China World Trade Center
Beijing - China

Current status: Under Construction
Construction period: 2005-2009

The China World Trade Center which will total 759,000 sm when completed will be the third and most important phase of one of the most prestigious developments in Beijing.

The mixed-use development will contain 1 super-tall tower, two office towers, a new office building adjacent to the Guo Hui entertainment tower, two apartment towers, an exhibition center, and a winter garden.

The project was won in a design competition, and the keystone of the design was the super-tall tower. The design of this tower is 81 stories and 333 meters tall, and is the result of a collaboration between SOMs architecture and structural engineering studios. The towers superstructure, which has to take into account Beijings seismic activity and high winds, is composed of structural steel with composite metal deck slabs. Diagonal mega-braces on the buildings exterior will visually underscore the strength and majesty of the tower.

This tower will contain a 5-star hotel and premium-grade corporate office space. On either side it will be flanked by a 150-meter-high office tower. Below-grade will be 4 levels 2 floors of retail and 2 floors of parking.

The construction was supose to start in 2002, and completion in 2005. But due to many poblems the construction started in late 2005, and its expected it will be completed in early 2009.

http://www.som.com/resources/projects/2/3/0/north_2418.jpg

http://www.som.com/resources/projects/2/3/0/south1_2419.jpg

Most important of all, construction pics.

yes, this is after all the construction section where we want to look at updates

show the meat!

Anyone else think that if you add a spire to this building it will look suspiciously like the design for the Freedom Tower???

i think it was proposed when New York WTC was still there...

anyways what's the building beside it? never saw it before...and how come the phase 1 of the World Trade Centre doesnt appear in the rendering?

great tower

great and strange looking at the same time
where will it be located? downtown?

It should look better in real life, and this was proposed before the freedom tower so it's not a copy of it.

I've seen those pics a billion times now wheres the construction?

where will it be located? downtown?

Its situated in Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue in Chaoyang District. Thats in the heart or the CBD area, not far away from CCTV Headquarters.

http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/2003-11-21/3_62-3-74-712_20031121163455.jpg
In this model image of the CBD area you can see China World Trade Center (CWTC) in the upper right corner, with CCTV Headquarters just across the road.

Construction update:

The project is nearing the end of the planning phase and excavation work is due to start in mid-2004.

From ARUP (http://www.arup.com/eastasia/project.cfm?pageid=3673). So the construction started probably about a half year ago, if this article is true. If so, the construction would probably be in a early stage yet, but in the image below you can see a really tall building rising in the middel, almost exactly where CWTC is supose to be built.

http://bbs.zjw.cn/attachment/4_3313.jpg
It might be CWTC rising in the middel.

thanks
i just checked emporis and there are actually many big towers coming up in this area
great, beijing will soon have an admirable skyline!

thanks
i just checked emporis and there are actually many big towers coming up in this area
great, beijing will soon have an admirable skyline!

Yes indeed! You can find a lot more projects from Beijing and the CBD area in this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=65748&page=4) thread.

anyways what's the building beside it? never saw it before...and how come the phase 1 of the World Trade Centre doesnt appear in the rendering?

CWTC phase two shows in both renderings actually, but Phase 1 is out of the image here.

http://bbs.zjw.cn/attachment/4_3313.jpg
It might be CWTC rising in the middel.

This can hardly be CWTC, because CWTC is supose to be situated about here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/CWTCTower3.jpg

Oooh!...WOW! I love this tower! Exceptional!

Should be almost finished by now.

Should be almost finished by now.

Yes, but im afraid we have to wait a lot longer before the tower is completed. Muchbetter from the China forum visited the site earlier this year or in 2004, but he didn't find any construction just bare ground. But i want to know when he was there though.

That´s right, I visited Beijing last year and looked in vain for any sign of a building supposed to be finished this year.

bump

Beautiful tower!

Some under construction pics by Tom_Green! Images is about 1 week old.

http://i3.tinypic.com/vqqr88.jpg

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Alright, this one is starting to rise. Thanks for an update.

Great to see this one actually going...:okay:

Great to see this one actually going...:okay:

Yeah, the original planns was to finish it this year, so after many years with no news its good to hear its under construction at least, though we won't see it completed by 2009 least.

