There are two main CBDs in Tianjin. One is located in Tianjin city properly, the other one is going to be built at Binhai New Area, next to the coast.


Twin Towers recently approved in Tianjin CBD, 420m
http://static.flickr.com/71/213302087_eeeca3f6de_o.jpg

Tianjin World Trade Center, 300m, 80f. This supertall has been on hold for 8 years. It was resummed some months ago.
http://static.flickr.com/70/213301847_fb8df73167_o.gif

http://static.flickr.com/81/213301848_3e3055aaf3_o.jpg

Binhai New Area location
http://www.economist.com/images/20060624/CAS922.gif

Binhai New Area masterplan 25 x 25km
http://static.flickr.com/80/213302080_c7c1758ddb_o.jpg

The huge peninsula will be occupied by port facilities. It will cover around 30km2
http://static.flickr.com/93/213301740_b126713cab_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/81/213301741_6e2927ed2f_o.jpg

New CBD at the riverside
http://static.flickr.com/98/213297013_dd9ba406ed_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/72/213302081_d3cfde5ee9_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/73/213301843_a470588b4e_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/67/213301842_b25b89d432_o.jpg


Binhai Fortune Center, 40f
http://static.flickr.com/83/213301738_b38f909c15_o.jpg

Binhai Zhejiang Building, 160m, 42f
http://static.flickr.com/51/213301739_ad38c9bf49_o.jpg

Promenade Residential Towers
http://static.flickr.com/75/213301845_c176867e01_o.jpg


More projects, I'm not sure if they are proposed for Binhai New Area or Tianjin city CBD.

Eastern New Century Square, proposed. Around 90f and 450m
http://static.flickr.com/57/213301743_b16283dcc5_o.jpg

Recently approved project, 350m
http://static.flickr.com/49/213297015_ddcc0071c4_o.jpg

Abundant Building, 378m
http://static.flickr.com/60/213297019_133c6309ce_o.jpg

Another
http://static.flickr.com/90/213302082_901fade7fd_o.jpg

International Steel Center, 58f
http://static.flickr.com/91/213297014_82ae0d07eb_o.jpg

Tianjin Sports Center, almost finished
http://static.flickr.com/92/213297018_7d53facdc1_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/89/213297016_15588ff4da_o.jpg

http://www.dragontv.cn/dragontvfiles/165885001093922929.jpg

http://www4.enorth.com.cn/pic/0/00/00/62/6223_879946.jpg


More info about Binhai New Area:
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7088663
http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/en/beijing/cib/2006_08/binhai-pudong-of-the-north

Those last three pics are insane.

I think Tianjin will probably amaze us in the near future.This city has been over shadowed by Beijing for too long time.

tianjin will be the new economic centrel of northern china in the future.

you should join emporis and put some of the new buildings in some of the chinese cities in there because there are some huge buildings that aren't in their listing

Is that the plan? To be the Shanghai of the north, and to decentralize it from Beijing? I didn't realise it was so close to Beijing!

wow, gigantic projects!

you should join emporis and put some of the new buildings in some of the chinese cities in there because there are some huge buildings that aren't in their listing


Hmm, sorry, I'll need a long answer to explain the problem between China and Emporis...

In Emporis I think that the editors must provide the exact addresses of the buildings they add and a link or a picture which proves that the name of the buildings, height and number of floors, etc are real. It is almost impossible to do so with most Chinese buildings unless you understand Chinese (and browse Chinese pages) or you live in China.

In addition to this, Emporis editors are especially skeptical about Chinese buildings due to chauvinist attitudes. Most western editors don't accept seeing so many Chinese cities they couldn't even locate on a map ranking over many western world class cities, so they use to boycott any editor who added many Chinese buildings. I think they haven't any regular editor from China Mainland, have they? In fact, last year they banned a Chinese editor who added about 800 Chinese buildings in three months...

Despite of the deep undercoverage of all Chinese cities you will find at the Emporis ranking (http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/sr/) that Shenyang or Chengdu are over Rotterdam and Milan, Tianjin or Macau over Brisbane and Detroit, Nanjing over Boston, Dalian over Seattle, Xiamen over Paris and Philadelphia, Wuhan over Miami, Chongqing over Los Angeles, Shanghai over Toronto and so on. All these cities have added less than 1% of their buildings over 12 floors! If some editors added just all Chinese building over 25 floors there would be more than 40 Chinese cities at the top 100. They wont allow this to happen :)

I'm sure many Emporis editors would bash me if they ever read this, but this is totally ture. I have a friend who is editor at Emporis and I have given him information to add about 500 Chinese buildings, btw. He didn't add more than 100-200 though. Some of them were over 40 floors and they were finished for years when I made him to add them. I asked him to add the Guangzhou Twin Towers too, I had a serious argue with him before he added them, same story about Jialing Fanying. Moreover, I made him posting at the inner forum of Emporis about many towers over 150m which are currently u/c in Shanghai, some of them almost finished, but they didn't add them. They are not interested in keeping China remotely updated at all :)

Anyway, counting every Chinese building over 12 floors is just impossible. It would be easier counting how many grains of sand are in some beach :D

^^ A very dedicated editor is what's needed I think. At the moment the only Chinese city that's well covered is Hong Kong, I mean 772 buildings for Shanghai? WTF?

Hmm, sorry, I'll need a long answer to explain the problem between China and Emporis...

In Emporis I think that the editors must provide the exact addresses of the buildings they add and a link or a picture which proves that the name of the buildings, height and number of floors, etc are real. It is almost impossible to do so with most Chinese buildings unless you understand Chinese (and browse Chinese pages) or you live in China.

In addition to this, Emporis editors are especially skeptical about Chinese buildings due to chauvinist attitudes. Most western editors don't accept seeing so many Chinese cities they couldn't even locate on a map ranking over many western world class cities, so they use to boycott any editor who added many Chinese buildings. I think they haven't any regular editor from China Mainland, have they? In fact, last year they banned a Chinese editor who added about 800 Chinese buildings in three months...

Despite of the deep undercoverage of all Chinese cities you will find at the Emporis ranking (http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/sr/) that Shenyang or Chengdu are over Rotterdam and Milan, Tianjin or Macau over Brisbane and Detroit, Nanjing over Boston, Dalian over Seattle, Xiamen over Paris and Philadelphia, Wuhan over Miami, Chongqing over Los Angeles, Shanghai over Toronto and so on. All these cities have added less than 1% of their buildings over 12 floors! If some editors added just all Chinese building over 25 floors there would be more than 40 Chinese cities at the top 100. They wont allow this to happen :)

I'm sure many Emporis editors would bash me if they ever read this, but this is totally ture. I have a friend who is editor at Emporis and I have given him information to add about 500 Chinese buildings, btw. He didn't add more than 100-200 though. Some of them were over 40 floors and they were finished for years when I made him to add them. I asked him to add the Guangzhou Twin Towers too, I had a serious argue with him before he added them, same story about Jialing Fanying. Moreover, I made him posting at the inner forum of Emporis about many towers over 150m which are currently u/c in Shanghai, some of them almost finished, but they didn't add them. They are not interested in keeping China remotely updated at all :)

Anyway, counting every Chinese building over 12 floors is just impossible. It would be easier counting how many grains of sand are in some beach :D
That is sad. :( Did not know the people at Emporis were like that.
I really don't like the way Emporis "does" there listing anyway. Ever since they changed from "skyscrapers.com to Emporis, they have really done a terrible job updating accurately all the projects going on in smallers cities in the USA much less, obviously, in China. :(
Maybe it's time for another website to be born that accurately lists every project over 12 floors or whatever. I would just like to know the truth concerning what city is doing what. No politics please. :yes:

BTW, I wonder how many units will be in this cluster of high-rises? Does anyone know? :?
http://static.flickr.com/75/213301845_c176867e01_o.jpg

^^ 3,200 units :)
http://www.gdsarchitects.com/html/teda_promenades_northwest_resi.html

^^ Awesome! Thanks! :)
That means at least double that amount of people living there, I would guess. :)

In addition to this, Emporis editors are especially skeptical about Chinese buildings due to chauvinist attitudes. Most western editors don't accept seeing so many Chinese cities they couldn't even locate on a map ranking over many western world class cities, so they use to boycott any editor who added many Chinese buildings.

yea why would they do that? i mean they added 2000 buildings to Istanbul but only 800 to Shanghai. It is very insulting. Why is there so much anti-China sentiment? worst of all, they made Hong Kong number one! all Shanghainese relatives of mine who traveled to Hong Kong commented that Hong Kong isnt even an eighth of the size Shanghai is... albeit its density is waaaay higher.

Wow. How far is Tianjin from Beijing? It looks like it is close enough, can they merged in the future?

i was one of the emporis editor before and responsible for adding all the buildings in mainland china, macau, that was about a year ago i think. All together i think i've add about 2000 buildings for china only (they still keep those buildings on emporis site) and their senior editors warned me not to add buildings in mainland china anymore coz im not living in mainland china and because of that, all the information i add are not accurate and its not truth, but i did provide them where i got those buildings info from (websites, pics and even telephone number/address of the building developers) but unfortuantely they dont believe me, so i quit at the end.

i just dont understand why they still want to keep the stuff i added before and on the other hand, they told me not to add buildings on their website :D

Emporis sucks...

Great looking buildings, I especially like the WTC building design

the new designs coming out of China are breathtaking

Emporis is so bogus!!! How can there possibly be 772 buildings for Shanghai! Some photos of Shanghai and you can see skyscrapers to the horizon!!! OH WOW Shanghai has now 851 buildings Hong Kong has 7,880. Shanghai has a larger population than Hong Kong

According to Emporis, Beijing has more buildings in the database than Shanghai
Even cities like Dandong not represented on Emporis, better to use SSP for the amount and height of buildings

How many buildings are really in Shanghai according to the Emporis rules??? Probably as many as Hong Kong??


Isn't Emporis from Germany???

http://static.flickr.com/49/213297015_ddcc0071c4_o.jpg
This is friggin awesome!!!!

