Bank of Shanghai Headquarters
Shanghai, China

HEIGHT: 252m/827 feet
FLOORS: 43 floors
COMPLETION: 2005
ARCHITECT: Kenzo Tange Associates

Number 2 from the left
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Pics by giallo:
On the left
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In the middle
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7.5 dull.

WOW! I like it! 9/10!!

The building has a good balance between the Art Deco and Postmodern styles. A very fitting addition to the diverse Lujiazui skyline. The main section of the building reminds me a bit of the Empire State Building. It would look more balanced if they have added spires to the other side of the two peaks though.

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great design, i love it 9/10

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it's seems to me too rustic. 6.5/10

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Its alright but its plain, seems to be stuck between two eras.

6/10

Its interesting, 7/10

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8/10

NO WAY this building is 252 meters tall. I would be surprised if the spires/antenas even pass the 200 meters mark.

Something got lost in translation here ...

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7/10

Clunky. 6

I really like this building's design !
I love the facade detail and the variety of features that still look coherent put together. The top is great. I think they could have done something better with the entrance at street level though...
Besides, it fits super well with nearby Bocom Towers.

8.5/10

Fits pretty well with all the other Pudong skyscrapers.

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8.5/10 Nice.

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Alot of detail in this 7/10

8/10

Good atention to details. The bad part is that it doesnt succed in looking modern. Not dull just isnt a good choice for a modern city. 6/10 though.

Nice, elegant tower - much better than its neighbours ;) 8/10

7.5/10

Like it, but in third picture not, a little to much different shaped windows (chaos). 7/10

Not too shaby.

I really like it! It mixes the two eras great. 9/10.

reminds me of 70/80's 6/10

Nice building.

Wannabe art-deco, but I like it

8/10

9/10 very interesting style

design overall is nice, but i don't like all the concrete, more glass would look good.

7/10

Nice building...and to me it does look like 252m if you look at it in comparison to the cars.

8/10

8,5/10

its pretty boring, its ok i guess though

only the height is impressive 7/10

6/10

6.5/10 to much concrete, they need more glass on the facade

Hmmm 7/10

7/10

Good

max 7,5/10

have some chinese characteristics. Not bad. 8.5/10

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6/10 Very boring, is it really Kenzo Tange's?

7.5/10

3/10

A lame partial copycat work of America's Empire State building.

7.5

Too Dull for my taste.

4.5/10

8/10

it has a slight resemblance to the Tokyo City Hall and the facade a little like the Parque Central Towers in Caracas. overall, i think it is not bad. more glass would be better

7/10 Everytime i look at this building it seems like it's unfinished.

i like the designe
7.5/10

best building in Shanghai... 10/10

nmm... best building in the world... I would live in it... love it

5/10...don't really like the shape of the building.

2 / 10

3 / 10

A lackluster, boring design.

2 /10

I have yet to see a single well-designed building from Japanese architects.

4 / 10

the top dragged the whole thing down.

2 /10

I have yet to see a single well-designed building from Japanese architects.

My experience as well. I have never seen a Japanese-designed building that I liked.

3 / 10

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7/10

looks better from ground view

2 / 10

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8/10.

i like it

9.5/10

8.5 - its alright...

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I don't really like it 5/10

6.5/10 not inspiring

8/10 - nice design. should be taller though

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rustic

8/10

i don't like the facade. Other than that its pretty good! 8/10

Boring 5/10

7/10

everything is alright but the i dont like the glass 7

This looks not as tall as 234 Meters.

7/10

I really enjoy the brutal aspect of this tower but I dislike its placement amidst the ugly neighbors.

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its ok. 7

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8/10:)

Nothing special

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8.5/10

:cheers:

4.5/10

NO WAY this building is 252 meters tall. I would be surprised if the spires/antenas even pass the 200 meters mark.

Something got lost in translation here ...
Yeah, this doesn't look as tall as the height listed.

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Nice...
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I like it ! 7.5/10

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8. Good building. Regards.

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Wrong side of the river for that one. 7

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voted 8.5/10

Has a brutalist touch to it, doesn't look like being built in the 2000's. 3.5/10

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8.5

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Bank_of_Shanghai_Headquarters.jpg

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http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4481/450pxbankofshanghaihead.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/i/450pxbankofshanghaihead.jpg/)

10/10

Too complicated

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Nothing outstanding really but not that bad.

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6/10 for this

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