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Stephenapolis · #**881** Posted **Feb 24, 2006, 3:56 PM**

It looks to be rising quickly now. It will be nice when they start adding glass to it.

Fabb · #**882** Posted **Feb 24, 2006, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Slugbelch

They are really keeping it closed up at the bottom.

Right.
It looks like there's plenty of concrete at the foot of the building. Some kind of protection ?

JACKinBeantown · #**883** Posted **Feb 24, 2006, 4:10 PM**

Sort of like the plans for the French Tower in New York?

JBinCalgary · #**884** Posted **Feb 24, 2006, 4:16 PM**

its really coming along nicely!

Fabb · #**885** Posted **Feb 24, 2006, 4:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinNYC

Sort of like the plans for the French Tower in New York?

That's what I was thinking. But I didn't want to say.

xiahoudun · #**886** Posted **Feb 24, 2006, 7:49 PM**

Amazing what they can do in 10 days... Thanks for the update, Giallo. Seems you had nice weather the 23rd.

avcellvs · #**887** Posted **Feb 26, 2006, 9:59 AM**

a february 24th 2006 posted pic, from the Oriental Pearl.

http://image63.webshots.com/63/8/84/1/2680884010083364709cRwgIh_fs.jpg

Fabb · #**888** Posted **Feb 26, 2006, 11:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by avcellvs

a february 24th 2006 posted pic, from the Oriental Pearl.

http://image63.webshots.com/63/8/84/...9cRwgIh_fs.jpg

Nice view.
Thanks !

JACKinBeantown · #**889** Posted **Feb 26, 2006, 5:19 PM**

It looks pretty tall from the ground, but that picture makes you realize that it still has a long way to go.

(edit) Here it is...

xiahoudun · #**890** Posted **Mar 1, 2006, 6:09 AM**

A view of the SWFC from the Bund (waitan). This pic is from Cityrain's thread.

http://belal.komterug.nl/docroot/img...al_swfc135.jpg

Sorry, it seems to be very small... Here is the link:

http://image2.xitek.com/forum/200602...1141049054.jpg

Darn, link doesn't work... I'll see what I can do...

giallo · #**891** Posted **Mar 1, 2006, 10:53 AM**

I was able to get a variety of different angles today.

Mar 1

xiahoudun · #**892** Posted **Mar 1, 2006, 11:44 AM**

Wow, very nice pics, Giallo. Especially the one taken from one of the scrapers on the other side of the park. Which scraper is it?

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/mar1swfc3.jpg

And the one taken from the JinMao is also very good.

giallo · #**893** Posted **Mar 1, 2006, 2:59 PM**

China Communications Bank building was the one used to get that shot. I lucked out and somehow got up to the 41 floor. It's where the president of the bank has his office. Needless to say I was promptly told to leave, but the security guard was cool and let me snap some photo before I left.

colemonkee · #**894** Posted **Mar 1, 2006, 7:38 PM**

Great photos, Giallo. Huge props for sneaking into the bank building.

Looks like they're putting concrete around the steel at the corners to further reinforce the building, which is probably one of the reasons it can go so high with the size of the floorplates it has. The only drawback is that it won't have any corner offices.

Slugbelch · #**895** Posted **Mar 2, 2006, 1:16 AM**

Is the corner in the last photo going to be where the setback side is (front)? The corner beams are very close together compared to the other two corners.

Slugbelch · #**896** Posted **Mar 2, 2006, 11:34 PM**

Playin' in the paint today:

tuy · #**897** Posted **Mar 2, 2006, 11:44 PM**

Cool, Now you know that you must keep this updated for all of us.

Slugbelch · #**898** Posted **Mar 3, 2006, 12:14 AM**

^ I was afraid of that. BD is bad enough and luckily US7 is moving slow. I wish I could find a big render of Fed. tower and maybe start on that one, but I will try to keep it updated

xiahoudun · #**899** Posted **Mar 5, 2006, 6:20 PM**

I found this comparison of the 'big three' currently under construction. It compares the situation on the 1st of March. The picture is from the CityRain thread.

http://belal.komterug.nl/docroot/img...ig3_010306.jpg

Tell me what you guys think?

Fabb · #**900** Posted **Mar 5, 2006, 7:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by xiahoudun

http://belal.komterug.nl/docroot/img...ig3_010306.jpg

Tell me what you guys think?

Excellent diagram.
I was just wondering what were the current heights of the constructions. Looks like SWFC will be topped out first.