^^^Delaying is still better than cancelling,hehe

This tower is boxy. It's China World Trade Center, so I think it should demonstrate Chinese culture (like Jinmao Tower, which looks like a pagoda).

It's going out the ground now. Hooray!
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/cwtc_jordnN1MHd8f.jpg

great

good, can someone keep the update please

Great news General Huo, keep is updated from week to week, we need more updates! :)

great to see it rising :). yes more updates will be great :)

How tall will it be? 301 or 330m?

as far as i know 330m

Wow!!! it's emerging from the ground now, 300+ is cool!!

it's going to be a nice tower for sure.

growing, baby, growing ;)

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Will it be the tallest in Beijing?

^yeah

Nice construction update, its rising! :okay:

WHAT A HUGE PROJECT !!!
AND A BIG AREA...

hmmmmz

good progress since the last update

WOW, massive steel-construction...

10-28 update from biansai_126 in skyscrapers.cn
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one more

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/IMG_9875_5vhFi5g4IeRh.jpg

a complex (Huashuo Plaza) u/c nearby
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/IMG_9876_722pLkDG6J_Pl.jpg

It's pretty, but somehow looks like it's taken from Seoul's trade tower.

Best render ever seen on this project
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3884/34242bb9.jpg

^^ wow!

Will this tower have an observation deck?

I think a view from there will be 10 times better than the one from the CCTV Tower.

that tower is a lot taller than CCTV.only 234m.

that tower is a lot taller than CCTV.only 234m.

And the CCTV Tower is located at the edge of the city far away from the Forbidden City

The design is simply elegant!!

Very nice! But it really needs a companion... hope the "phase 4" will be some 400 meters tall... if the municipality allows for such a building, of course.

Another one
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/pV+oyl8mIzIyMg==_5aibuDuCueBv.jpg

Nice rendering z0rg. :okay:

And finally, great to see good construction photos, and even better, finally this tower is rising from the ground! :yes:

This World Trade Center looks amazing, and it seems to be a taller perhaps it's height.

that tower is a lot taller than CCTV.only 234m.

Tom means the CCTV tower(405m),which have an observation deck in 238m,
on the top of CWTC3 also have an observation deck (300m):)

looks a bit like the ICC in hongkong ... =)

Tom means the CCTV tower(405m),which have an observation deck in 238m,
on the top of CWTC3 also have an observation deck (300m):)405 meters? What 405 meters?:?

the time is December 9th, 2006 at 02:58 PM .......:dunno:
please tall me how to delete this massage:bow:

ccoo - just wondering why your post is dated december 9, 2006?? isnt that date still a few weeks away?

The structure of this building is very interesting.

ccoo - just wondering why your post is dated december 9, 2006?? isnt that date still a few weeks away?

Ah.......I comeback from the furture, something like The Butterfly Effect ?
So sorry I dont know why,maybe I hit a wrong button :ohno:


405 meters? What 405 meters?:?

this one ,The CCTV Tower

http://image2.sina.com.cn/dy/o/2005-11-12/267dbed1891c5bbe6fd060d34c51e6d7.jpg

http://photocdn.sohu.com/20051106/Img227406979.jpg

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:lol:

as far as i know....you can't delete messages

on the top of CWTC3 also have an observation deck (300m):)

The view must be great from 300m. The CCTV Headquarter under you and the Forbidden city in not so much distance.

An 300m high obsevation deck in the CBD of Beijing. This is great.

The view must be great from 300m. The CCTV Headquarter under you and the Forbidden city in not so much distance.

An 300m high obsevation deck in the CBD of Beijing. This is great.

Yes, it will become more beautiful .I suggest your next trips in 2008 should include "Beijing in August" .welcome back to visit Olympic Games. I make sure youll never encounter the driver ,instead of the individual greed man is people with friendly smile.:) :) :)

Yes, it will become more beautiful .I suggest your next trips in 2008 should include "Beijing in August" .welcome back to visit Olympic Games. I make sure youll never encounter the driver ,instead of the individual greed man is people with friendly smile.:) :) :)

Thank you very much. ;)

But will the tower be completed in August 2008?

A pic i took from the CCTV Tower. The tallest building in this pic is 250m tall. The WTC will be build on the left side between the 2 black buildings. You can also see the Forbidden City in this pic.
http://i3.tinypic.com/vy78sn.jpg

nice shot ^^^

Thank you very much. ;)

But will the tower be completed in August 2008?

