The Tallest Buildings in the World » Shanghai http://www.tallest-building-in-the-world.com If its a tall building its in this blog. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:22:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 China’s Next Tallest Building Breaks Ground in Shanghai – Shanghai Tower http://www.tallest-building-in-the-world.com/2009/01/11/news/china%e2%80%99s-next-tallest-building-breaks-ground-in-shanghai-shanghai-tower.htm http://www.tallest-building-in-the-world.com/2009/01/11/news/china%e2%80%99s-next-tallest-building-breaks-ground-in-shanghai-shanghai-tower.htm#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:43:09 +0000 skyscraper http://www.tallest-building-in-the-world.com/?p=110

Three months after mainland China’s tallest building opened to tenants, ground is being broken just next door in Shanghai for a $2.2 billion building more than one-fourth higher.

Next up is a 632-meter, 128-floor building dubbed Shanghai Tower. China’s latest fantastical super-tall shopping, office and hotel skyscraper is designed to curl heavenward, incorporating “green” elements such as rainwater capture and wind redirecting technology. Gardens will grow in between and around what are essentially nine cylindrical buildings stacked atop one another, all of it visible through a transparent façade.

Shanghai Tower is being built by a consortium of companies owned by the municipal government — two years ago the local government had put the project on hold amid a big corruption scandal. San Francisco-based Gensler is the designer, while the design institute of Shanghai’s Tongji University will act as the local partner.

Shanghai Tower is set for a 2014 completion.

Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower

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