#256 l World Finance Center Tower A l SHENZHEN l 222m l 54fl [Archive]

chongqinghero

October 4th, 2003, 07:00 AM

World Finance Center Tower A
Shenzhen, China

HEIGHT: 222m/728 feet
FLOORS: 54 floors
COMPLETION: 2003
ARCHITECT: ?

http://www.szed.com/szsb/20030918/ca542654.htm

http://forum.xinhuanet.com/transfile?id=00338B8C.002F

http://img228.exs.cx/img228/7862/00ac79a2jfif5cl.jpg

http://photo.starblvd.net/RateOurTalls/3-2-1-1077810855?m=1&pg=2&ro=1&co=0

http://photo.starblvd.net/RateOurTalls/3-2-3-1076275862?m=1&pg=2&ro=1&co=2

http://photo.starblvd.net/RateOurTalls/3-2-2-1077810936?m=1&pg=2&ro=1&co=1

http://img228.exs.cx/img228/8414/00ac21fdjfif2lg.jpg

http://photo.starblvd.net/RateOurTalls/3-1-4-1077810749?m=1&pg=2&ro=0&co=3

http://photo.starblvd.net/RateOurTalls/3-1-5-1077810780?m=1&pg=2&ro=0&co=4

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rotpics02/wfc.jpg

http://forum.xinhuanet.com/transfile?id=00338BA6.002F

Sher

October 4th, 2003, 07:17 AM

9.5/10!
It resembles the Jin Mao Tower from a distance! :cool:

http://forum.xinhuanet.com/transfile?id=002B77B9.002F

airsickpenthousedweller

October 4th, 2003, 08:52 AM

Boring.

5.5/10

RafflesCity

October 4th, 2003, 10:45 AM

A very elegant and ornate building.
Love the details at the top!
At night, it melts my heart.

8.5/10

renell

October 4th, 2003, 10:55 AM

6/10 the plainess of the rest of the building doesn't match the details on the top

AtlanticaC5

October 4th, 2003, 11:49 AM

Yeah, nice top!! 8/10 :)

Wu-Gambino

October 4th, 2003, 03:40 PM

7.5/10

I have never seen a skyscraper with a Target in it!

The Messiah

October 6th, 2003, 12:41 AM

Originally posted by airsickpenthousedweller

Boring.

5.5/10

:lol: How could you say that this is boring!? It's far from plain man.How fancy should a design be for you?

I like it btw,8.0/10

Kommentare

October 6th, 2003, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by airsickpenthousedweller

Boring.

5.5/10

I'll Double That ! :) 4.5/10 ! :)

Imperfect Ending

October 8th, 2003, 08:33 AM

8

Fun to look at

baqthier

November 1st, 2003, 01:34 PM

Among the best I've seen! 9/10

Fabio

November 9th, 2003, 02:24 AM

8/10

Interesting

Liz L

November 11th, 2003, 02:46 AM

8/10 - Not bad at all...

The spire of the taller tower is especially nice - it flows naturally from the tower, since it has the same light blue glass and silver metal, while the curved corners provide a really nice contrast, and the set backs help it reach for the sky. The roof on the smaller tower is also an admirable attempt to move beyond the flat top that flows well from the building beneath it.

Both towers have a nice interplay between the smaller sections of blue glass and the larger blocks of metal; their facades seem to really be able to dance with the light, and I like the lightng at night.

BUT...the towers could use a set back or two (the shorter one, in particular, is a bit bulky), the roof of the smaller one is still a bit flat, and a stronger contrast between glass and metal (a darker blue, perhaps?) would make them even more striking.

Overall, though, they're crisp and elegant...

SteelCity32

November 22nd, 2003, 01:47 AM

wow!! This one is amazing. 10/10

null

November 23rd, 2003, 03:08 AM

>(

4.5/10

Trances

November 27th, 2003, 04:31 PM

I like it sorry

huaiwei

December 26th, 2003, 12:56 PM

8/10. At first it looks like a Jin Mao copycat, but I realised the roofting design does have significant differences wich create a visual effect I have not seen before.

TYW

December 28th, 2003, 03:56 PM

interesing building. i like the top, especially at night
8/10

luis

December 29th, 2003, 07:39 AM

like 8.5/10

MCC

January 2nd, 2004, 05:06 AM

6.5/10

Þróndeimr

January 10th, 2004, 11:42 PM

Beautiful tower, though it looks very grey on the images. The rederings was great, worth a 9.5/10. But the final result was a bit to grey. 9/10

January 11th, 2004, 12:22 AM

8/10

The top is just plain cool. The mid section looks quite plain and uninspiring to me.

