Der Bau sei „ein meisterhafter Ausdruck eines neuen Nachdenkens über das Hochhaus“. So fasst die Jury des Internationalen Hochhauspreises ihre Würdigung zusammen. Aus der Sicht der Experten bringt das 246 m hohe Bauwerk mit 77 000 m2 Nutzfläche die mexikanische Kapitale nunmehr „auf die Weltkarte wegweisender Hochhausarchitektur“. Die einen erinnert der Turm an ein aufrecht stehendes, aufgeschlagenes Buch, andere an das traditionelle Design der Azteken.
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