模仿碧昂丝曲线形外观的摩天大楼

时间：2015-07-11 07:55:46

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Beyoncé is one of the most influential1 women in the world – and it appears even skyscrapers2 want to look like her.

碧昂丝是世界最具影响力的女性之一，就连摩天大楼的外观也想向她靠拢。

 
Australian architect firm Elenberg Fraser wanted to design a 'flawless' building, so logically chose to draw inspiration from one of the US popstar's film clips for a new building, set to join Melbourne's streets.
 
The curvaceous shape of 226 metre skyrise Premier3 Tower is groundbreaking - and inspired by a scene in filmclip for 'Ghost', in which Beyonce writhes4 around while stuck in a grey, skin-tight bag. The innovative5 $350 million Melbourne high-rise will soon join the city's landscape and is set to begin construction on Spencer Street opposite from the CBD's Southern Cross station.
 
'We will reveal that the form does pay homage6 to something more aesthetic7 - we're going to trust you've seen the music video for Beyoncé's Ghost,' the company revealed in a statement, after winning approval to build the Spencer Street skyrise in May. The award winning, world class architects were so moved by Queen Bey's greyscale, artistic8 clip for a song from her 2013 album XO that they push the boundaries aesthetically9 with their gravity-defying, twisted building.
 
'The complex form - a vertical10 cantilever11 - is actually the most effective way to redistribute the building's mass, giving the best results in terms of structural12 dispersion, frequency oscillation and wind requirements,' the artists explain for those scientifically-inclined. 'Art and science? You betcha.'
 
The design is also a solution to climate, wind and other limitations which arose from the site in the western end of Melbourne's CBD.
 
The 68-storey structure will boast 660 apartments and a 160-room hotel.

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1 influential l7oxK     
adj.有影响的，有权势的
参考例句：
  • He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
  • He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
2 skyscrapers f4158331c4e067c9706b451516137890     
n.摩天大楼
参考例句：
  • A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
  • On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。
3 premier R19z3     
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
4 writhes 0ae70a9a9ef39eaea22ba402bb017d17     
（因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • He pats her kindly on the shoulder. She writhes. 他和和气气地拍拍她的肩膀。她扭动了一下。
  • A little girl writhes on water face about, I ask what she has incorrect. 一个小女孩在水上翻腾转身，我问她有什麽不对。
5 innovative D6Vxq     
adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的
参考例句：
  • Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
  • He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。
6 homage eQZzK     
n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬
参考例句：
  • We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
  • The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。
7 aesthetic px8zm     
adj.美学的，审美的，有美感
参考例句：
  • My aesthetic standards are quite different from his.我的审美标准与他的大不相同。
  • The professor advanced a new aesthetic theory.那位教授提出了新的美学理论。
8 artistic IeWyG     
adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的
参考例句：
  • The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
  • These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
9 aesthetically EKPye     
adv.美地，艺术地
参考例句：
  • Segmental construction contributes toward aesthetically pleasing structures in many different sites. 对于许多不同的现场条件，分段施工都能提供美观，颇有魄力的桥型结构。
  • All isolation techniques may be aesthetically unacceptable or even dirty. 所有的隔离方法都有可能在美观方面使人难以接受，或甚至是肮脏的。
10 vertical ZiywU     
adj.垂直的，顶点的，纵向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置
参考例句：
  • The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
  • Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。
11 cantilever IWizY     
n.悬梁臂；adj.采用伸臂建成的
参考例句：
  • The idea of cantilever construction is ancient in the Orient.在古代东方就已实行过悬臂施工。
  • The structure consists basically of two cantilever beams.这种结构基本上由两根悬臂梁组成。
12 structural itXw5     
adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的
参考例句：
  • The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
  • The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

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