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Imaginary Towers
An illustrative exploration of towers
from the Imagination….
by Jeffrey Michael George
Woven Glass Tower
Towers composed of a glass skin which is dimensional and
diagonal, yielding a woven visual texture, set in a waterfront setting….
Futurist Tower
Based on the Futurist Movement in Art in the early 20th Century, this
skyscraper enjoins other towers via pedestrian
skyways….
Ice Tower
An urban tower with an icy thin glass plane
facing forward, supported by biomorphic lateral bracing, with major massing faced with
vertical steel fins and glass….
DNA Tower
Curvilinear mid-rise and high-rise towers focused on a central spiral which
is a sculptural centerpiece and provides a nocturnal light show….
Expressionist Tower
A fusion of Cubism and Futurism results in this
biomorphic tower, shown here with compositional
studies based on the perspective view of the
tower….
Monolithic Towers
A grouping of very vertical pyramid-shaped
towers, joined with bridge elements which also
serve as lateral support members….
Cubist Towers
A central tower of Cubist inspiration, set into an
urban context, with pedestrian connections to
all of its neighbors….
Dhali Lhama Towers
Inspired by the architecture of Nepal, here is a cluster of
vertical towers of various heights joined together for increased structural
support….
Naturalistic Towers
Exploring a world where the architecture has no
straight lines at all….deferring to nature as its model for growth
and architectural form….
Rectangular Towers
A cityscape composed of rectangular towers,
similar in size and style, with massing stepping
back as they rise, interlocking to form a textured urban wall….