Move Over Dubai and China, South Korea To Launch World's First Invisible Skyscraper By 2014
South Korea is tapping what modern technology can offer the most and that is by creating a tower which will appear invisible by blending in with the skyline that surrounds it.
Dubai and China may have recently been proud of their construction of various buildings whether to aim for the biggest or tallest sites but South Korea has revealed a unique building they call Tower Infinity that will defeat everything else in this modern day and age, John O'Ceallaigh reports for Telegraph UK.
According to the team behind this newly revealed project of South Korea which is the American architectural firm GDS, the Tower Infinity will not just be another of the biggest towers in the world. It is set to stand unique by its incomparable feature to render itself invisible by adapting to the façade of its surroundings. It is in this way that the team believes the tower can celebrate global communities instead of just delving on itself.
CNN also added that the said tower will have cameras that will capture images of its surroundings in real time. Then the images will be displayed on LCD screens of the Tower which observers will see blending with the environment. This is of course with all the help the tower can get from digital processing.
South Korea's Tower Infinity is expected to be finished by 2014. It will have various leisure parts that will feature restaurants and even a deck set at 1,286 feet. It is also targeted to attract tourists who will arrive in Seoul since it is constructed near the Incheon International Airport.
The Week explored the interesting question on why South Korea decided to come up with such a tower and the answer led to only one thing: tourism. The country pushes with the move to ramp up their travel industry by coming up with a one of a kind site.
"So if the world can see that we're mature enough to celebrate other cultures, that's a better monument to ourselves," Charles Wee, one of the GDS architects tells Forbes.
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