7 may 13 |  Dezeen

By Emilie Chalcraft

Proposal unveiled for Mumbai's tallest tower

Arian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has unveiled its competition-winning proposal to build Mumbai's tallest skyscraper. The 400-metre-high, 116-storey Imperial Tower would become the tallest building in the Indian city if construction goes ahead.

The tower would have a slender, aerodynamic shape designed to "confuse the wind" and withstand strong currents, according to Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.
Green terraces called "sky gardens" would also break up wind currents, say the architects, whose kilometre-high Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia is currently under construction.

The proposal includes plans for 132 residential units, some as large as 1,115 square metres, along with smaller serviced apartments.
Other projects by the same architects include a high-density, car-free city in China and a pair of 450 metre-high towers with glass scales – see all projects by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.

At the start of the year we took a look at the ten tallest skyscrapers set to complete around the world in 2013 – see all skyscrapers on Dezeen.