{"id":80992,"date":"2014-03-29T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=80992"},"modified":"2014-03-29T16:19:11","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T20:19:11","slug":"architect-nika-winged-skyscraper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/architect-nika-winged-skyscraper","title":{"rendered":"Russian architect hopes to build this glorious winged skyscraper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/03\/architect-nika-winged-skyscraper.html\/nika-3-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-81009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81009\" alt=\"Nika-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Nika-31.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a>Renderings:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vasilyklyukin.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Vasily Klyukin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This bold building design from renowned Russian architect Vasily Klyukin was inspired by Winged Victory of Samothrace, a marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike crafted sometime around 200 BC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/03\/architect-nika-winged-skyscraper.html\/nika-statue\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80993\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-80993\" alt=\"Nika statue\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Nika-statue-675x1024.jpg\" width=\"405\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a>Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/5f\/Nike_of_Samothrake_Louvre_Ma2369_n4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"lightbox[80992]\" class=\"external\">Wikimedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Why model a building after an angel-like deity? Speaking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/vasily-klyukin-envisions-winged-victory-of-samothrace-building-03-26-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">DesignBoom<\/a>, Klyukin laments the fact that typically towers only compete in height.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to compete in beauty, playing with the acts and forms,&#8221; he told the online magazine. &#8220;I just couldn&#8217;t bypass the goddess of beauty and victory with my attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Still, the architect\u2019s vision is just that: a vision. The design doesn&#8217;t even have a potential home, although Klyukin clearly has an idea of what sort of topography he&#8217;d like to see it land on. As DesignBoom points out, in many of the renderings the Nike tower overlooks a body of water, referencing the original statue\u2019s commemoration, not only of the goddess, but of a victorious sea battle.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty awe-inspiring stuff. But are we the only ones who see the face of an elephant?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/03\/architect-nika-winged-skyscraper.html\/nike-tower\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-81004\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81004\" alt=\"Nike tower\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Nike-tower.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"554\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/03\/architect-nika-winged-skyscraper.html\/nika-4\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80996\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80996\" alt=\"Nika-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Nika-4.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"585\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/03\/architect-nika-winged-skyscraper.html\/nika-1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80997\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80997\" alt=\"Nika-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Nika-1.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/03\/architect-nika-winged-skyscraper.html\/nika-5\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-81002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-81002\" alt=\"Nika-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Nika-5-1024x782.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The design was inspired by Winged Victory of Samothrace, a marble sculpture of the Greek goddess 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