#005 l Jin Mao Tower l SHANGHAI l 421m l 93fl

[anakin]

very ugly

[Accura4Matalan]

8/10

[warnings]

3/10 I dont like this building, IMO its just tall the design is really horrible.

[JV_325i]

7/10

Very interesting architecture; it seems familiar and yet innovative at the same time. The top is its most remarkable aspect where there is an intersting and pleasing interplay of shapes and angles. My biggest criticism of the design is that the motion of the setbacks cause the building to look truncated somewhat which belies its massive height.

[WANCH]

The best skyscraper I've ever seen out of mainland China!

10/10!

[SkyLerm]

So huuuuge :runaway:

[rxpilot]

Such an intricate design, yet not too busy. One word: marvelous

[rowell_sk]

9/10

[cmoonflyer]

9/10-I rate !

[Scruffy88]

i like the design and the crown and the idea of it all, but it comes off way too busy. the upper third looks worse the farther away you get,

7.5/10

[Assurbanipal]

One of my favourite towers. 9/10

[Giorgio]

Its like Taipai 101's even uglier brother.

[sloid]

Very nice. Not one of my favourites though.

[Chopinhower]

8 :)

[Skybean]

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57550188.IMG_2666.jpg

[USS Yankee]

Gets points for size, but loses points for its inelegant crown - which spoils the effect. Could have been a 9 or 9.5, but it only gets a....

7/10

[Bisong]

provides a commanding presence in the city skyline. 10.

[Genç]

Sensational. 10.

[Strazz]

An 8 for me.

[Penhorn]

8.5/10 - I like the way it tapers off at the top.

[Bitxofo]

I did not like Jin Mao in photo, but I loved it when I saw it in reality and I went up to the top in October 2005!
:eek2::eek2:
Amazing!!
10/10
:yes:

[AndySocks]

It gets a few points for being really tall, but other than that.... eh. 7

[john14]

9.5/10 The Jin Mao tower is an outstanding building. I love the shape/shapes of this building and the building looks beautiful at night.

[DrasQue]

10/10

[Seb]

the way that top lights up is just spectacular, this ones my fav 10

[dżimi pejdż]

9/10

[FloridaFuture]

9.5/10 One of the worlds best.

[Kiss the Rain]

9.5 absolutely masterpiece, thats the one tower that beginned the age of PUDONG!!

[broadie]

looks good at night that crown is world class but dont like the cladding

[marpa]

9/10

[willbig13]

This building stands so tall, all alone, just awe inspireing. Very complex design, so fantastic at night. It does look a little dirty in day photos.

[Skyman]

I like this tower a lot, cuz the design of the building is reflected in culture of Chinese traditions 10/10 :cheers:

[Ydlar]

7.5/10..............

[D_Y2k.2^]

This building is much nicer when seen in person!I'm so glad that i managed to see it last week:D I give it a 9/10!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/Lovejesse/DSC_4110.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/Lovejesse/DSC_4156.jpg

[LAYZIEDOGG]

for now its shanghai's best but his big brother SWFC
will be the best no doubt..9/10

[Rem]

for the moment, it is the nicer skyscraper of shanghai..

[Jelluh]

Very nice tower!! The skin of the tower looks like a skin from a fish and the shape is very nice too, nice top, good height, perfect 10/10

[London_guy]

9/10

[forvine]

Fitting for Shanghai

[Woko]

one of the best, or the best, building in asia! 10/10

[mtt16]

9/10 awesome

[xiaoluis]

very nice 10

[RamzesII]

horrible 3

[Nadini]

whats not to like about this building!! 10/10

[lucky1988_61]

one of the Coolest!! 10/10

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/161861659_dc93e55cd7_b_qIvT9kV9ZgzN.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/159953870_baa1dd529b_b_ScNVeEcT9SuE.jpg

[CULWULLA]

timeless design. will still look impressive in 100s of years.
like a oriental version of ESB?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/skyscraperrot/jinmao02.jpg

http://lattas.org/Empire%20State%20Building.jpg

[ZZ-II]

i love it, mostly the spire of it. 9.5/10

[The Forgotten Shadow]

10/10. One of the coolest buildings in the world..

[virarch]

8.5 / 10

It would have been a 9/10 or higher had it not been designed with elements of the Chinese pagoda, which is one of the ugliest architectural styles in the world.

