Møller Architects. The design was revealed at a press conference held by Malmö Municipality
Malmö Municipality
Malmö Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Malmö.When the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863 the old City of Malmö was made one of the country's 88 city municipalities and the first city council was elected...
on August 21, 2006. The design was chosen by a jury in an international competition, featuring amongst others, renowned Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au
Coop Himmelb(l)au
Coop Himmelbau is a cooperative architectural design firm primarily located in Vienna, Austria and which now also maintains offices in Los Angeles, United States and Guadalajara, Mexico...
.
If built, the skyscraper would have reached a height of 216 metres, covering 53 storeys, making it the highest building in Scandinavia and exceeding Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Calatrava Valls is a Spanish architect, sculptor and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zürich, Switzerland. Classed now among the elite designers of the world, he has offices in Zürich, Paris, Valencia, and New York City....
's famous Turning Torso
Turning Torso
HSB Turning Torso is the tallest skyscraper in Sweden and the Nordic countries, situated in Malmö, Sweden, located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait. Upon completion, it was the tallest building in Scandinavia, the tallest residential building in the EU and the second tallest residential...
building, also located in the city of Malmö. The tower was to have been the centrepiece of a proposed complex featuring 50,000 m² of apartments, offices, shopping space, leisure activities and a train station.
The building will not be built, instead it will be replaced by four smaller towers. The two highest towers will have a height of 95m and 49m and the project name is Point Hyllie.