The designer of this book tower is Marta Minokin, a famous Argentine artist. She said that the story of Babel in the Bible gave her the idea to build this book tower. In the story, everyone speaks the same language and wants to go to heaven by building the Tower of Babel. As a result, God became angry and the language between people could not be communicated, so the tower building project stopped. In the real world, people all over the world often have misunderstandings and even conflicts due to language and cultural barriers.

In addition, as Buenos Aires was named "Book Capital of the World" this year, she hoped that Buenos Aires would become a city with multinational cultural elements. Minukin also wrote a song for Babel, which will be played during the opening period, and the lyrics will be translated into the languages of all countries that donate books.

She said that as a work of art, the book tower will disappear after two weeks of opening and remain in people's memory. All the books will be kept in the library of Babel. People of all countries living in Argentina can read books in their own languages in the library and learn about their own history and culture.