This is Singapore’s Pan Pacific Orchard, which has just been named the world’s best new tall building by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).
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In some areas, Singapore’s strict building codes even require property developers to include large amounts of greenery when constructing new towers.
Combined, the green spaces at Pan Pacific Orchard amount to around three times more than this legal minimum.
“Pan Pacific Orchard represents the best in responsible vertical urbanism today,” said CTBUH’s CEO, Javier Quintana de Uña, in a statement.
Persons:
Darren Soh, ”, Hong Wei, Phua, Singapore’s, Lee Kuan Yew, Marc Tan, Mun Summ Wong, 3XN, Javier Quintana de Uña
Organizations:
Singapore CNN, CNN, UOL Group, Pan, ”, Vanderbilt
Locations:
Singapore, Pacific, WOHA, Orchard, ”, Pacific Orchard, New York City