All in all it's nice, modern and quite tall.

Kaneda

February 12th, 2004, 09:04 PM

Very cool and modern. 8.5/10 :)

Wisma

March 5th, 2004, 10:16 PM

7.5/10

Javier

March 8th, 2004, 05:51 PM

It remainds me somehow, the roof of the Jin Mao Building of Shanghai.

Looks nice.

8/10

james2390

April 18th, 2004, 07:27 AM

Very cool, 8/10

7 World Trade

April 23rd, 2004, 04:00 AM

i really like this one, the building rises nicely without any excess bulk or setbacks that makes it look awkward in any ways. that's why it's my fave in shenzhen.

9.5

SeeMacau

May 17th, 2004, 03:53 AM

Modern and nice architecture !! I like it

9/10

Orfeo

May 27th, 2004, 11:39 AM

9/10
Great.

Schroedinger's Cat

July 14th, 2004, 02:58 PM

8.5/10

Winus

October 3rd, 2004, 08:00 PM

8/10

therock

October 5th, 2004, 07:56 PM

8/10

Monkey

November 1st, 2004, 11:56 PM

It looks like a mini-Jin Mao.

I like the texture of the facade. The building's symmetry also works well.

The colour is a little drab, though, and that spire could perhaps be improved. :)

8/10

andysimo123

November 22nd, 2004, 03:10 PM

9/10

DamienK

November 24th, 2004, 09:37 PM

Dainty and almost feminine looking, if the tower were more slender. 8/10.

empersouf

December 3rd, 2004, 05:04 PM

6.5

SUNNI

January 2nd, 2005, 04:20 AM

5.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ahh,,,,i feel good today,,,,,7 hehe

Basshead

January 23rd, 2005, 08:51 PM

Very cool. 8

Zuelas

January 27th, 2005, 01:21 AM

8.5

Probably my favorite bldg in Shenzen. Great facade and classic look to it especially at night.

RafflesCity

February 11th, 2005, 08:25 PM

http://img228.exs.cx/img228/871/00a7f9bbjfif0tv.jpg

Medo

March 7th, 2005, 06:35 AM

9/10

MattSal

March 20th, 2005, 05:40 AM

Woah! This tower is absolutely magnificent. I can't take my eyes off it. I give it a Perfect 10/10. :D

Sonic from Padova

March 26th, 2005, 12:40 PM

10! :cheers:

Latoso

May 30th, 2005, 11:00 AM

9/10

Principes

May 30th, 2005, 11:05 AM

8.5.

Jules

May 30th, 2005, 07:40 PM

Phobos

June 13th, 2005, 12:14 AM

8.5/10

Great cladding.

DRAKKO

July 3rd, 2005, 12:00 AM

8/10

ROYAL BLUE

July 7th, 2005, 12:44 AM

9/10

CborG

July 14th, 2005, 08:01 PM

Cool tower, looks futuristic, 8/10

El_Greco

August 16th, 2005, 02:04 AM

8/10

SoboleuS

August 16th, 2005, 12:50 PM

Nice tower, but looks almost like a Jin Mao copycat ;) 7,5/10

1984 D.F.

September 3rd, 2005, 07:59 AM

nice, but i don´t know 8/10

Skylandman

November 1st, 2005, 12:27 PM

8/10

www.sercan.de

November 1st, 2005, 10:25 PM

8,5/10

Sinjin P.

November 3rd, 2005, 03:01 PM

I love it's modernity! 9.5/10

ENDOPHINS

November 3rd, 2005, 03:04 PM

one of the best in Shenzhen!! 9/10

ENDOPHINS

November 3rd, 2005, 03:04 PM

one of the best in Shenzhen!! 9/10

Blue_Sky

November 3rd, 2005, 07:08 PM

very elegant
9/10

sander

November 3rd, 2005, 09:17 PM

Great design, but I prefer other colours. 8/10

۩SkyScraper۩

November 3rd, 2005, 11:33 PM

9/10

Pengui

November 21st, 2005, 10:18 AM

One of the most striking buildings in Shenzhen (which is no small feat, considering the quantity of awesome designs around) and probably one of the world's classiest night lightings. I would have liked a better hiding of the technical floors, luckily those are mostly hidden by the other towers around.
9.

