The MahaNakhon Tower, Bangkok’s newest and tallest, is a building that my “LEGO-loving” grandson would be proud of.

The difference is that this is a real building in the heart of one of the busiest cities in Asia. Designed by Büro Ole Scheeren [9], an international architecture firm with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangkok, and Berlin, the multi-use building, according to the article Bangkok’s Tallest Tower Also One of its Most Unique [10], written by David Malone, Associate Editor of Building Design + Construction, is designed to reflect the nature of the city below.

It frankly looks incomplete, but will certainly be eye-catching for anyone looking at the developing skyline of Bangkok. The 77-story, 1030-foot tall building developed by Pace Development Corporation [11] will contain retail, a hotel, and condos under the management of Ritz-Carlton. It is designed for the luxury residential market with units selling from $1 million to 17 million US dollars.

The contractor for the new award-winning tower is Bouygues-Construction [12] based in Sydney, Australia, part of the Bouygues Group in Paris. The company is ranked Number 7 on the ENR Top 250 List of international contractors.

Recently, the architect of the tower gave a walk-through of the tower on CNN profiles [13].

The building has completed its construction and is undergoing its interior build-out now.