I do like "Stacking Cubes" too.

Yeah Emporis does suck--apparently those who contribute photos/info to the site are the ones who get routinely screwed over. Anyone remember the Diagram stealing fiasco and ensuing thread at SSP?

Anyways, back on topic--about damned time Tianjin! Is all I can say. One of China's mega-cities with a rich history, yet its development has been somewhat pathetic compared to that of the other mega-cities...probably in part due to the more prominent city nearby. These are some great projects being planned at long last and I will be excited to see them realized.

Choyak: Regarding Emporis defined highrises, it is highly probable that Shanghai has many more than Hong Kong, even though its highrises are more spread out. (I have read that Shanghai has over 5000 buildings over 18 floors -- Emporis defines a highrise as only 12 floors high, but obviously this number is a rough estimate). Development is so rapid that it is really hard to keep track of construction. Even for Hong Kong there are some uncounted projects -- as highlighted by Jason Poon.

choyak already highlighted this one, but I will do it again. This one is wonderful.

http://static.flickr.com/49/213297015_ddcc0071c4_o.jpg

Man... there are just too many of these supertalls popping up from all around the world. I am starting to loose track of the projects...

A few pointers....Emporis' China coverage is never up to date, but this isn't bc their arrogant Americans or something. They keep close tabs on Dubai...anf the reason why is that whenever the UAE does something they are very noisy about. Meanwhile Chinese cities (other than KY and Shanghai) build 300 meter towers unanounced. BTW Emporis is primarily a German concern. What is that crazy jenga-looking tower? or more specifically, who is the architect?

Yeah, the cubes look great!

New project, from ss.cn
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9708/000783494ccc09a0a5ea1a5083dadeb07d283c755fhjc0wealnbcuz8.jpg

wow these buildings are amazing, very nice projects...

Lots of good projects there.Abundant Building and the "cubes" building are by far the best.

New supertall, 337m and 86 floors
http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/7741/337m86fem1.jpg

In addition to this, Emporis editors are especially skeptical about Chinese buildings due to chauvinist attitudes. Most western editors don't accept seeing so many Chinese cities they couldn't even locate on a map ranking over many western world class cities, so they use to boycott any editor who added many Chinese buildings. I think they haven't any regular editor from China Mainland, have they? In fact, last year they banned a Chinese editor who added about 800 Chinese buildings in three months...


That is a big lie and really don't know where do you get that from. Emporis' data is provided by volunteer work. Normally a person that is accepted will add photos or buildings for the city he lives or knows better. There is a lot of information in Chinese, but if no Chinese citizen is applying then it is impossible to update new buildings been built or proposed. Using the same false arguments you use, we could say the problem is not Emporis Chauvinism but rather Chinese lazyness right? But of course that would be equally unfair and false.

Shanghai has 770 and HK has 7800 just because someone has added those buildings, plain simple, Emporis does not say those are ALL the buildings there are in those cities.

To those that always complain and cry about how underrrated their city or a certain city is. If I were them I would provide RELIABLE information about missing buildings or try to improve the quality of data. But of course it is easier to complain rather than to take a pen and a piece of paper and taking notes of every building +12f in a city, as some of us have done.

You can more or less disagree about the way the website is managed but I won't tolerate anyone to undervalue the volunteer work done for years by the editors there.

i was one of the emporis editor before and responsible for adding all the buildings in mainland china, macau, that was about a year ago i think. All together i think i've add about 2000 buildings for china only (they still keep those buildings on emporis site) and their senior editors warned me not to add buildings in mainland china anymore coz im not living in mainland china and because of that, all the information i add are not accurate and its not truth, but i did provide them where i got those buildings info from (websites, pics and even telephone number/address of the building developers) but unfortuantely they dont believe me, so i quit at the end.

i just dont understand why they still want to keep the stuff i added before and on the other hand, they told me not to add buildings on their website :D

If you quited, and you were treated that badly, then why have you registered with another name in late August?

@Ortzi, if I'm not wrong, Emporis takes 24h to change the status from u/c to built when the building is somewhere in the West. Calatrava's supertall for Chicago was added the same day as it was released. On the other hand, they use to take weeks to upgrade a big skyscraper of China from under construction status to built AFTER the editor has changed the status of it, right? So, no matter what the editors do if the bosses don't accept their upgradings. Example: Nanjing Century Plaza Tower A.

Sometimes they don't accept that the building is finished for six months after some editor reported it. Example: Shimao International Plaza.

This is not childish crying, they are real examples. Furthermore, in both examples they were providen pictures, so they hadn't to verify anythig. Maybe they were too busy adding 12 floor shits from the West, that's sure :)

The lack of Chinese editors is not an excuse. Most Emporis editors participate at SSC and SSP and they surely notice some Chinese supertalls when they are released. However, they just keep adding 12 floor crappy buildings from their homeland while 300m proposals from China are openly missed. Both forums were nuts when Guangzhou Twin Towers were released, and nobody added them. I had to break somebody's balls to make him adding them, otherwise they surely wouldn't be added today. That's called discrimination. In fact, most Chinese supertalls added to Emporis in the last year are there because I reported them to some editor, otherwise they would have kept ignoring all of them.

BTW, I still strongly appreciate Emporis editors for their efforts to provide such an amount of information about so many cities. Plus, in the last weeks China is being massively upgraded, so it's ok... Anyway, this argue has nothing to do with Tianjin. We should open a new thread at the Skybar or so.

@Ortzi, if I'm not wrong, Emporis takes 24h to change the status from u/c to built when the building is somewhere in the West. Calatrava's supertall for Chicago was added the same day as it was released. On the other hand, they use to take weeks to upgrade a big skyscraper of China from under construction status to built AFTER the editor has changed the status of it, right? So, no matter what the editors do if the bosses don't accept their upgradings. Example: Nanjing Century Plaza Tower A.

Sometimes they don't accept that the building is finished for six months after some editor reported it. Example: Shimao International Plaza.

This is not childish crying, they are real examples. Furthermore, in both examples they were providen pictures, so they hadn't to verify anythig. Maybe they were too busy adding 12 floor shits from the West, that's sure :)

The lack of Chinese editors is not an excuse. Most Emporis editors participate at SSC and SSP and they surely notice some Chinese supertalls when they are released. However, they just keep adding 12 floor crappy buildings from their homeland while 300m proposals from China are openly missed. Both forums were nuts when Guangzhou Twin Towers were released, and nobody added them. I had to break somebody's balls to make him adding them, otherwise they surely wouldn't be added today. That's called discrimination. In fact, most Chinese supertalls added to Emporis in the last year are there because I reported them to some editor, otherwise they would have kept ignoring all of them.

BTW, I still strongly appreciate Emporis editors for their efforts to provide such an amount of information about so many cities. Plus, in the last weeks China is being massively upgraded, so it's ok... Anyway, this argue has nothing to do with Tianjin. We should open a new thread at the Skybar or so.

Chicago is one of the bestest covered cities, it is normal to have a proposal added that quickly. The time it takes for the database to update it is the same for any building at any place. A building can be finished from the outside but yet be unoccupied, that is not considered "completed". Just because anyone at SSP or SSC says a tower X of XXX metres is going to built, it shouldn't be trusted, don't you think?

In fact, most Chinese supertalls added to Emporis in the last year are there because I reported them to some editor

^^ See, if you request it, it is added ;)

Posted by Kc3000~China:

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5311/01cb7f86vdh3vpvtyjkexq9.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1998/01cb8139mldrzia1m4wdeu1.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6531/01cb846aj86vfa0bwd8ere9.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/56/01cb8041nwhgu02mfahskj0.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2562/01cb887dztxffcdj8z1iyl2.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1092/021012f5glfyblorfy71wm2.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/429/02103d84phvh0jrouf4rgk4.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7238/0210159bypa1zdkwdoqohz4.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4084/021a825fjd1.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8659/021a840aot4.jpg

the 2 skyscraper-Center's are looking fantastic.

Some moderator should upgrade the title of the thread to "Tons of supertalls" :D

yeah :D

More projects

Serpents Tower, 50f+
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7428/serpentstower56fkw7.jpg

40f
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8130/40fdr3.jpg

Tianjin subway planned lines. The map might be outdated.
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2397/tianjinsubwaytr9.jpg

Huge residential development. 11 towers of 32 floors.
http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/11/2005/0728/U1250P361T11D763F270DT20050804101628.jpg
http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/11/2005/1109/U133P361T11D1387F270DT20051109161832.jpg
http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/11/2005/1109/U133P361T11D1385F270DT20051109161253.jpg
http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/11/2005/1109/U133P361T11D1386F270DT20051109161322.jpg
http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/11/2005/1109/U133P361T11D1384F270DT20051109161141.jpg

More projects
http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/11/2006/0417/U1708P361T11D1666F270DT20060417111033.jpg
http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/11/2006/0417/U1708P361T11D1668F270DT20060912173718.jpg
http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/11/2006/0417/U1708P361T11D1670F270DT20060417190146.jpg
http://image2.sina.com.cn/hs/11/2006/0510/U1708P361T11D1713F270DT20060912173330.jpg

Thanks for all this info, z0rg.

look at these, even dubai looks little cmpare to this, there r thousands of skyscrapers bein contructin in tianjin, look at how big the development is

the model look very nice and the developments are huge

World Trade Building, 160m, 43f
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/7742_yhYRx9Chgha6.jpg

1x48f, 192m + 3x30f
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1150704957230_FEP1aJs46FXY.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1150705464156_IraJLfBSMWJV.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1150704760064_SbNbCDJXR2qq.jpg

3x34f
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2006681054181246_j0ylA7Kw38Pn.jpg

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/7262/meijiangbaybbgbirvkqvpsei0.jpg

:master:

Whoa !! That's so beautiful !

What I like, is the greenery between the residental skyscrapers. It's not too dense. Good city concepts.

@zOrg: Did you have more information or renders about this project ?

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2006681054181246_j0ylA7Kw38Pn.jpg

Whoa !! That's so beautiful !

