Absolute City Centre - Absolute World North Edit Building

Identification

Approximate Address - Burnhamthorpe & Hurontario [map]

City - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Region - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Complex - Absolute City Centre

Complex Buildings - Absolute Vision, Absolute World South, Tower 1, A2

Nearby Buildings - Eden Park - Elle, One Park Tower, Ovation - North, Ovation - South, Queens Court - Building 1, Queens Court - Building 2, Queenscourt, Vahalla Court - Building 1, 400 The East Mall, Vahalla Court - Bulilding 2

Technical

Type - Skyscraper

Designation - Condominium

Status - Excavation

Height - 151m495feet

Floors - 50

Units - 430 suites

Suites - From 47m²510feet² to 95m²1025feet²

Companies

Architect - MAD Studio

Developer - Cityzen Development Corporation

Developer - Fernbrook Homes

Building Record History

2006-11-04 - Excavation

Reference Material

Contributors: Jonathan Martins, Mark Simpson, Rod Taylor

• "Absolute Sales Site". Accessed 1 Mar 08.

• Newman, Alex. (2006, 16 September). "Absolutely spectacular". Toronto Star.

  It's hard to deny the impact that the new Absolute condo tower has and will continue to have on the skyline of downtown Mississauga.

  The building, designed by noted architect Yansong Ma, is affectionately dubbed the Marilyn Monroe for its suggestive curves.

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• Hanes, Tracy. (2006, 22 July). "`Marilyn Monroe' gains mate". Toronto Star.

  Response to the launch of the 56-storey Absolute World 1 condominium, dubbed the Marilyn Monroe for its sensually curving shape, has prompted the addition of a second tower, with 50 storeys.

  After the launch of the first tower, inquiries flooded in from 7,000 prospective buyers; 6,000 registered online and at the sales centre. Its 432 units are virtually sold out and the second 430-unit tower, launched last weekend, is 60 per cent sold, says Danny Salvatore, president of Fernbrook Homes.

  Absolute World 2 has also been designed by Yansong Ma of the MAD Studio, whose design for Absolute World 1 was the winner of an international design competition, held by Fernbrook to seek out the best architectural talent for the project. (Fernbrook Homes and Cityzen Developments are partners in the development).

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• "Absolute launches second tower to meet overwhelming buyer demand". (2006, 14 July). Fernbrook Homes.

  Unprecedented buyer demand has persuadedthe creators of Mississauga's new Absolute Community to immediately launch the50-storey companion tower to its critically acclaimed 56-storey AbsoluteWorld.

  The new tower, Absolute World 2, will be a companion to Absolute World 1,dubbed Marilyn Monroe by critics for its sensuous, curving design.

  "They are Yansong Ma's version of Yin and Yang," says Danny Salvatore,president of Fernbrook Homes, which in partnership with the CityzenDevelopment group is creating the new community. "While the first towercaptures the feminine, the second tower will be its counterpart, still litheand romantic in its silhouette but more rugged and perhaps more robust."

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