A pic i took from the CCTV Tower. The tallest building in this pic is 250m tall. The WTC will be build on the left side between the 2 black buildings. You can also see the Forbidden City in this pic.
http://i3.tinypic.com/vy78sn.jpg

Some how this shoot makes beijing looks japanese 2 me, dont know y, strange

Some how this shoot makes beijing looks japanese 2 me, dont know y, strange

I know why, it's because there are full of bullshit boxy/boring buildings in the shot.

I know why, it's because there are full of bullshit boxy/boring buildings in the shot.

I agree, Beijing should have more buildings in the traditional chinese style 2 harmonised with the forbiddencity

update @ 11/30 from cxcxcx in skyscrapers.cn

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1130_1_dI5xq4GKLb2w.jpg

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Reminding me of the construction of the WTC in the 70's.

Thank you very much. ;)

But will the tower be completed in August 2008?

A pic i took from the CCTV Tower. The tallest building in this pic is 250m tall. The WTC will be build on the left side between the 2 black buildings. You can also see the Forbidden City in this pic.



:) Some people told me this tower and CCTV&TVCC and Fortune Plaza will all finished before the 2008 Olympicgames,at least glass placed on the facade will be completed :)

Hmm... I wonder how I'll get that translucent apperance when completed...

Thank you very much. ;)

But will the tower be completed in August 2008?

A pic i took from the CCTV Tower. The tallest building in this pic is 250m tall. The WTC will be build on the left side between the 2 black buildings. You can also see the Forbidden City in this pic.
http://i3.tinypic.com/vy78sn.jpg

The CBD skyline is actually quite decent now and has a great shape.

nice update

Reminding me of the construction of the WTC in the 70's.
that's what it reminds me of to

From InfoAddict,skyscrapers.cn

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CCTV is not far awy
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:cheers1:

oh.... great

china has alot projects based on steel

wow, nice update

nice update :eek2:

Dec. 15th

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i so much love the beauty of the structure.

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another take of the real size facade model.

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/Dsc07574_LN49ldz4OFDZ.jpg

but do they need this amount of steel ?

yes, they do, its the best way to increase GDP, haha, kidding!
sorry for my personal preference for the structure. ;)

cool, the steel structure looks awsome

but do they need this amount of steel ?

China is Steeland, you know :D

Great! Now we have Beijing's world trade center updated.

Photo taken on 15 Dec 06 while on the highway.
http://img343.imageshack.us/img343/305/img0420aa8.jpg

^^
I am surprised at seeing the clear blue sky. Did Beijing government take steps to improve air quality? It seems Beijing not very polluted.

Not sure what the government did, but the air quality seems good while I was there for 3 days. Lots of construction activities, come 2008 Olympics, Beijing will be the in the limelight !

Wonderful estructure they're building. I like the steel skeleton.

but do they need this amount of steel ?

The demand for steel in China is incredible. Here in England, people are going to extraordinary lengths to get the steel and sell it. The price they get is very low most of the time too. For example, there was a time when manhole covers in the street and roads were being stolen making it very dangerous for cars. Also, scrap cars were being taken from scrap heaps to be sold for their steel content. It is ridiculous but China is hungry for steel!

^^
I am surprised at seeing the clear blue sky. Did Beijing government take steps to improve air quality? It seems Beijing not very polluted.

i'm not sure about the government's steps either, but actually beijing's sky isnt that polluted during nice days in fall and winter.

yes, you also can see that at their terrible cars ^^

I think the amount of steel explain the structure needs to be very strong to prevent anything like terrorists attack as it is a world trade centre of beijing...........beijing is spending shit loads of money for environment, they r moving the biggest steel plant to other city to make the air better

This is going to be hugh!

Hey, would they pay for obsolete building technology? Think again, of course not, I dun know what made ppl think so ? Make no economic sense n logic, ppl must be not thinking right.....:( ..........

I think the amount of steel explain the structure needs to be very strong to prevent anything like terrorists attack as it is a world trade centre of beijing...........