allan_dude

December 2nd, 2005, 09:51 PM

10/10

perfect crown!

forvine

December 5th, 2005, 05:17 PM

7.5/10

Principes

December 6th, 2005, 04:11 AM

7/10

mr_storms

January 8th, 2006, 10:17 PM

cool top 7.5/10

Scruffy88

January 9th, 2006, 12:45 AM

Beautiful crown. I love how the little wings come down and become the edge of the building and fall to ground level on all sides making four 4 sided corners. Its not as busy as jin mao is. And i absolutley love the illuminations on it at night. that being said, during broad daylight, the trunk is rather boring. But plays off well with its smaller neighbors.

8.5/10

China_winson

January 14th, 2006, 06:31 PM

9.0/10...

zafarali

January 15th, 2006, 02:41 AM

nice & beauty 8/10

jimm

January 15th, 2006, 01:35 PM

3/10

warnings

February 5th, 2006, 01:59 AM

10/10

Harkeb

February 7th, 2006, 07:56 AM

building's too short for the prominent top. 7

Reflex

February 10th, 2006, 06:09 PM

7.5/10.

ChiLooper

February 11th, 2006, 03:53 AM

8.5/10

chinatown

March 10th, 2006, 07:12 AM

somehow looks like little bro of Jin Mao Tower.
8/10

marpa

April 16th, 2006, 12:56 AM

7/10

clarky

May 1st, 2006, 01:00 PM

9/10

dżimi pejdż

May 2nd, 2006, 09:29 AM

5/10 kitschy I don't like Chinese scrapers

Skyman

May 4th, 2006, 05:24 PM

love it 10/10

Henk

May 18th, 2006, 10:03 PM

8/10.

May 19th, 2006, 03:43 AM

The lower part of the building makes the upper part look way too busy, still is pretty nice though.

7/10

Juan Kerr

May 19th, 2006, 03:58 AM

I hate it.

anakin

May 21st, 2006, 02:54 PM

7,5/10

ZZ-II

June 14th, 2006, 10:13 AM

fantastic tower, i lovei it: 9/10

virarch

July 5th, 2006, 02:41 AM

7.5/10

refreshing - a building free of multiple personality disorder. but then I don't think the building was designed by some mainland chinese architects.

ferrari_fan

July 6th, 2006, 09:53 AM

7.5/10

gutooo

July 16th, 2006, 11:38 AM

9/10

mannix_10

August 9th, 2006, 05:12 PM

9/10

ZZ-II

August 9th, 2006, 05:52 PM

the Lights at night are so wonderful

Nivek

August 10th, 2006, 08:31 AM

yea...8 ill say...not too bad :)

Woko

August 11th, 2006, 03:53 AM

I found it a bit simple. 8/10

Cabman

August 13th, 2006, 11:02 AM

Can't but think jin mao when I look at this. Nonetheless pretty damm good 8/10

skipperBill

August 13th, 2006, 10:29 PM

7/10.

Dreamlıneя

August 14th, 2006, 12:42 AM

9/10

cffuny

August 16th, 2006, 10:48 PM

9/10

Liwwadden

August 16th, 2006, 10:51 PM

Nice, but this design is so 'mainstream'. 7/10

Mosaic

August 24th, 2006, 08:48 AM

10/10

_zner_

November 8th, 2006, 03:23 AM

10. very nice.

Chinky Orz

November 18th, 2006, 12:28 AM

9.5/10 Astonishing design, looks amazing at night

Darkesthour1220

November 26th, 2006, 06:08 AM

I like the top, and glass.
The night picture, and the lights the building has on it look amazing.

9/10

weirdo

November 26th, 2006, 01:19 PM

love the shape. and it's gray! 8/10

david thomas

January 30th, 2007, 02:41 PM

5 / 10

It's an 8/10 in design but I must allow for low grade materials (e.g. steel, concrete and glass) and poor maintainence that are bound to happen in mainland China. In 3-4 years, it will look like a 5/10 or even 3/10 building. If huge cracks appear by then (like those found in 3-week-old buildings in Beijing), it might have to be demolished and rebuilt.

pau-chin

March 1st, 2007, 10:00 PM

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4185/1802088133ddeee1898ojv5.jpg

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/9072/1802088656062aadcaaohe5.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2938/18020901690d7d11e3booi4.jpg rp:)

pau-chin

March 1st, 2007, 10:18 PM

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1381/149862518b62bf8c14aoky7.jpg

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4507/507409ot7.jpg9/10

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/179/16608732ifc2llqxx6zht6.jpg

ZZ-II

March 1st, 2007, 10:40 PM

the lightning at night is simply wonderful!!

pau-chin

March 1st, 2007, 10:53 PM

the lightning at night is simply wonderful!!

yes ! :okay: :horse: :pepper: :banana:

Rizzato

March 3rd, 2007, 03:54 AM

Niiiiice tower!!

remind me of suntrust in ATL, however this is much better.
much better.

