• Engineer: José Carlos Süssekind, MB Engenharia.
• Incorporation: Brascan Imobiliaria Incorporações.
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• The Governator of Distrito Federal José Roberto Arruda since the middle 2007 entered in contact with the Architect in order to make a new digital TV Tower for Brasília region, while the old one from Lúcio Costa of 224m, the second tallest structure in Brazil, do not support further equipments together the analogical ones.
• Situated 200m above the artificial lake Lagoa Paranoá, it would be the tallest monument in city with a cost of R$ 20 million at a site from Government and then rented to the TV Channels. Only 9 months would be required to erect the Concrete white painted structure plus steel antenna atop, caracterist of most projects of Architect. An observation deck atop for tourismus would gain the investment back, together also a bar glass dome in second observation deck and another glass dome for expositions in first deck. The Architect does not see necessary an external elevator to reach all 3 decks, only a internal one.
• The governator seemed surprised with the project and even appreciated a lot the Architect work, one of him most important monuments project, certifying this simple lines of a flower of region impression is the best for city in modern times and complemented saying it would be possible to be seen 140 km far away from Cristalina City. The Architect at final of project said this is one of most important projects he had already made and consider still more beautiful than Tour Eiffel in Paris or either the previous project of Lúcio Costa Antenna in same city.
• 90 days would be necessary to calculate the structure and only 120 days for erecting. The TV Companies are also welcome to make the investment together Distrito Federal admnistration.
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