IF you see a tornado in Tulsa, Oklahoma, you’ll want to find shelter pretty quickly.
In a considerable display of chutzpah, local firm Kinslow, Keith & Todd (KKT) has unveiled a plan to build a novel tornado-shaped tower in its home city that includes a revolving restaurant and weather research station.
The Tulsa Tornado Tower (also known as the Oklahoma Weather Museum and Research Center) came about following an initiative by newspaper Tusla People that tasked local architecture firms to come up with ideas for redeveloping the city. KKT was given a rather dull parking garage as a starting point, and the firm came up with the idea for the concept.
Rising to a height of between 76 and 91 metres, the building would be clad in glass and perforated metal panels, and sit atop the existing parking garage.
Though static, its twisting form would lend the appearance of a moving tornado, and this would be enhanced by a revolving restaurant at the top of the tower.
