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pflo777 · December 13th, 2007, 01:30 PM

great, do you know what these constructions pic show on the later project?
Is the apron, the railway station, the terminal?
Its hard not to get confused with such a big construction site...

werico · December 13th, 2007, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pflo777

great, do you know what these constructions pic show on the later project?
Is the apron, the railway station, the terminal?
Its hard not to get confused with such a big construction site...

sorry, i'm not the photograhper, can't tell which is which in these pics myself!

but it seems they are moving fast, aren't they?

BarbaricManchurian · December 13th, 2007, 06:20 PM

That's some fast progress, it seems like some parts of the apron are already completed.

hoosier · December 13th, 2007, 07:05 PM

Are there going to be new runways added to the airport?

pflo777 · December 13th, 2007, 07:13 PM

they are going to add one additional runway, so that the airport has 2.

The construction speed is amazing, a project like that would take 7-10 years in Europe. In China they make it in 3 years. (to be finished in 2010 )

I guess they are working 24/7.

pflo777 · December 14th, 2007, 09:38 PM

pflo777 · December 17th, 2007, 12:55 AM

I linked these pics in from another ssc thread:

source http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...401827&page=19

EK413 · December 17th, 2007, 09:00 AM

Ooh man... I wish Sydney Kingsford Smith had an airport like this...

pflo777 · December 20th, 2007, 08:33 PM

werico · December 28th, 2007, 01:50 PM

pflo777 · January 18th, 2008, 08:19 PM

***big-dog*** · January 22nd, 2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pflo777

they are going to add one additional runway, so that the airport has 2.

The construction speed is amazing, a project like that would take 7-10 years in Europe. In China they make it in 3 years. (to be finished in 2010 )

I guess they are working 24/7.

seriously, chinese project managers and workers like to work for months without taking a rest, and take a long vacation after the end of the projects.

werico · January 22nd, 2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by big-dog

seriously, chinese project managers and workers like to work for months without taking a rest, and take a long vacation after the end of the projects.

well, it's probably not a matter of 'like' or 'dislike,' it's just how the business is run here, with high pressure of deadlines. they are forced to take it or just leave it...

CarlosBlueDragon · January 22nd, 2008, 09:42 PM

Hongqiao in shanghai??

werico · February 12th, 2008, 03:33 PM

The Cebuano Exultor · February 12th, 2008, 03:49 PM

Something tells me this thing's gonna be the largest railway station on the planet.

***big-dog*** · February 12th, 2008, 03:58 PM

great rendering! Anybody know if there's a people mover system connecting the airport to the railway station? It's quite some distance and hard to walk through.

pflo777 · February 12th, 2008, 03:59 PM

thanks a lot for the new renderings. The interior really looks quite nice.

But the exterior?

Let me ask the Chinsese members of this forum: Do you think this looks good?

http://www.201100.cn/attachment/180_...8dbb4d6cb6.jpg

I have seen so many good architcture in China rising over the last years, but this Traffic Hub somehow looks worse on every published rendering. Or is it just me, who thinks so?

The technological and infrastructural apsect is mind blowing, of course, and I wish we had stations and airports like that in Europe.

werico · February 13th, 2008, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pflo777

thanks a lot for the new renderings. The interior really looks quite nice.

But the exterior?

Let me ask the Chinsese members of this forum: Do you think this looks good?

http://www.201100.cn/attachment/180_...8dbb4d6cb6.jpg

I have seen so many good architcture in China rising over the last years, but this Traffic Hub somehow looks worse on every published rendering. Or is it just me, who thinks so?

The technological and infrastructural apsect is mind blowing, of course, and I wish we had stations and airports like that in Europe.

personally, i like this design, and many chinese members agree with me!

it's not a bad design, although it's not a bold and 'special' one anyway. But we are somehow tired of those 'creative and daring' project proposed by the western firms. Maybe it's time for a change!

i'm glad it's a 'low-profile' and function-oriented design, and hope they'll put more emphases on the interior!

moreover, given the deadline of 2010, this design probably is the most acceptable and efficient one so far...

ddes · February 13th, 2008, 12:48 PM

I realize in terms of architecture, Shanghai is more moderate, form and function are more or less at a balance although it means that there are few architectural marvels.

Beijing on the other hand, has been the more daring one. Regardless of Asian or Western architects, the buildings are "louder" than Shanghai.

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pflo777 BANNED Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,507 Likes (Received): 13	they are going to add one additional runway, so that the airport has 2. The construction speed is amazing, a project like that would take 7-10 years in Europe. In China they make it in 3 years. (to be finished in 2010 ) I guess they are working 24/7.

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pflo777 BANNED Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,507 Likes (Received): 13	thanks a lot for the new renderings. The interior really looks quite nice. But the exterior? Let me ask the Chinsese members of this forum: Do you think this looks good? http://www.201100.cn/attachment/180_...8dbb4d6cb6.jpg I have seen so many good architcture in China rising over the last years, but this Traffic Hub somehow looks worse on every published rendering. Or is it just me, who thinks so? The technological and infrastructural apsect is mind blowing, of course, and I wish we had stations and airports like that in Europe.

February 13th, 2008, 12:48 PM	#40
ddes Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,303 Likes (Received): 40	I realize in terms of architecture, Shanghai is more moderate, form and function are more or less at a balance although it means that there are few architectural marvels. Beijing on the other hand, has been the more daring one. Regardless of Asian or Western architects, the buildings are "louder" than Shanghai.