One of the most bent towers in the world has been launched in Chongqing, a megacity in Western China. The 180 meter high ‘Dance of Light’ skyscrapers have been inspired by the Northern Lights, according to Aedas Architecture, which has designed it. Extraordinary buildings have become viral on social media. The tower, which is located in Xingfu Plaza in the Jiangbei District in Chongqing, has two double curved sides that gives the feeling that the structure is spinning, a report in the architectural magazine and Dezeen’s design said.
Some images of ‘Dance of Light’ skyscrapers have been shared by a user named Santanu Bhattacharya on Twitter. “One of the most bent & beautiful towers in the world was opened in Chongqing, China today. The Dance of Light Tower, which was designed by Aedas architectural firm as high as 590 feet and has the most twisted facade that imitates the shape of the northern lights,” he said in the tweet. According to Dezeen, this unique 39 floor building is intended to function as a landmark in the business area, where each structure has been inspired by other stars and heavenly phenomena.
Aurora Borealis, known as Northern Lights, has a curved shape, and the studio chooses to model its structure. Now the structure has been dubbed ‘Dance of Light’. Principal of Aedas Global Design Ken Wai told Dezeen, “The concept of light dance was proposed to celebrate the achievement to embrace technology by the city of Chongqing. The light dance comes from the phenomenon of charming northern light that turns on heaven.” “They experience, dynamic and elegant, all important aspects we want to achieve in our tower design,” Ken said further. The ‘Dance of Light’ tower has a “rotating angle” up to 8.8 degrees per floor, which is claimed to be 1.5 times more than other skyscrapers, making it one of the “most bent towers in the world”.