Gallery: Jenga-Like High-Rise Connects Residents With the World

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    Ole Scheeren's plans for a residential tower in Vancouver is an attempt to change the way we think about vertical living
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    The building looks as though a handful of shipping containers have been inserted into an otherwise normal, glassy tower.
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    The lower level of the building will be for public use.
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    The goal is to increase connection between the people living in the tower and the outside world.
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