Ikony XXI wieku. Global City Center, Penenag, Malezja

Już od ponad dekady najbardziej spektakularne budowle są projektowane i wznoszone w Azji. Jednak światowy kryzys ekonomiczny spowalnia tam znacznie realizację nawet priorytetowych inwestycji. Do takich należy między innymi szeroko zakrojony plan rozwoju wyspy Penang należacej do Malezji.

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Situated on Penang Hill the Penang Global City Center (PGCC) is a key component of the 256-acre development site that was formally the Penang Turf Club. The design is centered on the idea of creating a new and powerful image for the city of Penang and the new initiatives associated with the development of the northern corridor of Malaysia. The PGCC includes two iconic, sixty-story towers housing luxury residential units and five-star hotels, the Penang performing arts center (Penpac), a high-end retail and entertainment complex, an observatory, a world-class convention center and a vast public arena in the form of a plinth that serves as an entrance to the PGCC and connects it to the city beyond. The design was unveiled on September 12, 2007 in Penang, Malaysia in a ceremony conducted by the Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.