What I like, is the greenery between the residental skyscrapers. It's not too dense. Good city concepts.

@zOrg: Did you have more information or renders about this project ?

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2006681054181246_j0ylA7Kw38Pn.jpg


http://tj.house.sina.com.cn/exhibit/100.shtml


If you can't understand Chinese you'll need a translator...

Well this has been in the dark hasnt it. Too much about Beijing and not enough of Tianjin!

http://tj.house.sina.com.cn/exhibit/100.shtml


If you can't understand Chinese you'll need a translator...

Thank you very much z0rg ! :)

I've seen some of the developments when i visited Tianjin last month but the air in Tianjin was kinda polluted.

Another render of The Tianjin Tower
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/z0rg/000946289_7aabaae8dcc5149146d346e39.jpg

Isn't Emporis from Germany???




Yes it was founded by a german who thought it would be nice to list ALL the Skyscrapers of the world, and camparise the cities and so on.

But as the side grows bigger and bigger he couldnt manage it all alone and he lost influence in his site, and finally, when they changed to emporis, the side wasnt anymore what the founders dream was about, it is now just for making cash !

I've been incredibly lazy with my camera of late, (I promise that when I have some time in winter I'm going to do some huge photo updates of Tianjin), but here is a development that I don't think anyone has talked about in awhile that people might find interesting:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Tianjin2006/nanzhan.jpg

I'm not 100% sure on the location, except that it is very close to downtown, near the train station, (I believe that 南站 refers to an old bus station nearby). I believe it is very close to starting, if it hasn't already.

This city is just starting to explode with growth. Too much, in fact. A shocking amount of big, fancy apartments are being built and I don't know if there are enough buyers to sustain them. The housing market could be in for a real shock sometime in the next two or three years.

Speaking of which, here is a pic of some under construction in Tanggu/TEDA:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Tianjin2006/binhai.jpg

thank you for the update, how tall are the towers in the middle?

The best one has to be Tianjin World Trade Center. I really want to see that one go up.

The condo towers being built look like they'll be about 30-35 stories, which would make them some of the tallest under construction in TEDA at the moment, (the 300+ meter office proposals you're looking at probably won't get off the ground for a while).

As to the Tianjin World Trade Center, I'm sorry to disappoint The Big O, but I don't think it's going to happen. Virtually nothing has happened since that construction pic on the first page, (which I took around two years ago), and the structure looks like it is starting to decay. I don't know what they're planning to do with it, and there might be some complications with tearing it down, because the subway is running right below. However, the area is a prime target for development, so hopefully before long something will get proposed there, or they'll find a way to salvage the structure already in place.

^^ Do you have any info about the 430m twin towers supposed to be approved?

Wait, I just realized you were talking about that proposal, not the condos under construction. I can't really find any hard information on sizes, except that the top 4 buildings are supposed to be 70 stories tall, so I'd count on a height of around 250-300 meters.

If I remember correctly, the twin towers were listed on a website as "under construction", although I can't find a corresponding construction site where those models were placed. It does look like they're clearing buildings around there, so it may go up soon.

I will say, however, that this one:

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9708/000783494ccc09a0a5ea1a5083dadeb07d283c755fhjc0wealnbcuz8.jpg

... is under construction, as are massive complexes on both sides of this building, (although it isn't as far along as those two sites).

This building:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/z0rg/000946289_7aabaae8dcc5149146d346e39.jpg

...has the construction site walled off, but I don't think they've started excavation on the foundation yet. Apparently they're still debating the height of this thing, or something about putting a spire on top.

@Clashman, the only image of Tianjin's 430m twin towers I've seen:
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/8145/youngbaicbdlc3.jpg

If you get another one, please post it :D

I also found this render, I don't know what is it.
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/000686470_99c7e32fa667a00812895a8dae7185fc_AeGWKRXSYX2c.jpg

That is the old render for the Nanzhan (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Tianjin2006/nanzhan.jpg) development that I talked about earlier.

Unfortunately, it looks a lot better than the current incarnation, IMO. Then again, the picture I have might not be final, either.

Frankly, I hope the one I have isn't the final one, because I don't see the point of blocking the best two towers by putting up another two 70 story boxes right in front of them. It doesn't make sense. However, this is what they are advertising on the light-rail right now, so my guess is that it should be pretty current.

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/000686470_99c7e32fa667a00812895a8dae7185fc_AeGWKRXSYX2c.jpg

That reminds me of...

http://chewie34.250free.com/coruscant.jpg

So futuristic

Emporis sucks...


Thats why I stopped visiting it and joined SSC instead !! :cheers:

Instead of crying over emporis updating or not for china why dont you just join the website or get some officials to give them official building information
that probably every city has about its buildings?

theres 1.2 billion chinese, so not one of them for each city can update that website? or its lazy or peopel dont care about their cities in china, or maybe china blocks foreign websites that have taiwan, who knows..

hard to believe out of over 1 billion people thers not even 100 that can do china, Im sure you can count buildings even in a city with 10,000. just needs to work instead of complain.

also many eastern europe cities arent even 50% updated with new projects, its hard to follow because theres a huge construction wave in many places in the world, so if you say its because they are european you should have noticed a lot of europe is not updated.
I saw russia had last year 1500 buildings now it has 3500. so it takes lots of time to add buildings if they need information, you cant just show renderings and pictures of models and say: ok add these 50 towers.. china has what? 100,000 towers in some sort of design stage? thats all the towers of emporis put together, so it will take another 5 years to add them even if they knew all the info on all of them..

so you start a website as big as that just for china only, ok - and we can see how much time it takes you to do it.. i am sure it will take you 50 years not 5.. but to talk is easy.

in ssc you can just post some picture and say: heres a new tower. you dont even have to follow if its built, just planned, or anything about it. yes it takes 5 second, but its not updating a website.

^^ They had several editors from China. But they were banned from that German website, they probably couldn't accept seeing Shenyang or Xiamen over Berlin in those stupid rankings.

so theres 1 billion people in china you want to tell me they would all get banned? hard to believe since all that website is based on these editors.

if you are more clever, and think china isnt shown well, so start the same type of website similar for china.

Kerry Center, located at south railway station CBD

1- High class residentials
R1: 50f, 165m
R2: 48f, 150m
R3: 46f, 153m
R4: 48f, 153m
R5: 46f, 147m
R6: 44f, 141m

2- Office blocks
C1: 37f, 180m
C2: 44f, 216m

3- Hotel and mall
H1: 28f, 172m
H2: Unknown

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/pNGsernF+dikpA==_mjT6zaGjXIy5.jpg

There are 2x300m+ towers planned at this CBD too.

I'm not too aware of Chinese Architects, but they are building some amazing buildings in China.

Interesting projects, thanks for sharing. :)

great projects, it's really amazing how many skyscrapers are going to be built in all the chinese cities.

I think at least 80% of worlds crane is in China at the moment

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^^ Somebody please translate the key info. I normally use google translator, but the result wasn't quite clear this time :D

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2027553_869157_TnJuQLDwuaNG.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2027554_053471_6VViRZm4Lajx.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2027555_811376_CU3us8TfrZ8J.jpg

looks like a new supertall in the last model :)

Love the last 2 pics. Not many places can do macro-develop city planning on a large scale like that one.

http://static.flickr.com/49/213297015_ddcc0071c4_o.jpg
This is friggin awesome!!!!


Yup its hot, I love it too.

amazing proyects

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2034828_916607_vAsDfsiaXk64.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2034829_831655_ua9wa1uqPDHK.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2034831_851016_EfuExFG6Yq3i.jpg

2 new supertalls?

add my vote to the stacked cubes. They're so damn cute.

Oh man... Does anybody else HATE the pile of boxes? I really find it very ugly.

Oh man... Does anybody else HATE the pile of boxes? I really find it very ugly.

Really? I find it to be one of the most interesting projects of TJ. :) But u gotta admit: At least it is kind of tall...:banana:

Hm, yeah :D However, 300m~ has nothing special anymore...

Tianjin's Nanjing Lu plan!!

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/02509F38_0zN7qW3tS5GC.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/02509F50_RLf9Gm7SLaDJ.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/02509FA9_uG9cUUcHfsNp.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/025092A3_ojkgmoLY4JQs.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/025092DB_0w0ajs2hCUDB.jpg

man

the developments there are insane!

Dubai-esque! very nice, very impressive!

how tall will that supertall be?

that thing has around 120 floors!

I like the Nanjing Lu plan, they just need to fill in that green space with more building density. Seeing a supertall with nothing surrounding it seems like a huge waste.

^^ The model is conceptual, that area is totally urbanized I think.

that thing has around 120 floors!

wow, that's a lot, so we can expect 400m + i think

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/02509F50_RLf9Gm7SLaDJ.jpg
^^ Look at the model of Renaissance Tianjin Hotel. That tower is 203m tall, the megatall should be close to 600m I think. I've counted 130 floors.

http://www.shanghaiguide.com/skyscraper/albums/Paninaro/aej.jpg

600m!! WOW, damned.

That monster is huge... :D

^^ The model is conceptual, that area is totally urbanized I think.

Lol, that doesnt mean anything. Chinese officals seem to be good at evicting people for massive projects....