[(((myx)))]

10.

[sojourner truth ™]

It looks a bit short, I really don't like it.

7,5/10

[RON con soda]

Original design 8/10

[Marcanadian]

10. So much detail and the crown makes it even better.

[zee]

8.5/10

[mannix_10]

10/10

[broadie]

it has to have the best crown in the world but the rest of the building is average would of looked better if it had reflective glass
10/10for the crown
5/10 for the rest
so 7.5/10

[gutooo]

9.5/10

[Mosaic]

10/10

[Dreamlıneя]

9/10

[JeanGrande]

8/10

[Pastman]

9.5/10

[atom]

9/10

[skipperBill]

8.5/10.

[bob rulz]

8.5/10

It's relatively simplistic, but also very ornate and articulate. Unfortunately, the top just doesn't do it for me. The way the side part (fins?) stick out and stay at the same level kinda ruins it for me. But still, it's fine in its simplicity.

[Very Controversial]

7/10, not bad.

[kirby21]

9 / 10

[Primetime]

Just posting to bump this back to page 1, there's no way a tower like this should be on page 3 of this thread.

[xiaoluis]

10/10

[Dyn.tek]

very interesting design.love all the details.

9.5/10

[SactoSpam]

9/10

[Kiss the Rain]

All time master piece. 9.5/10

[Piotr-Stettin]

8,5/10

[hoangduong]

9.5/10

[Ydlar]

IMO, it's a mix of Taipei 101 and the Petronas in Malaysia. An 8.

[ZZ-II]

only 8 for such a wonderful tower??

[Gonzza]

erald™;10713553']IMO, it's a mix of Taipei 101 and the Petronas in Malaysia. An 8.

Taipei 101 is rather a mix of Petronas and Jin Mao since it was buildt after them, i would give this building a 9.5, it's so beatiful especially at night.

[futureproof]

it´s okay, it surely is outstanding and hard to miss at sight, is also impressive, but not very much into asian designs, 6/10

[Losterin]

8.5/10

Beautiful :)

[artech21]

4 / 10

Until the Chinese learn to drop the pagoda as a theme for their modern highrises, they will never be able to come up with an elegant modern highrise design.

[Wilq]

I don't like it, especially the top, but give 7/10 cuz it's very tall :)

[artech21]

I don't like it, especially the top, but give 7/10 cuz it's very tall :)

if someone designs a higher supertall that's shaped and colored exactly like crap, would you rate it 8/10 simply because it's tall?

[MelboyPete]

one of my favourite buildings in asia.

[vincent young]

I don't like it. It looks like a magnified pagoda. Dreadful. I like the shinny exterior and the texture of the facade though.

4/10

[Krzyżak]

9/10

[Brendan]

I don't like it. It looks like a magnified pagoda. Dreadful. I like the shinny exterior and the texture of the facade though.

4/10

I am glad you are banned, sir.

I like this building. Both the interior and exterior are amazing.

[[Jmlr]]

4.5/10
don't like it too much

[MDguy]

I like the builiding. There's just something about It that I don't like. I'm not sure what it is. anyway 8/10

[JACK NAPIER]

This was the first real Chinese mainland (excluding HK etc...)skyscraper!

8

[frango1]

I am glad you are banned, sir.

I like this building. Both the interior and exterior are amazing.

Brendan,

Wow, you'd like to see a poster banned simply because he/she doesn't like a building as you?

You must be one tyrannical lowlife. I hope you die soon in a traffic accident.

I rate the building 1/10.

[frango1]

1/10

It's simply ugly. Tall, but ugly.

[david thomas]

1 / 10

It looks like a pagoda, an enlarged pagoda.

[hans gruber]

1 / 10

It looks like a pagoda, an enlarged pagoda.

Shanghai Municipal officials wanted the building to have "Chinese characteristics" so architects at SOM were forced to work with their Chinese "partners" to come up with a "Chinese theme". As you probably know, there aren't many usable Chinese themes besides the pagoda and the temple, neither of which are aesthetically pleasing. As usual, the Chinese theme gives the building a bad look.

I commend SOM architects for helping to save some grace for the building by incorporating a finely detailed exterior using glass and steel.

