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Altair (building)

Altair is a residential and commercial development in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The building has a 68-floor vertical tower and 63 floor leaning or sloping tower. At 240.0 m (787 ft), the building is the second tallest building in Sri Lanka, and its East tower the tallest inclined building in the world. The building is situated on the banks of the Beira Lake on a 2-acre plot of land leased by the Urban Development Authorit…

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Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Residential, Retail in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Moshe Safdie

Born 1938 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Moshe Safdie is an Israeli-Canadian-American architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author. He is well known for incorporating principles of socially responsible design throughout his six-decade career.

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