Simplified Canton Tower (广州塔)

The Canton Tower (Chinese: 广州塔), formally Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower (Chinese: 广州电视台天文及观光塔), is a 604 metres (1,982 ft) tall multi-purpose observation tower in the Haizhu District of the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton). The tower was topped out in 2009 and it became operational on 29 September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games. The tower briefly held the title of tallest tower in the world, replacing the CN Tower, before being surpassed by the Tokyo Skytree. It was the tallest structure in China prior to the topping out of Shanghai Tower on 3 August 2013. It is now the second tallest tower and the fourth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.

The tower was designed by Information Based Architecture and Arup. The Arup team led by structural engineer Prof. Dr. Joop Paul introduced near mass customisation to the joint design, in combination with parametric design methods, and applied a simple structural concept of three elements: columns, rings and braces, to this more complex geometry.

This STL design was created using Grasshopper Parametric for Rhino. The design has been massively simplified to allow it to be easily 3D printed.

I made this design as Guangzhou is one of my favourite cities full of good food, art and beautiful flowers! Be sure to visit Art23, Loft 345 and White Swan hotel on Shamian Island.
Hooley's Irish Pub is the best expat bar and you'll find many friendly people there with funny stories about living in China. Enjoy!!