2 /10

[imani]

Shanghai Municipal officials wanted the building to have "Chinese characteristics" so architects at SOM were forced to work with their Chinese "partners" to come up with a "Chinese theme". As you probably know, there aren't many usable Chinese themes besides the pagoda and the temple, neither of which are aesthetically pleasing. As usual, the Chinese theme gives the building a bad look.

I commend SOM architects for helping to save some grace for the building by incorporating a finely detailed exterior using glass and steel.

2 /10

ditto ^^

[mysteek_1976]

wow you guys are insulting and picky.....you'd complain if you were being hung with a new rope.........i like the fact that it looks like a pagoda...8

[imani]

wow you guys are insulting and picky.....you'd complain if you were being hung with a new rope.........i like the fact that it looks like a pagoda...8

well, we already know you've got bad taste so it's not surprising you like towers that look like pagodas.

I promise you I'll rate everything 10/10 if you're hung with a rope, whether the rope is new or old or anywhere in between.

note: by "everything" I mean the hanging, the rope and you after the hanging. :lol:

[mysteek_1976]

:ohno: :weirdo:

[benedetton_alexandra]

^ dude, that guy/chick replies to his/her own posts under different names, just ignore it.

[oli4]

9/10

[david thomas]

Shanghai Municipal officials wanted the building to have "Chinese characteristics" so architects at SOM were forced to work with their Chinese "partners" to come up with a "Chinese theme". As you probably know, there aren't many usable Chinese themes besides the pagoda and the temple, neither of which are aesthetically pleasing. As usual, the Chinese theme gives the building a bad look.

I commend SOM architects for helping to save some grace for the building by incorporating a finely detailed exterior using glass and steel.

2 /10

I suspect it's not municipal officials in Shanghai, I think it's communist party officials in Beijing, those higher up in the central government. Back then the building was a big deal to China, almost like a symbol of China's dawning urbanization and a showpiece of Shanghai's future. In a way the building has succeeded in fulfilling its role, as Shanghai is now filled with ugly highrises. And the mainland Chinese, being tasteless in fine arts after 2 centuries of poverty and isolation, are flaunting their badly designed buildings.

[Rizzato]

this one looks great, cud use a better color though 9

[jodie mitchell]

I suspect it's not municipal officials in Shanghai, I think it's communist party officials in Beijing, those higher up in the central government. Back then the building was a big deal to China, almost like a symbol of China's dawning urbanization and a showpiece of Shanghai's future. In a way the building has succeeded in fulfilling its role, as Shanghai is now filled with ugly highrises. And the mainland Chinese, being tasteless in fine arts after 2 centuries of poverty and isolation, are flaunting their badly designed buildings.

It's true.

2 / 10

[sumting wong]

3 / 10

It looks like an ugly pagoda at close range, a snake at medium range, and an acceptable tower at long range.

[Gators Rule]

3 / 10

It looks like an ugly pagoda at close range, a snake at medium range, and an acceptable tower at long range.

:lol: Well, it doesn't really matter how a building looks 'at long range' (I take it to mean somewhere around 20 miles away). All buildings look about the same at that distance.

We are only concerned how a building looks from 20 meters to half a mile away.

Therefore, 1 / 10

[pau-chin]

romanpaucin:)
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9517/china1379sv7.jpg http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/3721/4318jinmaobuildinggl5.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9167/28022612skyscraperte1.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6903/65024836lvbmz9aoimg7235tm4.jpg 10/10

[pau-chin]

roman:)paucin

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/282/85jmtml4.jpg slovakia :lovethem:

[FastFerrari]

Nice building especially at night. To bad is gonna be over looked in a few years with the next supertalls to be built

[ZZ-II]

will look really small against the SWFC and at most the Shanghai Center

[Luv2travel]

10/10 Beautiful design and great height

[carlosbe]

I like this tower.
9/10.

[cichus1]

very nice
9

[W!CKED]

8/10

[big-dog]

great design 10/10

[Jhun]

The rolemodel 4 all the traditional holders,10/10

[Chi649]

This building is awesome!

10

[xAKxRUSx]

Another good tower with traditional architecture. :)
8.5

[EnDleSsWaLtZ]

9/10 Tapei 101 ain't got nuttin on Jin Mao!