Terrorists don't want to blow up China, only America.

terro who? don't give em credit, we'd only dream to have that much steel here

more steels are coming
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1219_al8DfUVIfoBQ.jpg

Them trucks look proper dodgy!!

tanks for the update

more steels are coming
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1219_al8DfUVIfoBQ.jpg

now i can see what you were talking about ZZ-II:lol:

^^

wow ... 真superb叻。。

那些铁好像真需要的。。。 不是因为china is years behind west可是building code跟地震的extent 都不一样。

Photo taken on Dec. 27th

http://s08.picshome.com/7a3/dsc07631.jpg

A mass of steel. This will go up in no time then, especially now that they've started on the common floors.

wow! im getting some serious Deja Vu!

it looks just like the ny wtc when that was u/c

Great to see it starts rising :)

nice progress.

Great update.
the pure steel structure looks not like so fast than i imagine

the tower rises fast

steel structure will be very fast when we're talking about the superstructure. what takes time is the sub structure ...

Jan 12th, 2007

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The structure starts to be covered with concrete.

nice building :)

nice update, thx

anyone else think this building is alittle bid lame looking? I mean it'll be great addition in Toronto, just to bring one more stucture into the skyline... but too boring for Beijing. Especially when it is going to be used as an iconic structure.

not every tower in a fast growing city like peking should be a "best-design" scraper....a great city also needs boxy supertalls i think

yeah, i agree. there's a trend in a lot of cities to go for 'iconic' designs but without elegant buildings like this one it looks too much. i think this is a very competant, subtle design which will suit beijing nicely. i have a feeling a lot of these 'iconic' buildings will date pretty quickly.

good!!!

Jan 26, 2007

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More pics by fredzhang in skyscrapers.cn

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This is a great design and it is indeed an elegant and subtle building. That said, it doesn't mean it can't become iconic for Beijing in the future.

The all-steel structure is simply rising fast!
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/DSC04558_XakKEZsrlKBt.jpg

Yintai can be seen on the background. It looks finished. :cheers:

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If they continue to build that fast this building will be completed before the olympic games.

Yintai can be seen on the background. It looks finished. :cheers:
The facade of the tallest tower is finished, but the other two's didnt yet.

If they continue to build that fast this building will be completed before the olympic games.
The facade is expected to be finished on Apr 1, 2008. Hope it wouldn't be a fool's day joke. :)

lol.. thank you InfoAddict!
Keep doin!

lol.. thank you InfoAddict!
CWTC Phase III is already high!
The speed is beyond my expectation!

Yeah, cheers! :)

Very nice progress indeed

update 02/03/07
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CCTV nearby
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNjgyODsmIw==_H9giIwRVPCaE.jpg

great update, give it some more weeks and cladding will start i think :)

March 11th

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20070311_G5XShdf3n3eo.jpg

good progress, amazing

Great pics!

This is one great looking tower and it's rising so fast!

I had no idea this tower was already that tall. When I was in Beijing last August it was nothing but a hole in the ground.

I had no idea this tower was already that tall. When I was in Beijing last August it was nothing but a hole in the ground.The Chinese are super fast you know. There's a helluva lot of them and they usually work 25/8. I'm convinced CWTC and also CCTV will be completed in time for the Olympics.

surely gravity doesnt allow things to get built that quick

March 25th

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great update....slowly it's tall enough to start with the facade i think

THis is couple of CWTC's innovations and inspirationhttp://bbs.polchina.com.cn/crossgate/affixss/forumid_7/54Wn54mHIDA3NA==_FQGvwqLtlW5m.jpg



http://bbs.polchina.com.cn/crossgate/affixss/forumid_7/54Wn54mHIDA4MA==_WgGFKkuZR0cT.jpg



Thx 4 sc.cn

26f and still no zig-zag stuff in the structure. Are you sure they didn't pick the straight version?

I'm bit confused,2,actually.It looks totaly straight from now,so seems all we could do is waiting,another 4mths,the real shape will show up

Great photos, but dont look like the render......

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I thought they decided not to go with the zigzag SOM design long ago. Isnt it just mostly straight that slowly gets smaller towards the top?

I think I have renders/models of 4-5 versions. The construction pics fit with this render the best
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3884/34242bb9.jpg

^^ However, that version looks to be just around 70f, so I guess it's the 308m version?

great rendering and update!

beijing has so many steel-construture buildings! great

Beijing WTC III is my favorite.
Latest pics from cxcxcx, skyscrapers.cn on Apr 1 2007

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it's built so fast!

