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Absolute World
Twin residential skyscraper complex in Mississauga, Ontario
Twin residential skyscraper complex in Mississauga, Ontario
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Absolute World |
| image | Absolute Towers Mississauga. South-west view.jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| alternate_names | The Marilyn Monroe Towers |
| location | 50–60 Absolute Avenue |
| Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| coordinates | |
| building_type | Residential condominiums |
| roof | Tower 1: 179.5 m |
| Tower 2: 161.2 m | |
| floor_count | Tower 1: 56 floors |
| Tower 2: 50 floors | |
| elevator_count | Tower 1: 6 |
| Tower 2: 6 | |
| completion_date | 2007–2012 |
| floor_area | Recreation Centre: 2800 m2 |
| architect | Burka Architects |
| MAD Studio | |
| structural_engineer | Sigmund Soudack & Associates |
| main_contractor | Dominus Construction Group |
| developer | Fernbrook Homes |
| Cityzen Development Group | |
| website | |
| owner | Fernbrook Homes |
| Cityzen Development Group | |
| references |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Tower 2: 161.2 m Tower 2: 50 floors Tower 2: 6 MAD Studio Cityzen Development Group Cityzen Development Group
Absolute World is a residential condominium twin tower skyscraper complex in the five-tower Absolute City Centre development in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The project was built by Fernbrook Homes and Cityzen Development Group. With the first three towers completed (Absolute City Centre 1 and 2 and Absolute Vision), the last two towers (Absolute World 4 and 5) were topped off at 50 and 56 storeys. The complex's twin towers are nicknamed the "Marilyn Monroe Towers" due to their sinuous shape and design.
Background
In 2004, an international design competition was held to select the architect for the fourth tower for Absolute World. Yansong Ma, founder of the MAD office, Beijing/China architectural design firm was announced the winner. Sales were to start in May 2007 with construction beginning later that year, and anticipated completion in 2009. Within days of the announcement, the taller building had been nicknamed the "Marilyn Monroe" tower due to its curvaceous, hourglass figure likened to actress Marilyn Monroe.
On June 14, 2012, the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), a non-profit group of architects and engineers, reported that the towers were among the world's best new skyscrapers. The building would also win the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2012.
Design
The larger of the two towers twists 209 degrees from the base to the top, making it very similar to Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden. The structural design was done by Sigmund Soudack & Associates Inc, a Toronto-based structural engineering firm. The tower has six levels of underground parking.
The following table lists the amount of rotation for each floor of Tower 1.
| Floor | Rotation | Floor | Rotation | Floor | Rotation | Floor | Rotation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | -10° | 15 | 15° | 29 | 74° | 43 | 168° | |
| 2 | -9° | 16 | 18° | 30 | 82° | 44 | 171° | |
| 3 | -8° | 17 | 21° | 31 | 90° | 45 | 174° | |
| 4 | -7° | 18 | 24° | 32 | 98° | 46 | 177° | |
| 5 | -6° | 19 | 27° | 33 | 106° | 47 | 180° | |
| 6 | -5° | 20 | 30° | 34 | 114° | 48 | 183° | |
| 7 | -4° | 21 | 33° | 35 | 122° | 49 | 186° | |
| 8 | -3° | 22 | 36° | 36 | 130° | 50 | 189° | |
| 9 | -2° | 23 | 39° | 37 | 138° | 51 | 192° | |
| 10 | 0° | 24 | 42° | 38 | 146° | 52 | 194° | |
| 11 | 3° | 25 | 45° | 39 | 154° | 53 | 195° | |
| 12 | 6° | 26 | 50° | 40 | 159° | 54 | 196° | |
| 13 | 9° | 27 | 58° | 41 | 162° | 55 | 197° | |
| 14 | 12° | 28 | 66° | 42 | 165° | 56 | 198° |
|File:Absolute World May 2010.JPG|May 2010 |File:Absolute Condos - Construction - June 4th, 2009.jpg|June 2009 |File:AbsoluteTowers2006.jpg|September 2006}}
Project managers
- MAD: Ma Yansong & Dang Qun
- Fernbrook: Anthony Pignetti, Sergio Vacilotto, Ivano DiPietro, Faruq Ahmad, Jordana Scola.
Impact
As popular culture icon
In 2025, Absolute World was prominently featured on the cover of Canadian musicians PartyNextDoor and Drake's collaborative studio album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, with the duo pictured in front of the complex's twin towers at night while donning fur coats.
References
References
- {{CTBUH. 3918. Absolute World 50
- {{CTBUH. 2939. Absolute World 56
- "Absolute City Centre". [[Emporis]].
- {{SkyscraperPage. 47051. Absolute World South
- {{SkyscraperPage. 49928. Absolute World North
- {{Structurae. 20020422. Absolute World Tower 2
- "Buildings in Canada". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
- "Absolute Towers". Design Build Network.
- (29 August 2014). "Absolute Towers – The Marilyn Monroe Towers". Group Africa Publishing.
- Katherine Dunn. (14 June 2012). "'Marilyn Monroe' towers in Mississauga among world's best new skyscrapers". The Toronto Star.
- "Emporis Skyscraper Award 2012". [[Emporis]].
- (2010-11-25). "Engineering the voluptuous". The Globe and Mail.
- (2010-01-20). "Glazing underway at Absolute World Tower Four condos in Mississauga, Ontario". Daily Commercial News.
- [http://www.peruarki.com/wp-content/uploads/importados/369/peruarki9.jpg Peruarki - The Absolute Towers / MAD] {{webarchive. link. (March 4, 2016)
- "ArchitectureWeek People and Places: MAD Architects in Mississauga, Ontario".
- Bustard, Andy. (February 13, 2025). "Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR Reveal 'Some Sexy Songs 4 U' Tracklist".
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