9/10

Peloso

March 3rd, 2007, 03:40 PM

9/10
stilish.

FloridaFuture

March 4th, 2007, 03:23 PM

i like this one a lot
9/10

W!CKED

March 22nd, 2007, 11:31 PM

8/10

Ralphkke

May 17th, 2007, 10:27 PM

Nice one, a 9 out of 10.

Piotr-Stettin

May 19th, 2007, 02:50 AM

8/10

SkyLerm

May 25th, 2007, 04:16 PM

7/10

Kelsen

June 2nd, 2007, 02:25 AM

8.5/10:)

cong san muon nam

June 8th, 2007, 08:05 AM

Nice 6.5

williamhou2005

June 14th, 2007, 03:31 AM

9/10

Aliya

June 24th, 2007, 05:45 PM

10/10

:D

LMCA1990

August 30th, 2007, 10:02 PM

8/10 - great crown.

Sound.

August 31st, 2007, 11:28 PM

8/10

krull

September 4th, 2007, 12:07 AM

Looks very good. 9.5/10

Slodi

September 24th, 2007, 03:24 AM

awesome 9/10

Astralis

September 24th, 2007, 02:30 PM

9/10

newyorkrunaway1

September 25th, 2007, 08:46 AM

8/10

MasonicStage™

September 27th, 2007, 01:41 PM

9/10

RON-E

September 28th, 2007, 08:02 AM

10/10

signature tower in nashville will look very similar to this

kon133

December 8th, 2007, 11:40 PM

3/10

Kailyas

December 12th, 2007, 03:43 AM

nice building 7/10 IMO

krzewi

January 7th, 2008, 11:01 PM

5 :(

IMPRESARIO

January 20th, 2008, 03:41 PM

nice top! glassy!

Halabalooza

February 24th, 2008, 10:27 AM

9.5 its sooo good

roen

March 14th, 2008, 02:03 PM

6/10

davee08

March 23rd, 2008, 02:14 AM

9/10

LAYZIEDOGG

March 23rd, 2008, 02:27 AM

at night it looks great with the lights, at day boring. looks like a cheap ripoff from Shanghai's runner up 6/10

GOR@N

April 12th, 2008, 04:33 PM

9/10

Nikkodemo

May 25th, 2008, 04:42 AM

6/10

meds

May 31st, 2008, 01:16 PM

7/10

Fundador

June 12th, 2008, 07:10 AM

9/10:)

henry hill

September 18th, 2008, 09:55 PM

8/10

Kawasaki KG

October 20th, 2008, 11:43 PM

9/10

Rutger1991

October 21st, 2008, 12:39 PM

7/10

Malbo

December 16th, 2008, 11:36 AM

5.5

DinamiT

April 4th, 2009, 03:13 PM

8/10

A_Voz_Da_Figueira

April 4th, 2009, 10:55 PM

7,5/10

tonyssa

April 26th, 2009, 09:48 PM

6/10

skyperu34

May 16th, 2009, 01:15 AM

Nice top !

7.5/10

Jan Del Castillo

July 30th, 2009, 04:17 PM

9. Very good building. Regards.

deranged

August 14th, 2009, 01:48 PM

8/10

c6josh

August 29th, 2009, 04:11 PM

I voted 8.5/10 I like the architectural design on top of the building, one of a kind.

xavarreiro

October 18th, 2009, 06:15 PM

8/10

New York Morning

January 6th, 2010, 09:20 PM

6.5

sieradzanin1

January 14th, 2010, 05:53 PM

10/10:)

national guard

January 24th, 2010, 06:36 PM

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1381/149862518b62bf8c14aoky7.jpg

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4507/507409ot7.jpg9/10

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/179/16608732ifc2llqxx6zht6.jpg

9/10
Love these night shots!:)