INFINITY TOWER

Dubai Architecture

Infinity Tower is a high-rise building being built in the Dubai Marina, which is located next to the Dubai Media City and opposite to the Jumeirah Lake Towers. It will be built on the same side of the marina as the Dubai Marina Towers and will be close to The Torch and The Princess towers.

Infinity Tower will have a total of 80 stories, rising to a height of 330 meters (1,083 feet). It was designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) and the building has been called the highest twisting tower in the world. It will contain studio, 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments, along with 11 loft floors and 3 penthouse floors.

Amenities at Infinity Tower include a landscaped podium, retail outlets, children's nursery, gymnasium, outdoor swimming pools, built-in wardrobes, high-speed Internet, and outdoor tennis court.

The visionary management of Cayan chose Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the world-renowned and award-winning architectural group to be their partners in this remarkable project. They have created a truly unique building, an 80-story tower that spirals in a smooth curve by an astonishing 90º, to give every apartment a stunning view of the sea or marina.

Completion Date - 2009
Location - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Fantastic Location offering Panoramic views of Sea and Dubai Marina.  80 Storey Glass faced Property with astonishing 90 degree twist

Aqua Tower - Chicago’s Architectural Genius Wins Grant

Chicago’s Architectural Genius Wins Grant

A Chicago architect has been named one of 22 MacArthur Foundation Fellows for 2011, all chosen for their innovative contributions to design and technology.

Chicago's own Jeanne Gang.

Chicago’s own Jeanne Gang, 47, is the first architect in 11 years to win a Genius Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Each Genius Grant winner will receive $500,000 over the next five years with no strings attached.

Gang, who founded Studio Gang Architects in 1997, is best known for her design of the award-winning Aqua Tower, a curvaceous skyscraper of mixed-use Chicago real estate on North Columbus Drive that offers a mix of luxury condos for sale and rent, office and retail space, and a hotel.

The architecturally unique Aqua Tower.

 

The Foundation calls Gang an “Architect integrating conventional materials, striking yet functional designs, and ecologically friendly technology in bold structures that challenge the aesthetic and technical possibilities of the art form.”

The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation chose the grant recipients “for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future.”

“This has been a year of great change and extraordinary challenge, and we are once again reminded of the potential individuals have to make a difference in the world and shape our future,” said Robert Gallucci, President of the MacArthur Foundation.

“The MacArthur Fellows exemplify how individual creativity and talent can spark new insights and ideas in every imaginable field of human endeavor.”

Among this year’s Fellows are a cellist, a developmental biologist, a radio producer, a neurologist, a conservator, a poet, a geneticist, a parasitologist and a public historian.

And, an innovative Chicago architect.

Congratulations to all the Fellow winners!