The 308 m. version looks a lot better; it reminds me of ICC in HK.

rising with an incredible speed!!!!

I think I have renders/models of 4-5 versions. The construction pics fit with this render the best
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3884/34242bb9.jpg

^^ However, that version looks to be just around 70f, so I guess it's the 308m version?




Ur's seems right~~but it depressed me a lot~~I like the old one,this one R boring,and short.Why they pick this one?cheaper?

that's A lot of structural steel

It's going fast, but the building is a bit bland.

I took this pic on 3 Apr. 2007.
http://s10.picshome.com/139/dscf0053.jpg

great picture, it'llbe better if you can resize it next time before posting :)

its nothing special really. in the original thread pics its transparent and it looks like a hologram!

Good update

Ur's seems right~~but it depressed me a lot~~I like the old one,this one R boring,and short.Why they pick this one?cheaper?

I share your opinion. This design is borning~

^^ I think it fits Beijing's skyline well. Here's a nice Beijing CBD rendering, try to find WTC III and CCTV :)

from jzp, skyscrapers.cn

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/CBD02_z88JM1e7nOc4.jpg

This design looks very boring to me, i liked the old design.

This design looks very boring to me, i liked the old design.

I would also say this.

Japanese are a bit more conservator..I love the pictures..ほんとう　に　きれい　写真。。大好き。。。。。

April 17th. Growing a floor each 4 days!
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20070417_D2pzzaa4M1oZ.jpg

Maybe its just me - but looks like there are vague elements of the old NY WTC in the design and on them construction pics - kinda cool.

WOW! It's rising extremely fast!

Maybe its just me - but looks like there are vague elements of the old NY WTC in the design and on them construction pics - kinda cool.

agree, the construction has a lot from the old twin towers

I'm not impressed with this design. They could do better than that. Oh well...

I think they are trying to be conservative and non-flashy with this one.

Partly because this is going to be the tallest structure in Beijing, and they really want it to be ageless and non-debateable. It may not be flashy or spectacular, but nobody can say that its is bad either.

Another important factor is the fact that the government has been recently blamed for its wasteful spanding on outrigously expensive buildings in the recent years (the CCTV building almost got cancelled because of it). This is also a way of being low cost and making the general public happy.

it's all about politics....

I was, two weeks ago in bejing, and I took pictures of the new world trade center in beijing. I aslo made pictures from the new CCTV headquarter (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=12925229#post12925229)

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.....i like it...:cry: 　中国。。は　とても　きれい。。。:cry:

very WTC like....kinda makes wonder.....no not really....but its coming along pretty fast.

Growing fast!!!

I yet clear HOW EXACTLY THEY CHOOSE THE FINAL DESIGN.is it gov's choice or the invester's choicce?if it's invester's,that's totally make sense,cause if I am the invester,I'll just build a box,fast and cheap.but if not so,the desgin just no compare 2 the "bambu" design

yeah have to say the new one looks very boring :(

Awesome tower. Tall, good design, and somewhat futuristic looking.

just a little information for all germans or middleeuropeans ... on friday the 04.05.2007 (tomorrow), at 11:15pm (oder 23:15uhr), comes on the TV-Station "DMAX" a report about constructions-sites of Beijing, will be interesting, in the preview i had seen the China World trade center and the CCTV-Tower.
Name of the report is: Bauboom Peking ...

btw nice updates =) ....

thank you schwerdtner...i'll watch it :)

NICE!!!

5/1
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nice update..:)...does anyone know when will they start to put the facade..??

wow, it's growing fast!

the steel on the outside of the building has alreadt reached the 37th floor. the core must have some more floors. so we're half way :cheers:

Nothing special by design, but a good landmark by height. And yup, its growing SO FAST! (like everything in China)

My hometown boss building,boring design,but no reason to not love it for me.and I'll go for the realism,it for the money after all

ANother great tower being built in China, if only this could be built in Aus

Tame design, but the height has to be respected.

Great Tower! it's growing up Fast!!

^ Yeah it rising very fast! Incredible!

