SHANGHAI: World Financial Center, 492m (Part 9)

Þróndeimr · November 5th, 2006, 07:02 PM

> Link to Shanghai World Financial Center (Part 8)
Older threads > (Part 7) (Part 6) (Part 5) (Part 4) (Part 3) (Part 2) (Part 1)

General Information:
Height: 491.9m
Floors: 101
Year (foundation start): August 27, 1997
Year (start): February 13,2003
Year (end): March 23, 2008
GFA: 377,300 m²
Elevators: 31
Escalators: 33
Costs at completion: $850,000,000
Location: Pudong/Lujiazui, Shanghai, China

Two architect firms is involved in the project, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd. The foundation stone was laid on August 27, 1997. In the late 1990s the Japanese Mori Building Corporation (the developer of SWFC) had a fund shortage caused by the Asian financial crisis, which halted the project after the foundations were completed. Construction finally resumed on February 13th, 2003.

The original plann was a 460m, 94 story tall building, and it was supose to be completed in 2001, and become the world tallest building two years before the completion of Taipei 101. But the design was changed in 2003 to a 491.9m and 101 stories tall building with a 50m wide and tall rectangular opening on the top of the building. Mori Building Corporation actually proposed to raise the building up to 510m so it could surpass Taipei 101's 508m as the world's No. 1 skyscraper, but this was declined by local authorities in Shanghai saying the city has a limit to building heights and an overall consideration of the skylines on both sides of the Huangpu River. The design of the opening near the top of the tower was changed in mid-October, 2005; from a circular to a rectangular opening. Architect and developer claim that it is cheaper and easier to implement the new design.

Renderings:

More renderings (click on thumbnail to open rendering)

Special features

Þróndeimr · November 5th, 2006, 07:03 PM

Construction Update
The latest construction photos from Shanghai World Financial Center.

October 30th, photo by Giallo on SSP.

***z0rg*** · November 5th, 2006, 09:04 PM

Great overture, Qazaq

Erebus555 · November 5th, 2006, 10:51 PM

I havent been following this for a while so its great to see the glass is on finally and the taper has started. The taper looks very smooth too which is excellent.

CULWULLA · November 6th, 2006, 05:43 AM

so still lev64/295m?
nov2

zee · November 6th, 2006, 05:49 AM

its lookin great

ssfan · November 6th, 2006, 08:51 AM

Nov. 6, from skyscrapers.cn

***z0rg*** · November 6th, 2006, 08:53 AM

Wow! the thiner it gets, the faster it grows!

Kenwen · November 6th, 2006, 10:29 AM

Grow baby grow, i think it has 300m now

Neitzsche · November 6th, 2006, 10:34 AM

World's largest and styliest bottle opener. Very cool.

ZZ-II · November 6th, 2006, 12:04 PM

big brother of the Kingdom Trade center in Riad

Skymyhusband · November 6th, 2006, 12:30 PM

300+

xiaoluis · November 6th, 2006, 01:25 PM

Yeah baby!!

eng_kheffa · November 6th, 2006, 02:07 PM

FANTASTIC...

SO THEY STARTED TO RACE BURJ DUBAI , SPECIALLY AFTER RAMADAN HAS MADE WORKING GOING SLOWLY THERE

MY GALLERY
http://thespoke.net/photos/hashamhas/default.aspx

***skyperu34*** · November 7th, 2006, 05:03 AM

nice updates and data!

HT · November 8th, 2006, 01:04 AM

Thanks qazaq, youre like one one of the best thread openers in the whole forum

CULWULLA · November 8th, 2006, 03:41 AM

so lev66 is in box with 67 form work about to start.
i reckon to top of core box= 305m/1000ft.
thanks

Westyguy · November 8th, 2006, 07:09 AM

Looks 300m+ to me.

Won't be long before it passes the tallest habitable structures in Australia and New Zealand.

Sydney Tower 309m
Q1 (Gold Coast) 322.5m
Auckland SkyTower 328m

CULWULLA · November 8th, 2006, 10:02 AM

^yes, still be a while before it passes our tallest structure (427m Omega base mast).

syedaouf · November 8th, 2006, 12:43 PM

beautiful !!

November 5th, 2006, 07:02 PM	#1
Þróndeimr Bli itj barsk ut'n karsk! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Trondheim Posts: 6,560	SHANGHAI: World Financial Center, 492m (Part 9) > Link to Shanghai World Financial Center (Part 8) Older threads > (Part 7) (Part 6) (Part 5) (Part 4) (Part 3) (Part 2) (Part 1) General Information: Height: 491.9m Floors: 101 Year (foundation start): August 27, 1997 Year (start): February 13,2003 Year (end): March 23, 2008 GFA: 377,300 m² Elevators: 31 Escalators: 33 Costs at completion: $850,000,000 Location: Pudong/Lujiazui, Shanghai, China Two architect firms is involved in the project, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd. The foundation stone was laid on August 27, 1997. In the late 1990s the Japanese Mori Building Corporation (the developer of SWFC) had a fund shortage caused by the Asian financial crisis, which halted the project after the foundations were completed. Construction finally resumed on February 13th, 2003. The original plann was a 460m, 94 story tall building, and it was supose to be completed in 2001, and become the world tallest building two years before the completion of Taipei 101. But the design was changed in 2003 to a 491.9m and 101 stories tall building with a 50m wide and tall rectangular opening on the top of the building. Mori Building Corporation actually proposed to raise the building up to 510m so it could surpass Taipei 101's 508m as the world's No. 1 skyscraper, but this was declined by local authorities in Shanghai saying the city has a limit to building heights and an overall consideration of the skylines on both sides of the Huangpu River. The design of the opening near the top of the tower was changed in mid-October, 2005; from a circular to a rectangular opening. Architect and developer claim that it is cheaper and easier to implement the new design. Renderings: More renderings (click on thumbnail to open rendering) Special features __________________ Þróndeimr's Photolab \| Aerials of Sunndalen \| Tibet & China \| Ålesund & The Romsdalen Alpes \| Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Hong Kong Enjoy!