Chinese officals: "Its for the greater good"

wow, nice plan, tianjin will have a good skyline by then

More about Serpents Tower

Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects unveiled its design last September for a new 56-storey hotel/condominium tower to be erected in the Tianjin/Beijing Seaport Area and Economic Development Zone. Lee Harris Pomeroy’s tower design encompasses a new 56-storey luxury hotel and condominium situated in the center of a lake. The innovative design consists of three intertwined cylindrical components clad in green glass; the glass is overlaid with a dia-grid structure of stainless steel, which creates an overall lattice-like visual effect. The three cylinders – small, medium and large – were inspired by the twisting forms of ancient cypress trees. The property will contain a Five-Star, 220 room hotel and 144 oversized luxury private residences.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1000%20Lee%20Pomeroy%20Sea%20Serpent%20larger%20image.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1000%20Lee%20Pomeroy%20Sea%20Serpent%20alternative.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=828

Perkins Eastman in China

The Tianjin Binhai Master Plan transforms a 140-hectare (343-acre) industrial port into a distinctive international gateway and livable community. The waterfront site borders the Binhai International Airport and is adjacent to three separate coastal districts: Tanggu, Hangu and Dagang. The design envisions a dynamic 21st century international city that merges financial activity, entertainment and leisure, culture and arts, community amenities, technology, and sustainability. The master plan fosters synergistic connections between each district, with surrounding neighborhoods and parks, and between key landmark destinations. Two distinct commercial zones anchor the northern and southern points of the city and are linked by a park that emphasizes connectivity and environmental preservation. The northern zone is defined by a higher density and massing and includes government complexes, hotels, museum, convention center, residential high rises, and several commercial office towers. Cultural, educational, and recreational uses are planned for the southern zone, allowing a distinct connection to the central green space and taking full advantage of the waterfront edge.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1000%20Perkins%20Eastman%20Tianjin%20landscape.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/720%20Perkins%20Eastman%20Tianjin%20aerial%20night.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/720%20Perkins%20Eastman%20Tianjin%20day%20aerial.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/project/uploaded_files/810_385%20Perkins%20Eastman%20Tianjin.jpg

wow, amazing projects.

COOL. it is time for TIANJIN. this city should catch up with other big cities in China.

No matter how many times I check the stuff from China, I am never left unamazed. Seriously there are some great projects going on. I can not wait to see China 20 years form now... providing they start fixing their pollution issues that would ruin the scene of these beautiful plans :)

And thanks to Zorg for his/her efforts :) We all apperciate the updates.

^^ The model is conceptual, that area is totally urbanized I think.

I can personally verify that they they are tearing down tons of buildings in that area. It's kind of a shame, actually, as this area was full of historical buildings. There was a zoning law that should have prevented this, but someone probably got paid a ton of money to push it through. I'm guessing that some time in the future, people are going to regret letting this happen.

^^ Do you have pictures?

Nanjing Lu 1976:
http://022tj.net/bbs/htm_data/32/0610/2089.html
http://022tj.net/tianjinwei/attachment/Mon_0610/1_YnfNg8HjwsJcj79.jpg

Nanjing Lu maybe 1 or 2 years ago:
http://www.zhecho.com/leadbbs/a/a.asp?B=12&ID=174853
http://www.zhecho.com/leadbbs/images/upload/2005/07/01/111741.jpg
http://www.ciicbj.com/bj/templet2.asp?articleId=3938&Columnid=1060&view=&column2id=2
http://www.ciicbj.com/store/images/200687153846调整大小%20xin_150701081006812257019.jpg
http://dzh.mop.com/mainFrame.jsp?url=http://dzh.mop.com/topic/readSub_5129431_0_0.html
http://upload.mop.com/user/2005/02/17/f0961dd1.jpg

Nanjing Lu today:
http://forum.enorth.com.cn/thread_1361611_3.html
http://attach.forum.enorth.com.cn:8080/000/975/000975379_5919295489fa9938a198568928a66d52.jpg
http://attach.forum.enorth.com.cn:8080/000/975/000975377_e6190f719bca3456bff284148302d0a0.jpg

Not the best pictures, but it gives you at least a bit of an idea of what's going on. I'm going to be out of town for the next 2 weeks or so, (visiting Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Korea), but I'll try to grab a few photos when I get back.

Not the best pictures, but it gives you at least a bit of an idea of what's going on. I'm going to be out of town for the next 2 weeks or so, (visiting Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Korea), but I'll try to grab a few photos when I get back.
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i want you can take many pictures!~~thanks

@Clashman, thank you, nice pics. I suppose that area will be booming like crazy soon.

More images of the mega peninsula
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2089330_325401_7lxTZ0Z1NHNw.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2089332_995224_H6atYXFjNtYn.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2089333_455585_AtzB5mk3dBrh.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2089348_924983_PfBgoMr3rVg0.jpg

Binhai two main masterplans
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9769/tianjingmegaprojectsbs9.jpg

impressive project

Whoa, this looks HUGE. :O

New project, 58 floors
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/bhzj_SNuLkpOBk3du.jpg

great, a new twisting tower :happy:

Very cool projects! The boxes remind me of the Superman Bizarro planet's skyscrapers.

I love the two towers in the render on page 5.

^ Wow, spectacular design, looks really neat!

Nanzhan CBD/天津南站中心商务区 proposals (old renders)

http://unn.people.com.cn/media/200303/26/NewsMedia_35532.jpg

http://unn.people.com.cn/media/200303/26/NewsMedia_35533.jpg

http://unn.people.com.cn/media/200303/26/NewsMedia_35534.jpg

http://unn.people.com.cn/media/200303/26/NewsMedia_35535.jpg

http://unn.people.com.cn/media/200303/26/NewsMedia_35537.jpg

http://unn.people.com.cn/GB/channel413/414/1022/200303/26/251160.html < Click here if you can't see the pics

It seems that they chose the first one and then moderated it to this:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Tianjin2006/nanzhan.jpg

^^ It's a big pity. Before registering in SSC I remember to have seen some huge renders of the original version and it looked like Star Wars, simply amazing.

Youlian International Commercial Tower






Integra Architecture Inc. designs the Youlian International Commercial Tower in China

This is a tower designed by Duane Siegrist MAIBC MRAIC of Integra Architecture Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia Canada in conjunction with Integra Architecture-China office for clients Youlan Zhiye Ltd. that is to be located centrally Xiangluo Wan Commercial area in Tainjin, China adjacent to a river and bridge. It is a landmark building that functions as a conference centre. Office / Hotel residences that is visible up and down the riverfront. The building form has strong forms from all sides to provide visual interest. The construction materials used are comprised of glass, metal panel, and concrete. Construction is anticipated to start early next year.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/911_2_1000%20Integra%202.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/911_3_1000%20Integra%203.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/911_4_1000%20Integra%204.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/911_1_1000%20Integra%201.jpg


http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=911

looks like 50F ~

http://static.flickr.com/49/213297015_ddcc0071c4_o.jpg

I like this one!!! :okay:

1x260 and 3x180m~
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/pNGseqdntqm8cw==_MaSqCTHqd7LU.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/02_FWCARIGi2pr4.jpg

omg!!! so many fantastic projects, this is rediculous, tianjin is tryin 2 catch up with shanghai!!!

Sino-Steel Tower, 333m, 80f~ (MAD studio)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/01tianjin_ooR1cYzUmGA4.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/02tianjin_1dgnlfGG43It.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/03tianjin_PIvpvEWpljOE.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/Caaa_H1ZGLi0q2QCO.jpg

Recently released by MAD Beijing based studio.

Typology: Office/ Hotel
Scale: 200,000 sqm, 333m

No more info by the moment.

so still a proposal or?

^^ I guess yes.

it's probably the final design

Old plan of the South Railway Station CBD (why did they reject this wonderful design??)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/000686470_99c7e32fa667a00812895a8dae7185fc_wDTcGJjFt7fc.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/000686485_d8c42e36ad6a405def9016976c7c7b32_nwaGnH2QTsAs.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/fjgk_HxxNP7kaNKz8.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1t7ut7_eXnAX2qhCiJ7.jpg

Later (last?) plan, 4x70f, still decent after all :D
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/000594365_53f2638f3ad5e5091bf44244c_4dM2xuJZqAdu.jpg

omg... China ... buildings... they are going nuts out there!!!!!!!!! omfg this is realy a monster off a city growing!!!!!!!

50f+
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/001057530_1c65ae3c8a3c8b8f255831413d440562_wsOt13tTW9zN.jpg

They're starting a second mega peninsula this year!
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9922/tianjin1ym2.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7044/tianjin2ws7.jpg

http://www.cie.nl/Media/persfotoos/Press%20Release_de%20Architekten%20Cie_Tianjin.pdf

Old plan of the South Railway Station CBD (why did they reject this wonderful design??)

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/000686470_99c7e32fa667a00812895a8dae7185fc_wDTcGJjFt7fc.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/000686485_d8c42e36ad6a405def9016976c7c7b32_nwaGnH2QTsAs.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/fjgk_HxxNP7kaNKz8.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1t7ut7_eXnAX2qhCiJ7.jpg

Later (last?) plan, 4x70f, still decent after all :D
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/000594365_53f2638f3ad5e5091bf44244c_4dM2xuJZqAdu.jpg


OMIGOD THIS IS GOLD!!! WHY DID THEY REJECTS THIS?

Looks like that complex of buildings UC in Khartoum.

Have a look at the air pollution around that area
Then you would definitely want to move there

yea why would they do that? i mean they added 2000 buildings to Istanbul but only 800 to Shanghai. It is very insulting. Why is there so much anti-China sentiment? worst of all, they made Hong Kong number one! all Shanghainese relatives of mine who traveled to Hong Kong commented that Hong Kong isnt even an eighth of the size Shanghai is... albeit its density is waaaay higher.

this kind of mentality will backfire in the long run.

anyway it's good news, shows chinese cities indeed do have the capability and potential to be the greatest in a short time.

Anyone else wonder a bit about the wisdom of building "super-peninsulas" in this age of global warming?

this kind of mentality will backfire in the long run.

anyway it's good news, shows chinese cities indeed do have the capability and potential to be the greatest in a short time.

There's always upward swing and downturn
Things always go in a cycle.

Rapid rise may be a good thing for our generation,
who can grasp the opportunity and rise along as well.

Anyone else wonder a bit about the wisdom of building "super-peninsulas" in this age of global warming?

Why? The UN projections are that the sea level will rise by a maximum 60 cm in the worst case in 2100, minimum 18 cm, so it'll probably be somewhere in between. It wouldn't make much difference whether it's a peninsula or not as far as I can see.

OMFG..... this is too much for me...