[pau-chin]

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1014/www94zv1.jpg

[pau-chin]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2414/www111ya4.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2492/www11rh7.jpg

[paw25694]

^^ :eek2:

[Lares]

7/10

[Sentient Seas]

The design just looks really funny... sure it's nice and huge, but they could have done a better job with it's looks. The top just looks weird. I give it a 7 because it is monolithic.

[Kelsen]

9/10

[shctaw]

Lovely
9/10

[kurakura]

a bit weird but grand 7/10

[Ralphkke]

I like this one! 9/10

[JACK NAPIER]

SOM out of Chi-town tried to mix real Chinese architecture with American skyscraper ingenuity, sort of how Cesar Pelli & Associates out of New Haven CT. did with the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia.

It seems by judging from the rankings, people either love or hate the Jin Mao Tower. (I ranked it earlier at a high remark.)

[EloyBr]

NICE TOWER...

[Stiggen]

8,5/10

[pau-chin]

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/4789/001dcb6u4ml8lx2yr9.jpg

[CarlosBlueDragon]

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2492/www11rh7.jpg[/QUOTE]


I LOVE white-Light so beautiful!! :cheers1:

[pau-chin]

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7036/www9fg5.jpg

[ZZ-II]

wow! :eek:

[SouthernEuropean]

not bad at all i'm going to rate this structure with 7

[VaastuShastra]

I like this building.

[Aleho]

8/10

[EnDleSsWaLtZ]

^^ That is one nice picture and one sweet skyscraper. Thats why I gave this building 10/10.

[pau-chin]

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4318/45521445050624150223webnw2.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/9743/vlajkacinatw4.jpg

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7739/jinmao5pc9.jpg http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4910/jinmao6th1.jpg

[cong san muon nam]

I love its traditional style. 10/10 :banana:

[Crizzy]

10/10

[Adrian Smith fan]

does anybody have construction pics

[Posener]

Awesome, the design is great 9,5/10

[isola-man]

7/10

[Miso]

love that :D

[khalek]

this one looks like taipei 101 a bit... good... 7.5/10

[Slodi]

awesome 9/10

[Brisbaner21]

This tower is just awesome..... 9/10

[LMCA1990]

9/10

[Velkan]

fits (and stands out) perfectly in the environment of a city like shanghai 9/10

[revolta]

7/10

[Krzyżak]

nice skyscraper 8.5/10!

[kon133]

7/10 :banana2:

[kix111]

new pics, i dont like the ones on the front page - -

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs8/i/2005/294/a/f/Down_the_Jin_Mao_Tower_by_TopDroPics.jpg

http://satyasandhesu.deviantart.com/art/Jin-Mao-Tower-16272250

[Rizzato]

that must be the inside of the tower?
an amazing picture!!!

[Nõgesh]

like a city in a skyscraper :)

[ruip3dr0silva]

I like this tower.
9/10.

[PresidentBjork]

10/10 - one of the most beautiful modern skyscrapers in the world, and the atrium never fails to blow me away.

[wariant71]

very powerful design!! 9,5/10 because its really tall

[krull]

9/10

[Astralis]

Amazing. 10/10

[MasonicStage™]

10/10

[newyorkrunaway1]

10/10

[RON-E]

9/10

[skyperu34]

A very nice and legendary skyscraper of our new era !!! 9.5

[Racingfreak]

It's beautifull, and the top is perfect 9,5/10

[Ton-Tille]

Very impressive 9/10

[jamude18]

9/10 great pics

[HeavenlySword]

9/10

[^sneakers^]

9.5

shanghai has a lot of buildings with tacky designs but this one is really awesome. i like it a lot.

[gladisimo]

I never liked Jin Mao, doesn't do it for me at all. I give it a 4/10

SWFC, though, that's another story!

[gusgazman]

I adore this building and its unique architectural details...

[gusgazman]

It deserves a 10+

[MDguy]

whats weird is that i hated this building at first and gave it a 7/10! Now I love it! its a masterpiece! The Atrium alone gives this building a 10/10

[kix111]

haha, the real height of the atrium (top - 52th floor? )
by staff

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/staffh/061104Shanghai/helaskiten.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/staffh/061104Shanghai/inutijmner.jpg

by missdodgers

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/271/4/d/buried_in_the_sky_by_missdodgers.png

[Kiwi]

Almost perfect 9.5/10

[DragonAnime]

Nothing short of spectacular. 10/10

[skyscraperboy]

7/10.

