据Curbed Atlanta报道，蒂森克虏伯选择在亚特兰大建一个新的电梯试验塔，高420英尺，外形更加简洁。这座新试验塔是目前蒂森克虏伯在建的北美总部的一部分，将会用来测试新的电梯技术，包括MULTI无缆绳系统。试验塔将伫立在柯伯郡的SunTrust公园旁。2018年公布的效果图中，我们可以看到这座又高又细的电梯塔有着类似几何形的外墙，俯瞰着旁边拥有着传统建筑外观的办公楼群。而在最近 Gensler建筑所发布的效果图中，那个突出的棱角外观已经不见了只剩下一个笔直的玻璃外墙，没有了抽象元素设计。不仅如此，试验塔底下的办公大楼也不一样了，楼顶是一个精妙的曲线，还有其他新的小细节。 Gensler建筑所发言人称这次的总部建筑群耗资2亿美元，预计将在2021年完工。

　　THYSSENKRUPP SIMPLIFIES DESIGN OF TEST TOWER

　　thyssenkrupp has chosen a new, simpler-looking design for the 420-ft-tall test tower it plans to build in metropolitan Atlanta, Curbed Atlanta reports. The company’s high rise, part of its under-construction North American headquarters, will be used to test elevator technology, including the ropeless MULTI system. It will rise near SunTrust Park in Cobb County. Renderings released in 2018 showed a tall, thin building with a geometric shield of sorts on one side towering over a conventional-looking office stack. In the latest renderings from architect Gensler, however, the prominent angled face has been removed, leaving a straight, glassy tower largely devoid of abstract elements. The design of the office building below has also changed, with the structure now featuring a subtly curved rooftop and other new, minor accents. A spokesman for Gensler said the US$200-million complex remains on schedule for completion in 2021.