Another biggie, 260m
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/260m.jpg

nice, like the top part with the hole :)

Why? The UN projections are that the sea level will rise by a maximum 60 cm in the worst case in 2100, minimum 18 cm, so it'll probably be somewhere in between. It wouldn't make much difference whether it's a peninsula or not as far as I can see.

I agree with you. The UN has about as much credibility as my little toe. The UN doesn't know their head from their arse. We can barely predict the weather a few days out. What makes anyone think the UN can predict what is going to happen by 2100. What a joke!

The UN is the same group that watched 800,000 people get slaughtered in Rwanda and did nothing to stop the carnage. These people have no crediblity at all.

The UN are bunch of clowns. They remind me of the bar scene in Star Wars.

It's great to see what is going on in China. Keep up the great work. So many great cities to watch in China it is hard to pick my favorite. Thanks for all the great photos.

A couple more buildings, (these both seem to be in Tianjin proper and not Tanggu/TEDA/Binhai):

Tianjin Financial Plaza
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/intl_tianjin_financial_plaza1F.jpg


Tianjin Xiao Bai Lou Union Plaza
(73 Floors, 700 room hotel, 1300 underground parking spaces)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/intl_xiao_bai_lou_union_plaza1F.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/intl_xiao_bai_lou_union_plaza_2_1F.jpg

Both are being developed by RSP Architects
http://www.rsparch.com/case_studies.cfm?caseno=96&prID=19&csLoopCount=7#

73 floors + that thing on the top = supertall? :D

In the forum, they mentioned that they thought it was going to be over 300 meters. Not 100% sure, though.

TEDA International Convention Center
Tianjin, People's Republic of China

TEDA International Convention Center


"THE FLYING FAN"

"Where all good things converge"

Ji Jinn Shen Fou

The semi-circular shape of the Convention Center takes the form of an open fan. The building also serves as an architectural icon and significant focus for TEDA's new recreation, tourist and commercial community.

Like the fan that inspired its shape it is located "where all good things converge." The fan is an internationally recognized symbol of Chinese culture and tradition; its form carries many meanings and interpretations. It is a fitting symbol and metaphor for Tianjin and TEDA, where waterways, trade routes, airways, and railways converge.

As a roof for the Convention Center, the fan and the 60,000 sq. m. Phase I building can be "complete" when it is built and is also designed to maintain its structural form and architectural integrity when it is expanded. The Center is planned as a skylit, 3-level building with a high lower level exhibition hall (24,000 sq. meters in Phase I) directly accessible walkway, road, and outdoor exhibition area. The upper level overlooks the exhibition hall and provides flexible conference space (6,000 sq.m) food services. Parking on grade for 850 cars is envisioned for Phase I and, when subsequent phases and other parts of the Center are complete, a multi-level parking facility will be added.

Concept and Program
This building is designed as a World Class, "State-of-the-Art" conference and exposition center that will serve the general public as well as trade shows, political conventions and other significant gatherings. Exhibit spaces for large functions are divisible for smaller large functions, exhibit spaces for smaller functions, ballrooms with their accompanying break-out areas, meeting rooms, conference spaces, restaurants, bar areas, business and support spaces in a cohesive and organized form. The concept also supports and embraces the commercial, recreational, and tourist functions that TEDA has planned for this part of its new city.

The adjacent train station is an important point of transfer and a nucleus of activity. Not only will the station link the Convention Center to the rest of TEDA and Tianjin, but also is part of an overall plan with the sports stadium, restaurants, hotels, shops, outdoor exhibition spaces and the leisure entertainment complex beyond.

Organizing and unifying the main parts of the Master Plan, the Convention Center will serve as an important work of architecture and central focus for the sports, commercial, recreational, and tourist functions and will help TEDA to become a vibrant part of the growth of modern China.

Access and Parking
Entry along the front at the water is possible as well as the two ends of the building. It provides a convenient access for pedestrian and tram users along the waterway, public access-ways and for vehicular traffic and parking behind. Additional short-term parking is provided behind the building for public and vendor use along East Ocean Road.

The plan retains the original concept for the project and responds to Master Site Plan. A newly created internal spine with multiple entry points allow various points of access and ability to provide separate events and trade shows with their own identity and functions. If desired, each show can have its own entry and segregated registration. The circulation spine also permits conventioneers and tourists to stroll down the "boulevard" and review what's happening! Extensive use of glazing along the perimeter of the exhibition spaces permits good visibility from outside the Center, allowing visitors to sense the activity within.

Information and Advertising
At the main two end entrances there are large digital/video advertising screens viewable from TEDA's main vehicular travel paths and the new train station. These large-scale format screens will promote events that are on-going and those in the future to persons attending an event and those who are just passing by. Other opportunities for display and advertising are available on structural columns and spaces throughout the Convention Center.

Structural Concept and Systems - Expansion
The roof and building as a whole can be expanded, with minimal demolition and/or relocation of walls and partitions; maintaining the structural form and architectural integrity of the original phase. The structural system was selected for its visual interest, flexibility, long span capability, and relative economy, as compared to other long-span solutions. The Phase 1 building is located at the center of the site. Phase 2 would embrace an expansion toward the new rail station. Phase 3 will be built on the southern site where on-grade parking was provided for Phase 1. During these two moves, the end wall would be demounted, stored and reused in the new construction. This would be cost effective and maintain the design concept and opportunities.

Entry lobbies occur in high ceiling spaces. Main registration areas are under two-story skylight spaces with pedestrian circulation and/or food-court activities above. The fan shaped roof and structural framework above column free spaces are visible from the second level and backlit clerestory windows above. Functional spaces are planned with operable partitions to facilitate room size modifications and increased flexibility. State-of-the-art audio-visual and telecommunications capability and simultaneous translation of multiple languages will be available in all portions of the Center. The two-level spine allows visitors to move freely within the Center and elevator and moving stairs permit quick and efficient floor-to-floor movement.


http://www.lhparch.com/images/corporate/teda_nt_xl.jpg

http://www.lhparch.com/images/corporate/teda1.jpg

http://www.lhparch.com/images/corporate/teda6.jpg

http://www.lhparch.com/images/corporate/teda3.jpg



http://www.lhparch.com/teda.htm

Marc Mimram Architects complete the FengHua Brigde in China

This project provides the opportunity to develop two themes: one on the geographical anchorage of the structure on the river, the other on the sign of modernism attached to the technological and artisanal capacities of contemporary China. The project combines a complex structure fashioned by multiple arches developed in space according to the unchanging necessities but also developed on the essential links between these arches which were labeled in the project as “the petals”. These petals have two objectives: to connect the arcs to form a rigid structure resistant to the buckling of the very fine members of its arches, and to capture the light day and night along with the movements of the sun , and in function with the orientation of the cars on the roadway. The 9 arches of the central span consist of box-girders welded together, where their dimensions are reduced to 40 cm wide by 55 cm high for a span of 127 m. They are shaped along the curves developing in the space permitting a global variation of the inertia of the structure according to the needs of the course of the forces. 128 petals link these arches to align and account for the internal stiffeners of this spatial structure. They are of 64 different types, varying between 2 m x 3 m and reaching up to 9 m in their maximum dimension. They form double curvature surfaces aligned by the geometric links between the arcs and their position in space. The tailoring of these petals is a very particular expression of the connection between very advanced technology (reinforced polymerized fiberglass resin and metallic structure) and learned crafting in the fabrication of 64 molds of complex and elaborate geometries. By day, the petals capture, in their east-west orientation, the movements of the sun in the Tianjin sky. By night, they serve as large diffusers of light and transform the structure into a succession of orientated and separated reflectors floating above the river.
Key Facts
Status Completed
Value 24.6(m€)

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1167_1_1000%20Mimram%20Fenghua%201.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1167_2_1000%20Mimram%20Fenghua%202.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1167_3_1000%20Mimram%20Fenghua%203.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1167_4_1000%20Mimram%20Fenghua%204.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1167_6_1000%20Mimram%20Fenghua%206.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1167

Nice bridge. Thx for the update, zOrg!

amazing bridge,zorg

wow.. Chinese version of Sydney's harbour bridge! cool! :D:D

wow.. Chinese version of Sydney's harbour bridge! cool! :D:D

your avator is funny:lol:

^^ lol.. thank you :D:D
(i kinda miss the cute girl in your avatar.. lol) Tianjin is one of Beijing's metropolitan city right?

^^ lol.. thank you :D:D
(i kinda miss the cute girl in your avatar.. lol) Tianjin is one of Beijing's metropolitan city right?

no, tianjin is another huge city near beijing, over 10 million. a special city in china( only shanghai,beijing,chongqing,tianjing 4 citys be special city)

World Trade Building, 160m, 43f
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/7742_yhYRx9Chgha6.jpg

1x48f, 192m + 3x30f
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1150704957230_FEP1aJs46FXY.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1150705464156_IraJLfBSMWJV.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1150704760064_SbNbCDJXR2qq.jpg

3x34f
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/2006681054181246_j0ylA7Kw38Pn.jpg

Pitiful radiant garden city planning, this kind of urban design has no capacity for mixed use and diversity, not walkable at all. They are really no different from american style suburb except they are taller.

Here's a video I found about Tianjin Emperor Plaza that some might find somewhat interesting:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GkZXtqyVJhk

On hold Tianjin Center, 185m, to be resummed
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/TianjinCenter185m.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/TianjinCenter.jpg

Another project, 3 proposals
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070815_4ab58865c98ba5450254CRjpk4.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070815_195a049032576c80fe35P0Y6pY.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070815_2c1a1672c9877a7296c8oOQQ4D.jpg

^^ I like the 3rd proposal.

what's happened to the + 500m supertall that was proposed?

