Today's skyscrapers are more than just the regular, rectangular box that has adorned the world's skyline for decades. Innovative engineering techniques have paved the way for daring architecture to step up and revitalize the once boring skyline of Asia. What are we expecting for Asia's crazy skyline for 2017?
Asia has been home to many architectural wonders through the years Backpacking Asia reports that Among the most impressive skyscrapers in its skyline would be the 7,650 skyscrapers in Hong Kong of which, four of the tallest buildings in the world could be found.
Taipei 101 from Taiwan that has been built to resist typhoons and earthquakes certainly wowed the world. The Tokyo Tower from Japan has been a historical landmark since it has been built, a tower visited by tourists all over the globe.
Another very impressive building would be the gravity-defying CCTV building in Beijing which has ben designed to look like two perpendicular axes attached to each other's blades. Known locally as the "Big Pants", it took a total of 10 years to complete.
The Interlace Singapore has been awarded the World Building of 2015 with its impressive and daring architecture. Dubbed by CNN as an ambitious residential development, it consists of rectangular blocks which are stacked on top of each other in the most unusual ways.
CNN reports that there are a number of crazy skyscrapers to look out for in the future. One would be the MahaNakhon of Bangkok, the tallest building in Bangkok, which has been designed by the German architect Ole Scheeren.
Another building to expect in the future of Asia's skyline would be the KL118 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, which is an 118-meter 'megatall' structure. Although it is not expected to be completed until 2019, the initial works of the KL118 have already commenced.
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