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Oct 31, 10:56 PM
Calatrava's dancer, then, is more like a marionette — controlled by visible means of support. But this doesn't detract from the design: the steel bracing is one of the handsomest things about this building. The frame curves right up the full height of the tower, highlighting the fluid, flowing form in a way that Calatrava's pseudo-cubes don't fully manage to do. This exoskeleton also connects the Turning Torso to a long tradition of skyscrapers whose form illuminates their structure. Louis Kahn once referred to the Seagram Building as a beautiful lady with hidden corsets, because its bracing was tucked behind Mies van der Rohe's exquisite facade; Calatrava's lady has confidently removed her dress.→ The New Yorker: The Critics: The Sky Line
