Taiwan Tower: Super Slim Greenery Clad Twin Skycrapers

The Taiwan Tower is set of ultra slim twin skyscrapers housing a cultural center and museum, all topped by a lofty sky park. Designed by architects <a href="http://ma-steven.blogspot.com/">Steven Ma</a>, San Liu, Xinyu Wan, and Emre Icdem, the towers soar to a height of 350 meters with hanging gardens lining the length of its facade. The greenery clad building also features eco-innovations such as water recycling plants, <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/energy/wind">wind</a> turbines and solar panels.

The towers house not one but three museums that showcase <a href="http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=taiwan">Taiwan</a>'s past, present and future.

Visitors to the exhibitions will also be able to enjoy public spaces like a water plaza, an outdoor theatre, a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/2010/11/01/the-great-glass-house-swells-from-the-ground-like-a-giant-blue-egg/">green house</a>, and an event plaza.

Other portions of the building will be made into high-end residences, an aviary for endangered bird species and restaurants.

The towers will even house a vertical farm.

Two floating podiums sit at the top of the towers.

A sky-walk suspended between them gives visitors the chance to "walk in the sky."

"Mother Earth nourishes everything. Rotating seasons bring in abundant harvest. Agriculture is the origin of Taiwan, and cohabitation with nature is the goal that we purse with. We piled the harvest of rice, spread out beautiful flower petals, rise up the basket, and we thanks for the land, thanks for God. The spirit of the design comes from the dialogue between human and nature, through the transformation of traditional cultural celebrations as a symbol of the essence of Taiwan......" write the architects about their inspiration.

The towers soar to a staggering height of 350 meters.