New Renderings Of Zaha Hadid’Ss One Thousand Museum Tower In Miami.image courtesy of 1000 Museum

For renowned international architect Zaha Hadid, something in Miami never added up: the architecture didn't match the city.

The city lacked residences to back up its diverse, international population and burgeoning reputation for high-end culture, including Art Basel, a large, annual contemporary fair.With that in mind, she recently broke ground on her luxury tower on Miami's downtown bayfront. Employing her trademark sinewy curves and column-free spaces, the structure will twist over 700 feet into the sky to provide views reaching across Biscayne Bay and past Miami Beach to the Atlantic Ocean.

Located opposite the city's new waterfront Museum Park and a stone's throw from a modern concert hall and opera house, Hadid's tower is encased in a white exoskeleton shaped like a zipper over a recessed glass facade and set atop a bulbous podium.Billed as offering a "six-star lifestyle" with a private rooftop helipad, scented ambiances and an indoor aquatic center, it seeks to set a new standard in Miami's growing number of luxury residencies with prices starting at $6 million. The asking price for the two-storey rooftop penthouse: $49 million......Continue Reading

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