November 5th, 2006, 07:03 PM	#2
Þróndeimr Bli itj barsk ut'n karsk! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Trondheim Posts: 6,560	Construction Update The latest construction photos from Shanghai World Financial Center. October 30th, photo by Giallo on SSP. __________________ Þróndeimr's Photolab \| Aerials of Sunndalen \| Tibet & China \| Ålesund & The Romsdalen Alpes \| Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Hong Kong Enjoy!

November 5th, 2006, 09:04 PM	#3
*z0rg* go east Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Distopía del bienestar Posts: 11,907	Great overture, Qazaq __________________ Click here to learn about the 150+ supertall projects on going in China now. 100 towers taller than 200m including 20 supertalls in one city. Check the Chongqing thread. My Chongqing projects map.

November 5th, 2006, 10:51 PM	#4
Erebus555 This ain't a par! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham for the forseeable future Posts: 21,734	I havent been following this for a while so its great to see the glass is on finally and the taper has started. The taper looks very smooth too which is excellent. __________________ The UK Housing Wiki - Attempting to document every tower block, council estate, private estate, housing association, tower block construction/ demolition method, tower block architect, tower block construction company... etc etc in the UK. Everything to do with postwar residences! Please join and help!

November 6th, 2006, 05:43 AM	#5
CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 35,712	so still lev64/295m? nov2 __________________ km swum since feb1/2010- 11km..since jan1/2009- 536km...since jan1/2008-1004km..... eat my bubbles.... 1000km or 1million millimetre shirt, here i come.

November 6th, 2006, 05:49 AM	#6
zee is the original Zee!! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: B'burn/ L'pool Posts: 2,360	its lookin great __________________ *825..* I ♥ Red, Blue & Purple fixes

November 6th, 2006, 08:51 AM	#7
ssfan 空中之城 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Beijing Posts: 288	Nov. 6, from skyscrapers.cn

November 6th, 2006, 08:53 AM	#8
*z0rg* go east Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Distopía del bienestar Posts: 11,907	Wow! the thiner it gets, the faster it grows! __________________ Click here to learn about the 150+ supertall projects on going in China now. 100 towers taller than 200m including 20 supertalls in one city. Check the Chongqing thread. My Chongqing projects map.

November 6th, 2006, 10:29 AM	#9
Kenwen Mosher "K" Join Date: May 2005 Location: DOngguan Posts: 784	Grow baby grow, i think it has 300m now

November 6th, 2006, 10:34 AM	#10
Neitzsche Random Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Auckland Posts: 650	World's largest and styliest bottle opener. Very cool.

November 6th, 2006, 12:04 PM	#11
ZZ-II I love Skyscrapers Join Date: May 2006 Location: Near Ingolstadt in Bavaria Posts: 24,379	big brother of the Kingdom Trade center in Riad __________________ always on the run to keep the ROT section updatet: ->Top 100 -> Asia & Australia ->Top 200 -> TV & OB Towers ->Top 300

November 6th, 2006, 12:30 PM	#12
Skymyhusband French dwarf Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,836	300+

November 6th, 2006, 01:25 PM	#13
xiaoluis BANNED Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0	Yeah baby!!

November 6th, 2006, 02:07 PM	#14
eng_kheffa HASSAN H. FATHY Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Egypt الشرقيــة Posts: 408	FANTASTIC... SO THEY STARTED TO RACE BURJ DUBAI , SPECIALLY AFTER RAMADAN HAS MADE WORKING GOING SLOWLY THERE MY GALLERY http://thespoke.net/photos/hashamhas/default.aspx __________________ Go Burj Dubai ...

November 7th, 2006, 05:03 AM	#15
*skyperu34* TRUXILLO del PERU !!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: TRUJILLO, Perú Posts: 11,638	nice updates and data! __________________ iiiiiii TRUXILLO del Perú!!!!!! "Ciudad de la eterna Primavera y Capital Cultural del Perú!"

November 8th, 2006, 01:04 AM	#16
HT Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Frankfurt (a.M.) Posts: 310	Thanks qazaq, youre like one one of the best thread openers in the whole forum

November 8th, 2006, 03:41 AM	#17
CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 35,712	so lev66 is in box with 67 form work about to start. i reckon to top of core box= 305m/1000ft. thanks __________________ km swum since feb1/2010- 11km..since jan1/2009- 536km...since jan1/2008-1004km..... eat my bubbles.... 1000km or 1million millimetre shirt, here i come.

November 8th, 2006, 07:09 AM	#18
Westyguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 319	Looks 300m+ to me. Won't be long before it passes the tallest habitable structures in Australia and New Zealand. Sydney Tower 309m Q1 (Gold Coast) 322.5m Auckland SkyTower 328m

November 8th, 2006, 10:02 AM	#19
CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 35,712	^yes, still be a while before it passes our tallest structure (427m Omega base mast). __________________ km swum since feb1/2010- 11km..since jan1/2009- 536km...since jan1/2008-1004km..... eat my bubbles.... 1000km or 1million millimetre shirt, here i come.

November 8th, 2006, 12:43 PM	#20
syedaouf aouf Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 131	beautiful !!

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