Binhai vs Lujiazui areas
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/LujiazuivsBinhai.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070827_29cb1a833e24e6fa9d4aecd7G8.jpg

Yujiabao peninsula awakes...
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070827_9dffd6a3a39abd7b00d9qKvFds.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070827_8953e3821ffdf486dbefP5e8i5.jpg

Sino-Steel Plaza, 333m, 80 floors
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070829_d0d85e9a06b215d298f4sykXrI.jpg

Inner Mongolia Mansion, 160m, 39 floors
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070831_27acc592f14a815cace4BH7Uq7.jpg

180mx2
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070827_1ca206c677c976ba53dczCg8zh.jpg

Wenzhou Mansion, 190m, 150m
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070901_eed7736c603cb80abc8eeYkOEo.jpg

Zhejiang Mansion, 120m, 110m
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070901_71a3d889ce4f3d042747sk3Okz.jpg

Harbin Youlian International Mansion, 170m, 46 floors
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070901_d2a3d1370ba0215cfcbd35a8cG.jpg

139m, 38 floors
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070829_5f2f251c4f83fb33f6a0zrMspk.jpg

More projects
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070827_fc6384678eabd88dc116828WwE.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070828_81e550d0f812f315b0dcl4Xn0Y.jpg

Locations
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070901_54857bfb965fca034091piJWzz.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070829_bd4544e7c785f06eb66ePP2mPn.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070901_0a727c0a5970e7e9ae88X4hpnw.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070901_15ef21acff9362215d5bHhRjyz.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070827_6162eb2dd705cc1a8bd0vgBcZE.jpg

Twin project looks conceptual here. They chose Atkins' proposal I think.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070827_fbc75d7fc561b84aae15OnvRLm.jpg

Here we can see Sino-Steel Plaza (333m) and another taller one with spire. I think they haven't released the final plan for this project yet.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070829_d0870935385f71653f8eHvFXNW.jpg

Model of Xiangluowan CBD, you can see Sino-Steel Tower in red. The model is very conceptual, almost every plot is still undesigned.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/200791220334483246.jpg

wow...there are really some nice renders and projects! very good! :applause:

me too :applause: :applause: :applause:

very futuristic :okay::D:D

Tianjin Hutchison Whampoa Metro Plaza, main tower is 240m.
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9708/000783494ccc09a0a5ea1a5083dadeb07d283c755fhjc0wealnbcuz8.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20071006_b75987c351a32ca9cf1dNwE5ETGvYFMg.jpg

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/8364/001222589486d33f85c550duw5.jpg

Hai He Beian Building, 230m
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/001057530_1c65ae3c8a3c8b8f255831413d440562_wsOt13tTW9zN.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/100_3142_HtkkgA31A1sD.jpg

Yeah! we have another supertall in Binhai :banana:

R&F Morgan Building, 415m (spire), 360m (roof). You can see it here next to Sino-Steel, but I don't believe this is the final design. I'll open a thread as soon as I find some serious sources confirming this.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20070829_d0870935385f71653f8eHvFXNW.jpg

^ hey that tower looks similar to freedom tower?

Hutchison Whampoa Metro Plaza has a new design, much better now!!!
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/20071023_e2f6cc5b441b2c55de3aMd6syi.jpg

the 300 meter skyscraper origianlly started in 1996,midway thru the construction the project was stop due to funding,but lately H.K. real estate developer brought the building after bidding war from another HK developer.
the construction finally resume.

the 300 meter skyscraper origianlly started in 1996,midway thru the construction the project was stop due to funding,but lately H.K. real estate developer brought the building after bidding war from another HK developer.
the construction finally resume.

Those are great news, Joel. However, the same story has been repeated many times. One-two years ago they said the same and the tower was never resumed.

Those are great news, Joel. However, the same story has been repeated many times. One-two years ago they said the same and the tower was never resumed.

the building compose of 2 building,one 300meter and 166 meter.construction started in 1996,the building already 22 floor tall (including 4 below ground)
when it stop in 2000.
lately it was brought by HK real estate,cuz it was located in prime area.

Binhai Water Building twins, 166m.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/166m1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/166m2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/166m3.jpg

Do you know who is the architect of tha building?

Binhai Water Building twins, 166m.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/166m1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/166m2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/166m3.jpg

wow....beautiful!! clever new design!! :banana: welcome!!

the binhai cbd plan is just hard to describe except that its well planned :) and the upcoming proposals will surely make it world class by anyones standards keep up the good work tianjin and build more supertalls!

New Tianjin Centre (天津中心）pics: glass coming along nicely！

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/draco-sky/20080407_2915af0379b03feea721pXzbiB.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/draco-sky/20080407_6bea731989e443852eebIweT1M.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/draco-sky/20080407_de249981aee1e5194d8fG0tr82.jpg

New pic of 天津国际金融中心 (Tianjin International Finance Center, different project than the supertall one)

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/draco-sky/20080408_68254f37c5f4737a2f4fdaw9t3.jpg

Latest pics of 天津君临天下 (230m):

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/draco-sky/20080407_dc80c30c9a592596a645bBbUS0.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/draco-sky/20080407_51eeba53ddb45700ecb6snf4LM.jpg

Finally, latest pics of Tianjin Tower (336.9m):

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/draco-sky/20080407_b67311be7cccd5adfa6evu8ki4.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/draco-sky/20080407_3163d140406e7a4debd6DMw1Gk.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/draco-sky/20080407_7218963c3114951c1f6aGbAOYV.jpg

Barbaric....in China? Nice!

Oh man, Tianjin's construction activity is dizzyingly fast-paced. :eek: :uh:

There so much construction going-on in this city.

BTW, when will Tianjin's metropolitan area merge with Beijing's?

Cojapo: sorry, but I'm not in China right now, but I'm there every summer. I took the pics from skyscrapers.cn .

I don't think Tianjin's and Beijing's metropolitan areas will ever merge; they're 120km apart from each other.

我热爱天津 posted tons of models and renders, I've selected the relevant ones:

Projects in Hedong district
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/hedong1-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/hedong3-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/hedong4-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/hedong5-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/hedong6-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/hedong7-1.jpg

The new Kerry Center, 300m+
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/hedong8-1.jpg

Nanzhan cluster, they recently broadcast a different design on the TV showing a 420m twin project.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/hedong9-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hedong10.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hedong11.jpg

Projects in Nankai district
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Nankai1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Nankai2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Nankai3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Nankai4.jpg

Projects in Hangu, seems like more artificial peninsulas will be constructed
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hangu1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hangu2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hangu3.jpg

Projects in Beichen
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Beichen1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Beichen2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Beichen3.jpg

Ninghe
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Ninghe1.jpg

Baodi
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Baodi1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Baodi2.jpg

Hongqiao
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hongqiao1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hongqiao3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hongqiao4.jpg

Dahutong International Commerce Center
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hongqiao5.jpg

Hebei
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hebei1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hebei2.jpg

Dongli
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Dongli1.jpg

Tianjin Harbor
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Tianjinharbor.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Tianjinharbor2.jpg

Grain Company
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Grain.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/GrainCompany1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/GrainCo1.jpg

Heping
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Heping1.jpg

Tianjin Tower, 336m
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Heping2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Heping3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Heping4.jpg

OTC Securities Plaza, 280m~
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Heping5.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/OTCSecuritiesPlaza1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/OTCSecuritiesPlaza2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/OTCSecuritiesPlaza3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/OTCSecuritiesPlaza5.jpg
Tianjin Gate
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Heping6.jpg

We can see here another version of Xiao Bai Lou Union Plaza.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hexi1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hexi2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hexi3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hexi4.jpg

R&F Center, 2x200m+
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hexi5.jpg

Bank of America Towers, 60 and 50 floors.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hexi6.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hexi7.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Hexi8.jpg

Xiqing
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/xiqing1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/xiqing2-1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/xiqing3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/xiqing4.jpg

Dear Zorg,

:omg::wtf::eek2::eek2::eek2::wtf::omg:

Yours truly,

Skyscrapers Fan

Tianjin Airport's new terminal opens (opened on April 28) Looks a lot better than the old industrial-park style terminal:

Tianjin's new air terminal begins operation
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-29 11:33


A new terminal was put into operation on Monday at a standby airport for this summer's Olympics in the northern Chinese seaside city of Tianjin, in preparation for a passenger surge in August.


The new terminal, covering 116,000 square meters in floor space, or about five times that of the old, can handle 10 million passengers and 500,000 tonnes of cargo a year, a spokesman with the Tianjin Binhai International Airport said.

It is expected to receive more than 300,000 passengers during the Olympics period, the spokesman said.

Construction on the new terminal and other expansion projects was started on August 8, 2005 and completed on December 25 last year, with a total investment of nearly 3 billion yuan ($428.7 million), he said.

Through the expansion work, 40,000 square meters of warehouse, 290,000 square meters of parking apron, and 62,000 square meters of car parks were also built.

Meanwhile, the runway was lengthened from 3,200 meters to 3,600 meters, which can meet accommodate Boeing B747-400s and Airbus A380s.

The old terminal, which has been in operation for 18 years, will be used to handle cargo in the future.

The Tianjin airport is a major alternate airport for Beijing Capital International Airport during the Olympics. It handled 1.15 million passengers and 33,000 tonnes of cargo in the first three months this year, up 40 percent and 24.6 percent year-on-year, respectively.

Tianjin, about 120 km southeast of Beijing, is the venue for football preliminaries for the 29th Olympics.

New Ikea:

Ikea plans $60m for Tianjin store
By Wang Yu
Updated: 2008-04-22 07:05

Ikea plans to pour in around $60 million to set up a retail outlet in Tianjin, aiming to cash in on the fast development of the coastal municipality.

The home furnishing retailer has inked a primary deal with Tianjin Dongli district, and the construction of its Tianjin outlet may kick off this summer, Ian Duffy, president of IKEA Asia-Pacific, told China Daily on the sidelines of the ongoing China Tianjin Trade Fair and Investment Talk.

The store, spanning 600,000 sq m, will be Ikea's fifth franchised store in China, after Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu.


Shoppers at an Ikea store in Beijing. Bloomberg News


The project will embody functions of shopping, entertainment, leisure, culture and catering, according to Tianjin Mayor Huang Xingguo.

"Tianjin is, without any doubt, one of the most progressive and rapidly growing cities in China now," Duffy said. The city will offer a golden business opportunity for Ikea, he added.

The Swedish company is working hard not only on its product designs but also on the building that will house the store and its energy sources.

