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Absolute World
The Marilyn Monroe Towers |
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LOCATION |
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North America |
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 Mississauga |
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50-60 Absolute Avenue (Burnhamthorpe Rd. / Hurontario Street)
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Residential buildings
Multiple dwelling
Vertical architectures
Skyscrapers
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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2006
project winner of competition
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Realisation |
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2007 - 2012 |
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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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CLIENT |
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Cityzen Development Group
Fernbrook Homes |
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DIMENSIONAL
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Tower A
estremity m. 175.6 (ft. 576)
top floor m. 165 (ft. 541)
Tower B
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top floor m. 165 (ft. 496) |
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Tower A
56 below ground
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Tower B
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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)
development sq.m. 85,000 (sq.ft. 914,932) |
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Tower B
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Tower A
427 apartments
Tower B
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STRUCTURES |
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN |
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STAFF |
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| Associate designers |
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| Shen Jun, Robert Groessinger, Florian Pucher, Yi Wenzhen, Hao Yi, Yao Mengyao, Zhao Fan, Liu Yuan, Zhao Wei, Li Kunjuan, Yu Kui, Max Lonnqvist, Eric Spencer |
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| Interior design |
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| Aerodynamics and weather resistant consultant |
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| Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering Group |
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| Dominus Construction Group |
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Photos by Tom Good, Scott Webb, Greg Kozi
Drawings © MAD
Drawings courtesy of RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects
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