Danish-designed skyscraper to rub shoulders with Turning Torso

One of Denmark's top architecture studios wins the bid to build a trademark skyscraper in Copenhagen's Swedish sister city
Even though Copenhagen's architectural heritage is deeply rooted in its stately, five-storey buildings, its architects have their eyes on the sky.
C.F. Møller, one of the country's most prestigious studios, announced Monday that it had been chosen to build a skyscraper across the Øresund Sound in Sweden. The 180-metre edifice will become the trademark building in Malmö's new Hyllie Project.
In a local newspaper, Malmö residents voted for the Danish-designed project, which beat out the three other proposals from Sweden, Norway and Austria with 52% of the votes.
Lone Wigger, the head architect on the project, made no secret that the building, tentatively named Malmö Tower, would act in dialogue with the award-winning Turning Torso skyscraper, which Copenhageners can glimpse on the other side of the sound.
'In the future, there won't be only one skyscraper in Malmö, but two which converse with each other,' said Wigger. 'One in a twisted, organic form, the other in a cubic form. One in glass, the other in concrete. Together the two white towers can give Malmö a new identity.'
At a press conference Monday, Wigger emphasised that the tower would not only look good - it would help the new district, which includes a sports arena, shopping centre, flats and a new train station, spring to life. Specially designed kid-friendly areas figure prominently in the building, as does a roof-top restaurant that will provide a view over the Øresund.
The entire Hyllie Project is expected to cost DKK 1.6 billion (EUR 214 million) and will stand finished by the winter of 2010-2011.