March 31, 2006
Beijing architect’s design ‘Absolute’ winner for tower
MISSISSAUGA
Yansong Ma, founder of a Beijing/China architectural design firm, won the international competition to design the landmark condominium tower at the Absolute Community in Mississauga.
His design for a 50-storey residential tower was selected from among six finalists. The as yet unnamed tower will rise from the northeast corner of Burnhamthorpe Road and Hurontario Street.
“We are enormously pleased with the results of this competition,” says Danny Salvatore, president of Fernbrook Homes, partners with Cityzen Development Group in the newly planned residential community.
“Yansong Ma’s vision is breathtaking.”
“This tower will become an instant icon and an international landmark. We have brought the world’s best and brightest to Mississauga.”
While the competition was fierce, Ma’s submission topped the list among three groups asked to judge the six finalists, says Sam Crignano, principal in Cityzen Group.
“It was first choice among our nine-member international expert judging panel. It was the favourite for the 6,000 people who cast ballots at an exhibit in Mississauga’s Square One during the past month, and it was number one among brokers and agents invited to comment on which design they found best suited to buyers’ needs,” he says.
Ma’s role will be conceptual design with hands-on work remaining in the hands of a local architectural firm. Construction starts late this year or early next.
Ma’s practice spans the globe with projects in the United States, China, Dubai and now in Canada. His floating island design for the rebuilding of New York’s World Trade Center was exhibited at the Beijing Architectural Biennale and made part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of China. Just last week, he received The Architecture League of New York, Young Architects Award for 2006.
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