The South Korean government has granted approval to begin construction on the world's first "invisible" tower, according to CNN.
Designed by U.S.-based GDS Architects, the glass-encased Tower Infinity will top out at 450 meters (1,476 feet) and have the third highest observation deck in the world. The project is backed by Korea Land & Housing Corporation, a state-owned land and public housing developer and it will be built near Seoul's Incheon International Airport.
Erecting a completely invisible high-rise may not literally be possible this is why the developers in charge of building the tower admits that the building won't be 100 percent invisible.
Rather, GDS Architects, the US firm behind the Infinity Tower project, has come up with a system that uses a series of LED lights and cameras to reflect the surrounding area onto a portion of the skyscraper's glass covering, according to a report from CNN.
The system will allow the building to essentially disappear into the sky when being looked at from a very specific vantage point. This means that most of the time the tower will be clearly visible for tourists and visitors to see.
GDS says it expects the construction of the 1,476-foot tower to be finished sometime next year. In addition to its invisibility trick, the Infinity Tower will feature the third largest observation deck on the planet.
CNN confirms that the high-rise will be filled with restaurants, a movie theatre, a water park, and a roller coaster. When it is done, the high-rise should end up being the sixth tallest building in the world.
