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    Nov 05, 2018 5 minutes
    Image courtesy Beulah International

    UN Studio and Cox Architecture’s “Green Spine” Wins Southbank Tower Competition

    A twisting, dual-tower design by UN Studio and Cox Architecture was named winner of Beulah International’s global competition for a $2 billion plus tower in Melbourne’s Southbank in August.

    Dubbed Green Spine, the winning proposal was conceived as an extension of Southbank Boulevard, which the City of Melbourne is currently converting into a linear park. It draws the green space of the park and the nearby Royal Botanic Gardens into the tower’s public spaces at various levels and up the terraces and balconies nestled in its curved facade. Juror and Victorian government architect Jill Garner said the twisting form would be “an elegant addition to the skyline.”

    Green Spine was one of six shortlisted designs from some of the world’s most lauded practices, each paired with an

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