Green light for Zaha Hadid tower seen as global drawcard for Melbourne

By Aisha Dow
Updated July 11 2016 - 1:08pm, first published 12:16pm
Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid died in March.  Photo: Kevork Djansezian
Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid died in March. Photo: Kevork Djansezian
The tiered building, wrapped in white latticework, will rise 54 storeys above the western end of Collins Street. Photo: Supplied
The tiered building, wrapped in white latticework, will rise 54 storeys above the western end of Collins Street. Photo: Supplied

Melbourne may soon be able to boast a truly world-class skyscraper, after a tower designed by legendary architect Zaha Hadid was approved by the Andrews government.

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