Turning Torso, Sweden

Architect: Santiago Calatrava

Date built: August 27, 2005

Location: Malmö, Sweden

Private vs. Public: It is a private residential building

Cost: SEK1.6 billion

Reason for the building: One reason for the building of Turning Torso was to re-establish a recognizable skyline for Malmö since the removal of the Kockums Crane in 2002, which was located less than a kilometre from Turning Torso.

My reason: I chose this building because it's something new to see, like it's not just an ordinary piece of architecture but it's unique. The fact that this place looks like a torso that seems to be twisted, which is probably why it got its name from, it has so much to it too like how green it is. For example, when heat is needed they use locally renewable energy. It's so cool becuase when you think of buildings as big as these and amazing as this you would imagine them wasting so much money on lights and heat and stuff like that, but this one is green and contributes with the earth:)