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10 most futuristic buildings in the world

In a 21st century world, when science and technology can create almost everything, the human mind can afford to create in architecture what would be impossible to create buildings so cool and technologically advanced, which are not only incredible and unreal, but also include the use of innovative solutions to near-term problems.

Many of these buildings attract with their impressive architecture and magnificent construction. We bring you the top 10 most futuristic and super cool buildings in the world.

10. Crystal, London


The crystal was presented to the public in 2012 as one of the majestic buildings in the world, inviting to the largest exhibition of urban achievements. It has a crystal-like shape that brings together two designer stories: the "multi-face urban world" and the Crystal Palace, built for the Great London Exhibition in 1861, which showcased the latest technologies of the industrial revolution. The single-frame glass building uses solar energy and the earth's heat exchange resources to generate its own energy. Other notable innovations here include rainwater harvesting, waste water treatment and electric vehicle chargers.

9. Spaceport America, New Mexico


When we talk about our vision of the world of the future, the first thing that comes to mind is a spaceship. Commercial Spaceport America in New Mexico looks like one of them. Having not really appeared yet, 12 projects of flight tests for vertical take-off have already been produced on it since 2006 with the publication of the experiments performed on a regular basis, including the implementation of annual student projects. In its finished form, the spaceport will consist of a runway, a terminal or a hangar, a search system, an emergency service, a track for special equipment, a heating, water and power supply system and a place for active recreation for tourists. At the moment, the spaceport is used by people as a transfer point when traveling by public transport.

8. Bey Gardens, Singapore


One of the largest natural parks, Bey Gardens in Singapore, is the most visited architectural landmark by tourists. The architect, as a multi-award winner, has always been respected for his judicious use of public spaces, which makes this place visited by tourists as a spectacular view of the ancient bridges over the tree garden. Spread over more than 101 hectares of waterfront, most of the greenhouses look like the delightful Singaporean national flower, the Miss Joaquim vanda (orchid hybrid). The garden is known throughout the world for its varied botanical attractions such as the Superwood Grove, a grove of artificial ornamental trees, which are vertical gardens ranging from 9 to 26 feet. They are made up of beautiful living plants and solar panels that generate solar energy. Another botanical attraction, the Flower House, is the largest shell-shaped greenhouse that features billions of plants from a variety of deserts around the world. The garden is beautifully lit at night and tourists can enjoy a dance show of light and music among a group of fantastic trees.

7. Budrji Khalifa, Dubai


The tallest building in the world, Burji Khalifa (2,722 feet), is a global icon because its unimaginable architecture and design combine with the latest technology. Opened in early 2010, it has been described as a "living astonishment" or "vertical city", the tallest freestanding skyscraper that includes: the largest number of departments, leased floors, the highest external observation decks and the elevator with the highest lift in the world. The Burji Khalifa is world renowned as the diamond of the seaside region, combining art, engineering and culture well, including the famous architectural splendid composition - a tower that includes three elements, organized around a central core made in the form of a red spider flower.

6. Absolute World Towers, Canada


Skyscrapers are a symbol of a technological challenge in all urbanization processes. Located in Mississauga, Toronto, the Ultimate World Towers, or Living Twin Towers, 518 and 589 feet high, respectively, have different levels, rotating at different degrees, from base to top, allowing them to twist and turn in line. Due to their graceful appearance, they are also called the Marilyn Monroe Towers. Higher oval-shaped floors offer panoramic views of distant city skylines and end with balconies that wrap around recessed glass fronts. The towers have won many awards, and have always been named the best tall building in America by the main Chicago Board of Tall Buildings and Urban Practices, a government organization of engineers and architects.

5. Ballitt Center, Seattle


Founded in Seattle in 2013, the Ballitt Center is a global commercial building and a model for supporting urban talent. This six-story building, covering an area of ​​about 50 thousand square kilometers, has an extensive roof that filters clean water into the building and a sidewalk that allows water to penetrate the soil. The roof also has solar panels that act as cisterns to store rainwater. Around the center are located "living factories", with a total cost of $ 30 million, the main function of which is to save water and energy, compost toilets and neutralize harmful chemical emissions. They are successfully self-healing, commercially viable and will amaze everyone who visits the Ballitt Center.

4. Galaxy Soho Building, Beijing


Galaxy Soho was opened in 2012 in Central Beijing, China. This is an 18-block office, with an implemented and representative architecture that is so cool and beyond our understanding of the world. We can only imagine something like this in science fiction films. It consists of four domed structures connected by air bridges and platforms built of glass, aluminum, stone and stainless steel. The building, designed by architect Zaga Nadid, the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, with its flowing lines and organic forms, as if created by the union of nature itself, engineering thought, makes a peaceful, rich and harmonious impression.

3. Palazzo Lombardy, Milan


Winner of the 2012 World Architecture Award for Best New Global Design, Palazzo Lombardy in Milan is one of the most sustainable office towers in the world. The arch-shaped building, which is 525 feet high, is the finest example of modern architecture and supportive planning, with technological solutions to the challenges of our difficult days. The building includes an earthen water heating pump for both temperature maintenance and heating. Some of the front sections of the tower are equipped with solar panels that generate energy for the building. The climate wall collects solar energy to be converted into electricity and unifies the office space of the building from the outside, giving a beautiful appearance to the building and its surroundings.

2. Pyramid W57, New York


Pyramid W57 in New York City is a 600-piece building between 10th and 11th avenues, designed by BIG's chief architect, Bjarke Ingels. Human perception of the Building changes depending on the location, from East Fifty-eighth Street the pyramid looks like a thin spire, and from the West Side Highway resembles a pyramid. Each room is surrounded by an outdoor green space and is illuminated by natural daylight. Ingel notes: "The building is a cross between Copenhagen's courtyard and New York City skyscrapers - a shared, intimate, central urban oasis merging with the explicit, secluded and panoramic view of the tall building in a new hybrid form."

1. Atomium, Brussels


After seeing this monumental structure, you will feel as if you are in the future. The Atomium in Brussels is a Belgian international tourist attraction and one of the most popular attractions in Europe. This instantly recognizable structure was designed by Andrew Waterkein in 1958 at the World Fair of Brussels. The Atomium resembles an iron crystal, magnified 165 million times, consisting of 9 metal spheres connected by corridors with escalators. The main sphere has a restaurant that serves confectionery and offers an all-encompassing view of the city, as opposed to other spheres showing exhibitions about the construction of the Atomium and the history of the 1958 exhibition. It was designed at a time when the presentation of scientific progress was associated with the return of the atomic era. At that time, the idea circled around optimistic modernity and the desire to create people who had forgotten about the Second World War.

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