[조감도]Taipei's latest skyscraper inspired by the shape of bamboo shoots

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Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel is set to design the latest addition to Taipei's skyline – a green bamboo-shaped skyscraper that will house not one, but two luxury hotels.

The Italian multi-disciplinary design practice is creating the 280-metre-tall Taipei Sky Tower (TST) for Taipei-based developers Riant Capital Limited.

With its curved edges, angled tip and grooved green glass facade, the new skyscraper blends visual references to both Chinese bamboo shoots and the pleated columns of ancient Greece, according to the architect.