Ningbo Twin Towers

Ningbo is planning to built two 480m tall twin towers in the central core of the city. The buildings is estimated to have a construction cost over 600 million US dollars, and the buildings is planned to be completed in late 2008.

http://bbs.cnbb.com.cn/UploadFile/2005-12/2005123011561242560.jpg

very beautiful

That is a simple, stunning, yet elegant design!

Hope to see it built!

This is incredible! Only one building in USA is taller than that and Ningbo is not even one of China's largest cities.

any construction pics or news on this?

And how many floors?

I am working on a diagram of this.

kinda resembles singapore in the daytime picture

Doesnt it seem almost incredible that they would finish them in less then 2 years from now considering that they havent even started yet? If compared to the Guangzhou twin towers that are lower, has started construction AND have a later estimated completion date (2009).... They are really great looking though! Really interesting lines and the top feels very natural!

amazing twin indeed.

the picture on the right side of the daytime rendition looks a lot like singapore

^its Ningbo

Very impressive.

Is it just me or is there an endless list of Chinese cities with Buildings of 300m+.

2008???

any rendering??

wow il will look incredible...so funny the number of unknown chinese city who have a skyline comparable or bigger than Houston texas or Miami !!!

i had never heard of NINGBO before !!!!

i found this on google:

http://www.hassell.com.au/siteImageStore/Ningbo-02.jpg


apparently this map was before the new project


New City of Ningbo

Ningbo, which is China's second largest port, and a city well known for its seafood, fashion industry and longstanding intellectual traditions, is undergoing considerable growth from its current population of 1.6 million to over 3 million by 2040. The project called for a master plan for a 37 sq km site to house 350,000 people, with a 7 sq km commercial and cultural centre.
Dating from AD700, the old centre is not capable of containing facilities for a modern capital without endangering its integrity. The new city centre is designed to compliment the old centre, with a range of new public and cultural, entertainment and sporting facilities.
The HASSELL Hyder design, sub-titled "One City Two Centres", suggests that the new and old centres be linked together by a high capacity underground rapid transit light rail system, enabling them to work as one.

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In 2008 they will be the 7th and 8th tallest in the World.

The height may be a mistake. Read that they were two 240m towers, not 480. No way buildings that high could be done in two years - but 240 is would be easy. The ICC won't be done till 2008 and its well underway. Plus, no floor count is listed and they look like 300m or less. Maybe a single 480m was replaced w smaller twins...dont' recall where I heard this maybe someone else does.

Yeah, it is possible. The building is half-built now...

I can't recognize the place of building, though I live in Ningbo...

May be, here? -
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1808/cimg5302ld5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

So, I guess, 480 meters is possible, no doubt.
Chinese people build very quickly.

480m is waste of money and labour force

the buliding now is already more than needed

may be two 240m noes is better

or one 480m hehe ..........

when will be the construction start?

^^ I don't think they have been approved. Maybe they'll build a shorter couple, who knows.

BTW, both Hangzhou and Wuxi are getting tons of biggies these years. I don't understand why Ningbo shouldn't be able. Ningbo is not only one of the wealthiest cities in China Mainland. It was listed as world's fourth busiest port by cargo tonnage in 2005. It hosts some very important companies such as Ningbo Bird and many hi-tech industries. A 480m twin project might ambitious, but not too much for Ningbo.

thank you for the info z0rg :)

do Ningbo really need need small tall skyscraper? building a small tall in shanghai can justified on large population,but Ningbo?

I mean super tall.

480m is waste of money and labour force

the buliding now is already more than needed

may be two 240m noes is better

or one 480m hehe ..........

Thats decide by the private company, u tell them, maybe they r stupid

do Ningbo really need need small tall skyscraper? building a small tall in shanghai can justified on large population,but Ningbo?

Ningbo has a few million pop,at least over 3 mil......u should say this 2 dubai which has 1 million n buildin the world tallest

Nice!

well, locals in Ningbo say it's population is over 6 000 000 and it's growing fast (they add also, that Ningbo is not a big city:)). 15 years ago it was only over 1 500 000. I meet in Ningbo people that came to work here from suburbs, even from other provinces, like Anhui.
Big construction sites in Ningbo are everywhere. I think a couple of supertalls would be very relevant in Ningbo, no doubt!

据skyscrapers.cn此工程可能已经被取消了－－不过这可能只不过是个谣言。。。

Nice design, but I don't think these white elephant towers will be built anytime soon.

Nice design, but I don't think these white elephant towers will be built anytime soon.

they don't really look like elephants tho. maybe elephant tusks, but even that would be stretching it.

they don't really look like elephants tho. maybe elephant tusks, but even that would be stretching it.

No, a white elephant is something that a city may not need soon.

To build such high building is a waste.

there are report that China planning to curb the construction of skyscraper in small city.
one know something is very wrong,when small cities like ningbao wanted a skyscraper.

there are report that China planning to curb the construction of skyscraper in small city.


Those stupids...

Btw, what's a "small city"? Ningbo is over 1 million!

I like chongqing!

so they are not going to build the twins now?

Nice buildings! thanks for the pictures. :)

so they are not going to build the twins now?

no, as far as i know not

This has been canceled, right?