"Turning Torso...The bo01 Blemish"

Bo01 in Malmö, Sweden is an incredible and livable mixed-use development that is a prime example of forward thinking Scandinavian design. "It is like they took regular rows of housing and gave it a good kick," said a Danish architect describing to me its jumbled yet cohesive master plan. Each home is individual, of different types, and still a part of the whole picture. The spaces in between the housing units are rich and active. Yet there rest one scar on the face of Bo01....The Turning Torso! Beware, ladies and gentlemen! At a whopping 190 meters it stands high above the quiet village only to cast an unsightly reflection upon the rainwater catchment system. It twists, it turns, and ruins the overall concept of a human scaled environment. True, it is an engineering masterpiece...but not a place for people. It was meant to originally be a temporary pavilion, and wow, did the architect, Santiago Calatrava Valls, take it too far.  

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