europe's tallest skyscraper, which will stand more than 70 metres higher than the shard, is going to be built in a sleepy swiss village plans for the 80 storey luxury hotel tower, designed by los angeles architect thom mayne, have been unveiled for the tiny hamlet of vas, in the swiss alps standing at 381 metres (1250ft) tall, the slim, glassy skyscraper aims to mirror the surrounding mountainous landscape europe's tallest skyscraper, which will stand at more than 70 metres above london's shard, is planned for a sleepy swiss village  plans for the 80 storey luxury hotel tower have been created by award winning los angeles architect thom mayne  the building will feature a slim, glass design to allow it to blend in the with the stunning scenery in the swiss alps  the 53,000 square metre building will include 107 guest rooms and suites, as well as spas, a ballroom and a library, restaurants, a cafe, bar, sky bar and a gallery it will also feature a swimming pool and fitness centre mayne's architect firm morphosis won a competition sponsored by a resort in the swiss town for the hotel which they hope to open in 2019, when it should be the continent's tallest—unless a planned tower in st petersburg assumes its full projected height an artist's renderings show a plane of glass shimmering high into the alpine sky, where it appears to evaporate into the atmosphere the top of the tower appears to disappear off into the sky thanks to its clever design by architect thom mayne  the 53,000 square metre building will include 107 guest rooms and suites, as well as spas and a ballroom  the luxury hotel will also boast a library, restaurants, a cafe, bar, sky bar and a gallery it will also have a swimming pool and fitness centre  mayne is known for his focus on the incorporation of light in his building designs, seen in his plans for the new tower  the swimming pool at the luxury hotel will offer panoramic views over the swiss alps  the renderings show a plane of glass shimmering high into the alpine sky, where it appears to evaporate into the atmosphere the building will be part of the vals resort, which already includes a hotel as well as a world famous spa building by swiss architect peter zumthor mayne told dezeen maagzine that each floor would have just one room offering exclusive panoramic views of the alps 'as much as possible, the hotel is a minimalist act that re iterates the site and offers to the viewer a mirrored, refracted perspective of the landscape,' said mayne the tallest building in the world is the burj khalifa or 'khalifa tower' in dubai which stands at 8298 m (2,722 ft) high in europe, currently the tallest structure is the federation tower in moscow, russia which measures at 3737m (1,227ft) tall a new tower designed by los angeles architect thom mayne (pictured) was announced today which will be the tallest building in europe  thom mayne is responsible for some of the world's most iconic buildings including the sun tower in seoul, korea and the perot museum of nature and science in dallas, texas based in los angeles, the principal of architectural firm morphosis, has won the rome prize fellowship and pritzker prize among many the american architect is known for his bold and unconventional works, in particular the buildings' offset angular forms, layered exterior walls, incorporation of giant letter and number graphics in recent years, his firm's architecture has created more layered visual effects which has been made possible increasingly through computer design techniques, which simplify the construction of complex forms mayne also has a focus emphasis on natural light within all of his designs in january this year, he was at the centre of controversy after buying and demolishing the house that noted writer ray bradbury had lived in for 50 years mayne began work under korean born architect ki suh park after graduating in 1972, mayne, livio santini, james stafford and michael brickler founded morphosis the group spent their free time experimenting with new inventions for their clients, whom consisted of friends and parents of students the perot museum of nature and science in the victory park section of dallas, texas, designed by mayne which opened december 2012  national oceanic atmospheric administration  satellite operation facility, suitland, maryland, 2007  the firm's design philosophy arises from an interest in producing work with a meaning that can be understood by absorbing the culture for which it was made, and their goal was to develop an architecture that would eschew the normal bounds of traditional forms  its first official commission was a school in pasadena, attended by mayne's son  publicity from this project led to a number of residential commissions, including the lawrence residence the firm has grown into prominent design practice, with completed projects worldwide mayne's university of toronto graduate house, toronto, ontario, canada, which was opened in 2000  the famous, angular new academic building at 41 cooper square, the cooper union for the advancement of science and art, new york, new york, 2009  thom mayne has also become a primary architect for federal projects recent commissions include: graduate housing at the university of toronto; the san francisco federal building; the university of cincinnati student recreation center; the science center school in los angeles, diamond ranch high school in pomona, california; and the wayne l morse united states courthouse in eugene, oregon current projects include  vialia vigo, vigo, galicia, spain, 2016 , phare tower, la défense, paris, france, 2017 and cornell nyc tech, roosevelt island, new york, 2017
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the new tower planned for vas in the swiss alps will stand at 381m tall . once built it will become the tallest skyscraper in the whole of europe . building was designed by award winning american architect thom mayne 