In London, they've had the Gherkin, the Walkie Talkie and the Cheese Grater, so if New York’s latest skyscraper isn’t nicknamed the U-Bend, we’ll be sorely disappointed. For now, the architects who have masterminded the new arched building are calling it "The Big Bend." The structure has been described as "the longest building in the world," because the skyscraper would be built upwards, before curving around, allowing a second connecting tower to then continue back down to ground level. DUBAI TO BUILD WORLD'S FIRST ROTATING SKYSCRAPER BY 2020The 4,000-foot-long design came about because the architects were trying to build the tallest building within the city’s strict planning laws. As well as slick interiors, the property would also house a mind-bending lift system that would travel in a loop, horizontally, and along curves.

Source: Fox News March 27, 2017 13:07 UTC