[pechie]

wonderful 10/10

[Eric Offereins]

7/10

[Kailyas]

Superb building. 10/10 IMO

[Nikkodemo]

Awesome building, imponent!!!

9.5/10

[incognito_rn]

tall building,fine!

[Halabalooza]

huge but looks uglyish from far away.
8

[piginapoke]

8.5/10

Lovely detailed surfaces that draw the eye.
Awesome when paired with SWFC.

[xXFallenXx]

Amazing.
they don't get much better then this.

9/10

[ZZ-II]

Flickr:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2376/2317490305_417598ba16_o.jpg

[Gregor]

8/10

[davee08]

when i first saw jin mao i was like meh but i've grown to like it a lot and really appreciate the design aspect for that its 10/10 all the way

[LAZO]

9/10 :)

[Camaway]

Cool tower

7.0

[Nielsiej13]

Like it ;) 9/10

[Fundador]

looks amazing :banana: 9/10

[Chi-Town Runner]

it looks amazing really close up but not as good from far away, 10/10.

[WAuzzie]

9/10

[loytm]

quite a good looking bulding...suits Shanghai and China...stand right to SWFC...both oso tall enough to soar out with Oriental Pearl Tower....
Cesar Pelli is included in this design...again bigger base from bottom to smaller base at top...

the design is unique....applying some Chinese traditions on it...good work....the spire here look unique...not too long....spire should be like tiz..designed creatively as well....i like the top of this tower

[Dequal]

I love the details of the Jin Mao Tower. Everything is so detailed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/nalloy/Burj%20Dubai/JinMao.jpg

[Rutger1991]

9/10
Very nice crown!!!!!!^^
:banana:

[xever_7]

Stuning 9.5/10

[Asunarocks]

I like the design of the Jin Mao especally the detailed top 9/10.

[helghast]

stop this BS! This tower was designed by SOM AND a famous architecture firm in Shanghai. There is no way SOM can comes up with this design without that Shanghai firm.

Quote: "I really like this building because SOM built it."
sounds like you are a 5 years kid or something.

your wrong there, Adrian Smith was the master mind of the whole design

[meds]

8/10

[thomyorke26]

10 / 10

[SilentStrike]

i read a few pages and wtf?? This imo is the best tower ever designed, has traditional chinese styles to the smallest details and i love the inside view, looking up all the way to the roof.

10/10

[vancouverite/to'er]

Same I think it's majestic!!
9.5 for cool modern/chinese/deco design but an extra .5 considering it was built back in 1998, not a stellar era for architecture.

10/10

[SirAdrian]

One of my favourite designs, i love the little structural details that were maintained up into the spire. 9.5

[kix111]

it looks a bit dirty from certain angles..i would say jinmao needs a clean

[Kawasaki_Kragujevac]

8.5/10
very strange and excellent

[Perth4life]

9/10 , has such an intricate design.

[Miguel_Prat]

9/10

[InfinitoGC]

10!
Someone should get a pic of the atrium inside Jin Mao's hotel. It looks stunning.

[xXFallenXx]

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee65/1xXFallenXx16/010JinMaoLobby-full.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee65/1xXFallenXx16/jin-mao-tower_Lo.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee65/1xXFallenXx16/p7260213jinmao2defisig-0500000n.jpg

Just googled for these really fast.

[Euromax]

omg. ill give it an 8

[OrangeSky]

8!

it is beautiful butt the building from the outside is so BORING!

[stasiua]

7,5/10

[Go Ahead Eagles]

Nice crown! 9.5/10

[sieradzanin1]

nice tower 10/10:):)

[Nazur4]

:nuts:

[poshbakerloo]

8/10 i like the shape and proportions of this building...and a nice colour

[Fred_]

7.5

[540_804]

I generally dont like towers with such a complex shape...
But for some reason I think it works with this one.
Very nice.
The Atrium is awe-inspiring.
The close-up pictures that show the complexity and detail of the tower are what made me really like this one..
I'll give it an 9.5

[s@my93]

It's a very nice building, though I don't like the top at all. 8/10.