Sky Rise Over Miami

From out on the ocean, the new Sky Rise Miami might appear to be a giant water-slide made of glistening steel and glass. But what will soon be the city's tallest tower when it's completed in 2017 is actually meant to resemble a wave or even a giant game fish that's breaking the water's surface as it snatches a fisherman's bait. Said to be constructed in part of a single massive sheet of mesh that extends one thousand feet up into the blue Atlantic sky, the LEED Gold Standard tower will house nightclubs, restaurants, exhibition spaces, and even a bungee jumping platform.

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