Turning Torso has won several prestigious awards:
The International Concrete Federation (fib) in Lausanne, Switzerland awarded Turning Torso the ”fib Award for Outstanding Structures 2006”. This award is given every four years. The jury recognized Turning Torso as the most technically advanced and spectacular concrete building completed in the past four years.
Emporis.com, the largest online resource for skyscrapers, named Turning Torso the winner of the ”Emporis Skyscraper Award” for 2005, which honors the best new skyscraper of the year.
Additionally, Turning Torso has been featured in the CTBUH Best Tall Buildings Book and was celebrated at the CTBUH 14th Annual Awards Symposium in Chicago in 2015.
In 2015, Santiago Calatrava’s Turning Torso won the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s 10 Year Award. Completed in 2005, this tallest skyscraper in Scandinavia has demonstrated outstanding performance over the past decade. More details can be found in the press release.
“Iconic, astonishing, and inspirational, the unusual building has had a deep influence in our industry and has added a unique feature to Malmö’s skyline. Since this project was announced 15 years ago, architects worldwide have been inspired,” said Vincent Tse, CTBUH Trustee and Managing Director at Parsons Brinckerhoff. “It is without doubt that Turning Torso has greatly influenced the way tall building design has developed over the past decade, especially with regard to 3-D geometric design.”