"What we are planning in Tianjin is a leading-edge development in environmental protection," the Ikea executive said.

Along with 13 other members of a European retail roundtable, Ikea recently announced its commitment to energy efficiency and wider use of renewable energy.

The retailers vowed to reduce energy consumption per square meter of commercial space by at least 20 percent by 2020 and work to surpass a European Commission renewable energy target of 20 percent.

Mayor Huang said Ikea will gain much from a large commercial project in Tianjin, given the city's fast development.

Refusing to elaborate on the potential commercial returns from Tianjin, Duffy said Ikea will be successful in the city and will have a sound partnership with the local government.

The retailer has been doing business in the nation for 10 years now. It plans to open new stores this year in Shenzhen, Nanjing and Dalian, and to continue opening at least one or two stores every year in the country.

Some 71 projects were signed during the 15th China Tianjin Trade Fair and Investment Talk, including Ikea's, on Sunday, with the contracted value reaching 57.42 billion yuan.

Sino-Singapore Tianjin 30km2 eco-city in Binhai New Area:



Sino-Singapore Tianjin eco-city to be completed in 10 to 15 years


www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-07 20:27:17


TIANJIN, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A 30-square kilometer eco-city project in the northern port city of Tianjin, which is jointly planned by China and Singapore, is expected to break ground in July and be completed in 10 to 15 years.

The three-square-kilometer start-up area will start to be developed in three to five years, according to a plan revealed on Tuesday.

This urban development project, second joint project by the two governments after the China-Suzhou Industrial Park in east China's Jiangsu Province, will not take place at the expense of the environment as buildings in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin eco-city will be energy efficient, according to the plan.

The eco-city is 40 kilometers from Tianjin city and 150 kilometers from Beijing.

One third of the land to be used is salt pan, one third is deserted beach and one third is water.

"To build the eco-city in a harsh natural environment shows the ecological essence of the project," said Lin Xuefeng, deputy head of the eco-city administration commission.

When completed, the eco-city is expected to be a model for other cities in China.

Editor: Feng Tao

West Station CBD, the twins look around 250m
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20080603_01cf9669322cdc817d64mHXQm2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20080603_62a566070b2b8d15ce39cHdxto.jpg

Some projects at Binhai area

Sun Wah International Center, 55~ floors
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20080603_2e027e3039f4c242a4c7mAHMOF.jpg

Hangzhou Road project
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20080603_f16ccca492d70efe1aa3TEvWpy.jpg

Another
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20080603_28bd68dfff72516f2f1fdpnpvJ.jpg

Proposals for a complex next to TEDA Towers. Posted by 谁都不认识

Huadong Institute
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Huadong1.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Huadong2.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Huadong3.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Huadong4.jpg

Atkins
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/atikins1.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/atkins2.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/atkins3.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/atkins4.jpg

GMP
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/GMP1.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/GMP2.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/GMP3.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/GMP4.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/GMP5.jpg

SBA
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/SBA1.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/SBA2.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/SBA3.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/SBA4.jpg

Gensler
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/gensler1.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/gensler2.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/gensler3.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/gensler4.jpg

Unknown Japan studio
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/japan1.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/japan2.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/japan3.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/japan4.jpg

Unknown studio
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/unk1.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/unk2.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/unk3.jpg

wow...a lot new design...!! Tianjin have richer!! :banana:

More projects at Xiangluo Bay CBD.

Tianjin Huanhai Headquarters Building, 189m, 46 floors; 144m, 36 floors.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/TianjinHuanhaiHeadquartersBuilding1.jpg

Tianjin Zovie Plaza, 220m, 54 floors; 160m, 43 floors.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/TianjinBinhaibusinessclubbuilding22.jpg

UNREAL !!!

China is undergoing such a radical transformation!

All pics by me:

Tianjin Centre:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2220.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2223.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2224.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2225.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2226.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2228.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2229.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2230.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2231.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2232.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2233.jpg

Global Landmark Square:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2052.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2055.jpg

Tianjin Junlin Tianxia Building:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2132.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2133.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2177.jpg

New highrise on Anshan Xidao, near my house:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2242.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2245.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2243.jpg

China Daily: Work begins at Tianjin's eco-city

2008-08-13 07:39

Construction of the transport infrastructure within the 4-sq-km Sino-Singaporean Eco-city start-up area of Tianjin has begun, a local official said Tuesday.

Construction of the 30-sq-km city will start next month, Gou Lijun, director of the Tianjin Binhai New Area administrative committee said at a press conference held at the Beijing International Media Center.

In April, the Chinese and Singaporean governments approved a development plan for the eco-city. It will be the second flagship Sino-Singaporean cooperation project since the Suzhou Industrial Park and will draw on Singapore's eco-conservation experience in regard to efficient energy use and environmental protection.

The green development model will guide Tianjin, a city of limited resources, in sustainable development, analysts have said.

The index system will act as a major eco-protection criterion for the city's ecological targets, drafted and approved by the two governments, Gou said.

The key performance index includes air, water, transport, forestation, energy efficiency and waste management, earlier reports by Singapore-based Zaobao Daily said.

But it will not, like certain other cities, pursue a "zero CO2 emission", the newspaper quoted Ma Baoshan, the minister of Singapore's National Development Department, as saying.

More than 90 percent of the traffic in the eco-city will be low-pollution public transport, Chinese newspapers reported.

The eco-city will be guided by Singapore's use of solar and wind power, and experience in rainwater recycling, as well as wastewater treatment and desalinization of sea water, Gou said.

The eco-city, which is located 40 km from Tianjin city and 150 km from Beijing, will cover 10 sq km of salt pan, 10 sq km of desert and 10 sq km of watered, but low quality, land, he said.

Located along the Jiyun River in Tianjin's Hangu district, the area will comprise residences, commercial space and factories, all of which will comply with international standards of energy use and environmental protection, he said. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/13/content_6930053.htm

Official Website:
http://www.tianjinecocity.gov.sg/images/Location/location_1.gif

The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city is the result of a collaborative agreement between China and Singapore to jointly develop a socially harmonious, environmentally friendly and resource-conserving city in China. Envisioned as a city where people live in harmony with one another, and where economic development will not be at the expense of the environment, the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city will serve as a model for sustainable development for cities in China and other parts of the world.

When fully developed, the 30 km2 Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city will be home to about 350,000 residents, living in inclusive, close-knit communities with strong social support networks.

The Eco-city will be economically vibrant and provide good employment opportunities for its residents. Its economy will complement the nearby Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), and focus on tertiary and service industries, as well as environmental-related activities in areas such as tertiary education and Research & Development.

Environment-friendly features, such as the adoption of renewable energy, green buildings, green transportation and effective water and waste management systems, will be incorporated in the development of the Eco-city. Effective tried-and-tested technologies will be adapted to the needs of the Eco-city and implemented, to ensure that its concept is scaleable, practicable and replicable.

The entire project is expected to be completed in 10 to 15 years.

http://www.tianjinecocity.gov.sg/images/Location/location_2.gif

http://www.tianjinecocity.gov.sg

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Xiangluowan CBD updates. August 14 by 万里台风

Dalian Fengying twin towers, 2x190m, 47 floors.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/DalianFengyingBuilding190m47fl.jpg

Fujian twins.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Fujian.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Fujian2.jpg

Henan Building
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/HenanBuilding.gif

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Henan2.jpg

Jintan Building
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/JintanBuilding.jpg

Wanxiang Building, 139m
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/WanxiangBuilding139m.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Wanxiang.jpg

Zheshang Towers
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/ZheshangBuilding.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Zheshang.jpg

Emperor Place, 190m. August 17 by 透明思考
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20080817_3ab8d9307caa52384ae70gv5oJ.jpg

Another in Binhai. Xinhua International Financial Center, 200m.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/XinhuaInternationalFinancialCent-2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/XinhuaInternationalFinancialCenter2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/XinhuaInternationalFinancialCent-1.jpg

Police Hospital?
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/001078677_9eb9262e8e2582a154d050a36.jpg

Pics by dinfengyuan. September 24.

中海地产， never saw this one before... should be 200m+.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20080925_13435f800768c9a60f5cahVytY.jpg

Dalian Fengying twin towers, 2x190m, 47 floors.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20080925_5fb6580ec155b9b0e988OTKz3w.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20080925_40530b587ca18892a969MPExT3.jpg

Another potential supertall in Tianjin: Tianjin Hai River Number 1

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Riverside/P1030463.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Riverside/P1030464.jpg

Junlin Tianxia Building. This one is fast approaching 80 floors and I don't know how much higher it's going to go. The floors are pretty small, however.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Riverside/Stitched_002.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Riverside/P1030462.jpg

OTC Securities Plaza, 280m~
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Heping5.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/OTCSecuritiesPlaza1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/OTCSecuritiesPlaza2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/OTCSecuritiesPlaza3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/OTCSecuritiesPlaza5.jpg

There is a new version of this project. I saw it in a real estate magazine. Seems to be keeping more of a "European" look in the new renders. It is also under construction. I'll try to find some pics if I can.

http://www.architectenweb.nl/bin/news/129828.jpg

http://www.architectenweb.nl/bin/news/129829.jpg

http://www.architectenweb.nl/bin/news/129830.jpg

http://www.architectenweb.nl/bin/news/129831.jpg

http://www.architectenweb.nl/bin/news/129832.jpg

:) :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

link: http://europe-re.com/system/main.php?pageid=2616&articleid=13354

Tons of proposals for cultural facilities. All pics by 万里台风.

Proposals for Tianjin Library.

