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A team of Romanian architects who won against 236 teams across 25 countries in the world will build a SF skyscraper in Taiwan. The 300 - 350 meter building is meant to become a new landmark for the Asian country. The Taiwan Tower will be much shorter than the country’s highest 508-metre Taipei 101 skyscraper, but will become the tallest structure in Taichung, Taiwan’s thirdlargest city.

The bid jury, featuring architects from Taiwan, the United States, Britain and Japan, called Dorin’s design both modern and graceful. They concluded that the project offered by the Romanians will be a challenge for architectural design and a point of attraction. “It will serve as both a landmark and a piece of graceful art. Its structure and material are challenging,” An Yu-chien, the Taiwan member of the jury, said. Besides winning the chance to design the tower, Dorin STEFAN also won a prize of four million Taiwan dollars (125,000 US dollars).

The Romanian team believes that their fabulous skyscraper is quite realizable. The building should become a new Taiwan icon. The Taiwan Tower will be much lower than 508-meter Taipei 101, but its domination within the Taichung skyline is unchallengeable. The tower will have an observation deck, a restaurant and office space. From the observation deck, tourists can get a birds’ eye view of Taichung and can also see the Taiwan Strait, which separates Taiwan and China.

Acceptance rate:
5 million visitors a year;
13 670 visitors per day;
1140 visitors per hour;
570 visitors per half an hour;
8 zeppelin/elevator platforms – app. 72
passengers per platform at any time;
8 stops - app. 4 minites arrival interval.
Operation: 365 days full operation;
Visiting hours: 12 hours a day

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