SHANGHAI | World Financial Center | 1,614 FT / 492 M | 101 FLOORS - Page 57

Urban Zombie · #**1121** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 12:13 AM**

August 24th:

kalmia · #**1122** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 6:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Slugbelch

Do you think it would look better if they made the corner supports a more prominent feature? Maybe with a diferent cladding?

Urban Zombie · #**1123** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 6:50 AM**

August 25th:

Fabb · #**1124** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 7:02 AM**

Again, great photos !
Since the focus on the construction of the SWFC, I've never spent so much time admiring Jin Mao.

mczamalek · #**1125** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 7:06 AM**

looking great- thanx for all the pics!

So small floor plates compared to JM- so there won't be any open atrium at the top? (forgive me for not scrolling back many pages). And also- what's the height as known now?

A quick recap of stats would be appreciated.

Urban Zombie · #**1126** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 7:34 AM**

^1614 ft/492m...I don't why they didn't make it an even 500m when it's that close.

The'll be an observation deck at the giant hole in the top of the building if that's what you mean by an open atrium...although I find it kind of annoying that all of the city's observation decks like these are right next door to each other.

Fabb · #**1127** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 7:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by AntonAusTirol

although I find it kind of annoying that all of the city's observation decks like these are right next door to each other.

Right.
But from the Oriental Pearl, you'll enjoy the view of the SWFC and vice-versa.

mczamalek · #**1128** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 7:50 AM**

Thanks AAT- by 'open atrium' I meant similar to the hotel of Jin Mao-upper interior.

No worries- this will be a great tower! Will the ob deck be on the bottom of the hole or on top? Have there been final renderings of the top? My apologies but this building has been through so many delays and redesigns, I'm just now getting adreneline back for it- it looks great so far!!! But any reposts of what will be would be appreciated.

staff · #**1129** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 8:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcbklyn

No worries- this will be a great tower! Will the ob deck be on the bottom of the hole or on top?

From the renderings it looks like there will be some kind of 'bridge' at the bottom of that hole, that will feature an observation deck.

I'm curious about if this will be the highest located observation deck in the world.

JManc · #**1130** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 8:36 AM**

awesome to see this thing moving along. this has to be the oldest 'new' building. i think they started it in 1997?

Frogfisher · #**1131** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 10:23 AM**

Taken in June...

And staff that bridge will be the highest placed bridge of it's kind in the world... actually a reason the architects fought so hard for the hole... as far as I have read...

Slugbelch · #**1132** Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 11:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by jmancuso

awesome to see this thing moving along. this has to be the oldest 'new' building. i think they started it in 1997?

yeah, they could have had the title of WTB a lot longer than they will have now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcbklyn

Will the ob deck be on the bottom of the hole or on top? Have there been final renderings of the top? My apologies but this building has been through so many delays and redesigns, I'm just now getting adreneline back for it- it looks great so far!!! But any reposts of what will be would be appreciated.

BOTH

Quote:

Originally Posted by staff

From the renderings it looks like there will be some kind of 'bridge' at the bottom of that hole, that will feature an observation deck. I'm curious about if this will be the highest located observation deck in the world.

Me too. There is only 3 levels between the bridge and the observation deck (100F), but they're a tall 3 levels.

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Originally Posted by Fabb

That's ... massive !
The core is ahead by only three floors.
I'm starting to be worried about that.

Gotta keep changin' the core:

ssfan · #**1133** Posted **Aug 26, 2006, 8:29 AM**

May I ask a question? What did happen to skyscrapercity.com? I couldn't open it in recent days.

Fabb · #**1134** Posted **Aug 26, 2006, 9:17 AM**

It's not really the right place, but :

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Originally Posted by Grumpy

Recieved this e-mail from Jan:

Hi guys,

Just letting you know the forums are offline because we've been moved to another network, which requires some parts within the servers network to be updated. Also this weekend work on the new database has started, so even if it eventually turns back online, expect some outages and bumpy service. But is should all be for the good. Thanks for the patience!

Cheers,
- Jan

More on that : http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...=108647&page=7

Slugbelch · #**1135** Posted **Aug 26, 2006, 3:00 PM**

8-24:

subway pass:

Bergenser · #**1136** Posted **Aug 26, 2006, 5:04 PM**

^interesting

nezzybaby · #**1137** Posted **Aug 26, 2006, 5:14 PM**

looks like the cores gonna have to be reconfigured around 4 more times before the hole, maybe this aint gonna rise quite as quickly as we'd been expecting.

High Pointer · #**1138** Posted **Aug 26, 2006, 7:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bergenser

^interesting

That it already shows the SWFC, or that it shows it out of scale?

giallo · #**1139** Posted **Aug 26, 2006, 11:20 PM**

It's expected to topped out next June.

choyak1 · #**1140** Posted **Aug 27, 2006, 4:38 AM**

Wow looking at this closeup of Jin Mao on the right side, and I didn't realize how beautiful Jin Mao really was. Exemplary design!!!

Also I see the corners on WFC starting to take shape! Too bad that the huge structural diagonal braces are not showing, but the cladding is extraordinary.