"No architect in his or her right mind would design a building like this, and yet it's a really interesting way to live."
Eventually, he got the list from 600 to 100 and then to the final 53, of which 70 percent were designed by local architects.
However, the architects designed the building so that every level has windows and natural light.
It was probably a bit smaller, but the same architect might have designed both.
A competition was held to decide which architect should design it.
"That architect has designed a number of the new houses around here," he said.
Most structures in the district were designed by local architects.
Much of the original furniture designed by the architect can be seen on this floor.
The individual buildings of this sky city would be designed by different architects.
Earlier architects may have designed small houses, but they were for the relatively rich.