Proposal 1
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Library1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/library1b.jpg

Proposal 2
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Library2a.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Library2b.jpg

Proposal 3
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Library3a.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Library3c.jpg

Proposal 4
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Library4a.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Library4b.jpg

Tianjin Fine Arts Museum. 4 proposals

Proposal 1
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Museum1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Musueum1b.jpg

Proposal 2
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Museum2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Musueum2b.jpg

Proposal 3
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Museum3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Museum3b.jpg

Proposal 4
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Museum4.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Museum4b.jpg

Arts Center

Proposal 1
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Arts1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Arts1b.jpg

Proposal 2
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Arts2.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Arts2b.jpg

Proposal 3
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Arts3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Arts3b.jpg

Proposal 4
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/Arts4.jpg

Tianjin Museum

Proposal 1
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus1.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus1b.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus1c.jpg

Proposal 2
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus2.jpg

Proposal 3
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus3b.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus3c.jpg

Proposal 4
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus4.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus4b.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/CopyofMus4c.jpg

More projects...

East Station, Port Terminal and Airport in the background
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/EastStationPortTerminalandTianjinAi.jpg

Jixian Grand Theatre
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/JixianGrandTheatre.jpg

Jixian Theatre (don't know if it is another proposal for the project above or a differnt project)
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/JixianScenicTheatre.jpg

Jixian Stadium
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/JixianStadium.jpg

New Plan for COSCO Tower Phase 2, 218m, 48 floors. Looks far better now. The first tower will be modified too.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/20090310_e0b0e29599a30f2407b2luGx2B.jpg

hey I remember seeing that bridge ^^ thats next to IFC or WFC (cant emember) isnt it?

Yes, the phase 2 Cosco tower is going up across from the WFC

Here's another one I found. Tanggu subway plan, (probably won't get completed for quite some time):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Tianjin%20Subway/tedasubwayplan.jpg

Overall there are 5 lines, with the number one line looking to run north-south from the new CBD area up through the north end of TEDA.

http://static.flickr.com/49/213297015_ddcc0071c4_o.jpg
This is friggin awesome!!!!
City of Capitals - Moscow ? :dunno:

http://s58.radikal.ru/i161/0903/5f/2d0c05f10191.jpg

KhOSME5FMzg

:cheers:

Tianjin Subway Lines 5 & 6 are set to begin construction in September 2009:
http://www.tianjinexpats.com/index.php/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,26/topic,3711.0/

Tons of renders of Yujiapu area by 睦南西道.

One of the phases of the masterplan:
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_36fa0346374078bb7855zGSe9C.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_a973a57c5e2947241a727YbJXl.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_f0c74b982bc438147fe1jJawmi.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_ce272e365f6b8e3713edxxRU7v.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_eb4b0971f0aa9690c236NaYhzv.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_519c07ee0d9adf552d94lgGZIf.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_84fc1c56d8e181cc1c7eJrPkbx.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_847cbd179be5258c20f7Fj4ini.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_36db2dd2793a8930933aSdGzLT.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_167f60fb58b297c23922D2u2nw.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_081b01ba5c4c84f901b0LShwg7.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_1283112e226275e985bcBmn9Ir.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_ef47aca622f44c94fde0RXkIqg.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_fc4d339de2a723e2c20d1q5DY3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_fd4a4ff9687638bb61f5BNxidP.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_fc42bd61d673551ec002I6Oag3.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_ccec0fc70839fc43bde8W7GgrG.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_9a913dc72830e3ec172aPxduZr.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_9bec612d739697047e63alGe9b.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_8f544fa8383bb830a62dpBtLYW.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_ba7a02205f9e82684de5kxzkZ7.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_fc38be0c36fd85308fbf733y2V.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090416_512398cf52f572b6ffb5FspS0u.jpg

Railway station
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090415_4d9e414b5e140d6c9b85IkdrgC.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090415_1cdfa63880606d16c743WzwcS7.jpg

Performing Arts Center
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090418_ba6fea0ebf1ab5982e0dhLXMht.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090418_bb85105b7c55653564b2NjNapl.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090418_229fe769edd4744a3f24jrXY7z.jpg

There's some good renders of some projects in here, (need to register to view them):

http://www.bohaibbs.org/thread-109652-1-1.html

I'm especially interested in the leisure area along the river, and and this Hexi District redevelopment, (with 2 towers in the 260-320m range, by my guestimation), in the southeast part of the city.

omg page 11 is just mindblowing

Seems as though the plans for the arts quarter are being finalized:

http://www.tianjinexpats.com/index.php/Blogs/247-Plans-for-Massive-New-Cultural-Area-Finalised.html
Around the world, more and more cities have realised that investment in the arts can be a quick and relatively inexpensive way of raising the profile of a city. It's common to hear of projects for new art galleries, libraries, theatres and museums as ambitious cities try to put themsleves on the map. But not many have done what Tianjin is proposing. It's going to build all four. At the same time. In the same place.

The location for the planned development is the area directly to the east of Galaxy Square (on Youyi Lu), the home of the current, and only five years old, Tianjin Museum. Bounded by Leyuan Dao to the north and Pingjiang Dao to the south, most of the land is currently used by the Le Yuan, known as the Children's Park or Amusement Park.On the far south-eastern side are the Museum of Science and Technology and a theater, both of which will be retained and incorporated into the development.

omg page 11 is just mindblowing

I agree! So many beautiful proposals. It's a heaven for a modern architecture fan like me. :drool:

Construction just started on a new aquatic center near the Olympic stadium. It will be capable of seating 4,000 people.

Sorry, here's the link:
http://news.enorth.com.cn/system/2009/06/18/004095295.shtml

天津工业区和滨海新城(tianjing new industrial district and binhai new city)
Enjoy :cheers:
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TIANJIN PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT MAP

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/tjprojects2.jpg

nice!

Jin wan plaza looks out of place tho, in between the modern looking skyscrapers. =\

nice!

Jin wan plaza looks out of place tho, in between the modern looking skyscrapers. =\

Jin Wan Plaza is between modern skyscrapers, but it is also in the heart of Tianjin's old European district. If you look at the old design for Jin Wan Plaza, it was very out of place, given the immediate surroundings. I don't really like the whole "tear down old buildings so we can build new buildings that look old" policy, but it is at least a step towards trying to maintain some of the character of the old city, instead of just bulldozing everything and building commie-block appartments.

Some updates by 22112718 in Xiangluowan CBD. August 28th.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090112155506630.jpg

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铁狮门 Tower in Nanjing Lu. No height, etc.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/20090818_78d6107744cdbf2ae2e32vPQ3S.jpg

West Station. Pics by dinfengyuan.

They will build a skyline in a long term there.
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How long is a long term? Wouldn't be surprised if this was completed in 15 years or so.

West Station. Pics by dinfengyuan.

They will build a skyline in a long term there.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others2/W020090205405821341996.jpg


This one looks really good!

Long term = 10-15 years.

seriously, this is amazing!
i can't wait to see this finished!
China, you are doing great

A couple more projects are posted here:

http://www.tianjinexpats.com/community/forum/topic,4400.0/

Sorry, I don't have time to post them right now.

A couple more miscellaneous Tianjin projects:

New Haihe CBD, in the south of Tianjin, Hexi District, along the Hai River. Pics of this have been posted before, but I believe these are new. Features a pair of towers, (preliminary designs), that look like they'll top 300m:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/miscellaneous/20090422_6de919e401228f55d66blWbfBC.jpg

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Pan Pacific Hotel, near Da Hutong and the Tianjin Eye:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/miscellaneous/20081128_59591763089428bfb47f5tbWJu.jpg

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Rujing Dasha, 19 floor twin towers, on Nanjing Lu near Haiguangsi.
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Also, the big arts quarter mentioned on the previous page is now under construction, although I don't have any pics, and am not sure what final designs were chosen.

The new Haihe CBD, in the south of Tianjin, Hexi District, along the Hai River with the red roofs gives that area a European look, looks nice.

Just a big rendering by some Danish architects of Tianjin CBD. This is one of the proposals that lost.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/TIANJINGREENCBD1small1000.jpg

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View the full size render? (click here (9.1Mb | 9134x3730 pixels) (http://www.dac.dk/db/filarkiv/9592/Cobe_fullsize.jpg)

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I wonder why they planning to build European buildings?

The design quality of the buildings will not as good and as beautiful as the original buildings in Europe. Since the most beautiful European building are built by royalist or imperial era. I don't think Tianjin can achieve the same high artistic quality. People will think this is just another copy.

People also saw classic European buildings as historical monuments. Build a new one, will not get high respect, most people will think it just stupid or some kind of Disneyland.

They should find another design.

I think they look nice. As long as they look nice, I don't care whether they are European or not, historic or not. Too bad nowadays people avoid building anything that slightly resembles any European buildings, in order not to be despised by peole like you. I say to hell with that. When Manhattan built those now "historic" lowrises, they were all copies by then, but nowadays many deem them valuable. I don't think many people would find it stupid. It is a good thing that you have an option to live in Disneyland. You can always choose not to if you don't want to.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/miscellaneous/20090422_71d1cc8313cb8e883225bRsplU.jpg

I wonder why they planning to build European buildings?

The design quality of the buildings will not as good and as beautiful as the original buildings in Europe. Since the most beautiful European building are built by royalist or imperial era. I don't think Tianjin can achieve the same high artistic quality. People will think this is just another copy.

People also saw classic European buildings as historical monuments. Build a new one, will not get high respect, most people will think it just stupid or some kind of Disneyland.

They should find another design.

The reason is Tianjin was a European Treaty Port, like Shanghai was during the 19th and early 20th centuries, with concessions from the various European (and Japanese) empires. There are many colonial era buildings extant still - this new European pastiche is keeping to the area's heritage, and an aim to distinguish sense of place.

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i really hope that China will convert to green or nuclear energy as quick as possible so that they have clear skies. I understand the people pollution part, but a lot of the pollution comes from electricity generation. Tianjin, like many other cities in China, look absolutely wonderful and beautiful and classy. Nice updates

Hi, I found this huge construction site near Tanggu district of Tianjin from recent GE update (4/4/10). About 30 construction sites are on-going
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/6227/tianjintanggu.jpg

^^That's Xiangluowan CBD

Project thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1144467

The Bank of America Tower in Xiaobailou will have 295.5m. We should open a thread as soon as they release some render.
http://www.qianlima.com/zb/detail/20100802_421959.html

Old design
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