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Written by:host
4/14/2009 2:25 PM 

Super skyscraper design takes it lying down  

April 13, Shenzhen

The new Vanke Center in Shenzhen, Guandong Province, is a "horizontal skyscraper" designed by maverick architect Steven Holl. The maverick architect Steven Holl is turning the traditional idea of a skyscraper on its head - or rather on its side. The new Vanke Center is a "horizontal skyscraper" and is being built in Shenzhen, Guandong Province in April 2009. If it was stood up vertically, it would be as tall as the Empire State Building, but lying horizontally it stands just 35 meters...more

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