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ARCHITECTURE | Residential buildings
Multiple dwelling
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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"Ma Yansong. Absolute Towers, Toronto", Arquitectura Viva 159, 1/2014 [Densidad / Density Matters. World-class Compact Living], pp. 32-35 |
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John Bentley Mays, "New girls in town", Canadian Architect 8/2013, august 2013, pp. 15-20 |
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Matthew Allen, "Torsioni empatiche / An empathetic twist", Domus 963, novembre/november 2012, pp. 28-41 |
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Matteo Poli, "Absolute towers, MAD, Mississauga", Abitare 527, novembre/november 2012, pp. 42-49 |
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Frederic Mialet, "Tours d'habitation / Residential towers", Moniteur Architecture AMC 217, septembre/september 2012, pp. 81-91 "874 flats: 56 and 50 floors, Mississauga, near Toronto, Canada", Moniteur Architecture AMC 217, septembre/september 2012, p. 84 (81-91) |
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Joann Gonchar, "Shapely pair adds new twist", Architectural Record 12/2011, december 2011, p. 39 |
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Cathelijne Nuijsink, Tom Arban, "Towering ambition", Mark. Another Architecture 35 december 2011-january 2012, pp. 138-145 |
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"Originals", Icon 94, april 2011, pp. 60-79 Douglas Murphy, "It's a MAD world", Icon 94, april 2011, pp. 60-67 (60-79) |
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DIMENSIONAL DATA |
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Tower A estremity m. 175.6 (ft. 576) top floor m. 165 (ft. 541) Tower B estremity m. 157,9 (ft. 518) top floor m. 165 (ft. 496) |
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Tower A 56 below ground 6 above ground Tower B 50 below ground 6 above ground |
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Tower A tower sq.m.. 40,069 (sq.ft. 431,299) Tower B tower sq.m. 35,380 (sq.ft. 380,827)
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Tower A 427 apartments Tower B 453 apartments |
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