This skyscraper is a tribute to the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973), who had the courage to speak in favor of free enterprise and a rational, axiomatic-deductive approach to economics when most of his contemporaries advocated socialism politically and some variant of positivism methodologically. Likewise, this building stands out among the creations of modern architecture. Instead of being based on the rectangle – as are most modern skyscrapers – it is based on the circle. This building began as a single cylinder, and its components were created by removing some of the cylinder’s parts. This building dares to be round in the midst of its rectangular contemporaries – a tribute to Ludwig von Mises and to being different.
Height: 367.56 meters.
NOTE: I am not an architect and as such am not an experienced judge of the technical feasibility of actually building my designs, based on the present technological and economic constraints. I intend my buildings to be exercises in esthetic imagination and only create the exterior of the buildings. Perhaps they or some elements of them might inspire actual architects to build structures that resemble them. Moreover, perhaps future architects will discover ways to render feasible some of my designs that are currently unattainable. If either of these events happens at any time, I would be honored and thrilled to receive any information regarding such developments. #architecture #building #circle #cylinder #fantasy #future #futuristic #geometric #glass #Ludwig_von_Mises #modern #skyscraper #stone
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