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thank you....i still miss the facade

More steel!! :master: :master: :master:

^^ indeed more steel impresive tower !! it makes you wish you had one in your own town :)

y does the Beijing, the capital of China, seem to have an undersized skyline...? i thought the would spread the love around and make the cap. one the best or if not the best....anyway the building seem to have grown....its gettin to that 333m height in a hurry

amazing fotos!

y does the Beijing, the capital of China, seem to have an undersized skyline...? i thought the would spread the love around and make the cap. one the best or if not the best....anyway the building seem to have grown....its gettin to that 333m height in a hurry
Capital security banned any higher buildings in Beijing, especially in the midtown. But I have to say Beijing wins in quality hands down.

Go go !! Beijing GO!!!

y does the Beijing, the capital of China, seem to have an undersized skyline...? i thought the would spread the love around and make the cap. one the best or if not the best....anyway the building seem to have grown....its gettin to that 333m height in a hurry

Talking about office skyscrapers, Beijing has put much emphasis on utlra high quality, no matter how few projects they can afford because of that. They are constructing hundreds of highrise buildings anyway.

Just check these posts:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=9397380&postcount=46
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=9397390&postcount=47


^^ World class quality, huh? You wont find many CBDs around the world with such a high level of quality and innovation. China's capital deserve quality, not quantity. Maybe Beijing hasn't a large collection of 200m+ skyscrapers (yet), but its architecture has the highest quality in China, just my opinion. Anyway, as China becomes richer and richer, Beijing's boom of masterpieces will speed up and it will get a huge skyline anyway. Not many 300m+ because of height restrictions though.

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May 13. it's fast
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/IMG_0542_U3AzN6L0aQtn.jpg

A new poject, cool black facade
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/IMG_0543_R1nUmpZDiqaJ.jpg

Damn!!! IFC Looking hot!!! :eek:

Damn!!! IFC Looking hot!!! :eek:It looks like it would make a good headquarters for the Communist Party. Dark, brooding, impenetrable, and with a watchful eye at the top.

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Hi Big-Dog!!
what do u mean (m1212m)??

that's probably the nick-name from the forumer on Skyscrapers CN ;)

^^ ZZ-II is right! :)

Oh ok!! thanks for ZZ-II and big dog!! :cheers1:

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It´s wonderful

mad speed, so fast!!! how can they build it so fast

this is one of my favorite all steel frame tower. keep growing...

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Steel
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and glass
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it's so fast :banana:

nice blue glass, will look beautiful

www.som.com

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http://www.globalphotos.org/beijing/20070311/IMG_2593.jpg

^^^very awe-inspiring design!!

love the building the progres just fine m))

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I it just me or the facade of this tower has some resemblance with the gone WTC? :?

It's growing fast. rose 4 floors in only 15 days since last update.

counted ~46F so more than half is done :)

beautiful glass!! :)

I it just me or the facade of this tower has some resemblance with the gone WTC? :?

its just you :cheers:

the WTC had its strucutral system lying in the facade-layer.
compared to that this building has a curtain wall just like so man others with the columns behind the facade...

so if there are similarities--what I dont see--they are only a visual thing, not structural...

straight up. thenewrender gives me a littlesurprise, hopefully it will looks more particular after the facade was done

the facade is really nice!

the tower is great, and the facade is definitely somethin new! looks really good ;)

The lines to this building are absolutely beautiful.

Awesome facade!

I love that CW.

omg, the speed is magic!!! nice facade

this tower is going up fast, and looks really nice too!

I love the facade!!!

I heard from Skyscraperpage.com that the height of China WTC Tower 3 is only 301 metres and 68 floors. But the actual height is 333 metres and 80 floors.

Which is the real height of the tower?

I love the facade!!!

Me too :lol:

I heard from Skyscraperpage.com that the height of China WTC Tower 3 is only 301 metres and 68 floors. But the actual height is 333 metres and 80 floors.

Which is the real height of the tower?

i've the feeling we must count the floors when it is completed :lol:

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nice pictures the cladding look just fine :)

wow!! 30 more floors to go!!

Great photos, thanks!!

wow!! 30 more floors to go!!

will not need much time at this speed

Yeah!!! spectacular... one of my favourites towers...

i like that :D

it is quite like to ICC in HongKong
it fits the beijing's skyline well,together with CCTV tower
beijing's skyline will be formed in 2008

it is quite like to ICC in HongKong
it fits the beijing's skyline well,together with CCTV tower
beijing's skyline will be formed in 2008


IMO its facade design is even better than ICC..:)

disagree, i love the ICC facade more :)

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