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

[Dac150]

That's amazing!

[aluminum]

^yeah, and along with Shanghai Centre, this is going to become the tallest and the most jaw-dropping complex of skyscrapers in the world.

[Skymyhusband]

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[Skymyhusband]

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[Harold92]

great pictures!!!

Whats the name of that building with the 2 spheres and the tall antena?

[Don098]

whooaaaa...that night shot is ridiculous

[Rise To The Top]

Wow. It seems like yesterday since this thing was just poking above ground.

[Skymyhusband]

great pictures!!!

Whats the name of that building with the 2 spheres and the tall antena?

Oriental Pearl Tower.

[Surrealplaces]

Great shots!

[aluminum]

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:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

[[SP]Neo]

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simply an amazing shot!

[excel]

stunning.

[hirogaeki]

oh, i just watched a documentation program made by Geographic Channel for the supertall, which seems it is not only a high building and also it is very safety, the designer consider the natural risk and the terrorist attacking, which contains the survival flool, and the sightseeing lifts in the four corners are also the support of it.
It is really amazing job!!

[Mocholate]

^^ Ah yes. My gf was also interested to know how it was built aircraft proof for a post 9/11 world but construction started in 1997. I knew what happened but otherwise would have to watch some stoopid tv drama crap.


:banana: Shanghai !! You so sexy.

[Patrick]

^^ Ah yes. My gf was also interested to know how it was built aircraft proof for a post 9/11 world but construction started in 1997. I knew what happened but otherwise would have to watch some stoopid tv drama crap.

Construction started in 1997, but was halted later, then, it had a lower height, and a circular hole. Construction would not start again until 2003, the height was increased, new square hole, and the building was redesigned to withstand a 9/11 styled attack.

But I'm confused by your comment, if you mean you already know about this, then nevermind! :haha:

[Mocholate]

Uer that's right, She was interested to see how they changed it mid build :cool:

[Skymyhusband]

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[Dr. Taco]

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the buildings "least photogenic" view is still pretty sweet :yes:

[[SP]Neo]

yeah but it looks a lot shorter in this view.

[Austin55]

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These two are married atlast.

Its so impressive,great to see it finaly fuly claded and everthing. How many panes of glass did it have again?

[slow-v6]

Wow!!! that is all I can say..

[Skymyhusband]

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[[SP]Neo]

These two are married atlast.

Its so impressive,great to see it finaly fuly claded and everthing. How many panes of glass did it have again?

and now they get a 600m child^^....that cluster will look SOO great!
:tup: :tup: :tup:

[Skymyhusband]

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Facade cleaning on the way :)


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[Skymyhusband]

More from flickr by Monuschaaf :)

June 6th

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[aluminum]

:previous:

Nows thats 'unreal'.

[Skymyhusband]

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[[SP]Neo]

thanks for these many great shots skymyhusband.
keep 'em coming!

[Skymyhusband]

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[Fabb]

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^Huge !
The size of the construction workers reveals the real scale of the monster.
Otherwise, it's hard to tell.

[Bergenser]

Thanks for posting those photos, skymyhusband.
And I agree with Fabb, this building is indeed bigger than I thought!

[Skymyhusband]

~80 meters wide at the top... that's a lot :)

[Skymyhusband]

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[Dr. Taco]

I'm sorry if this has been discussed already, but whats going on with the two tones of glass glazing at different sections of the curtain wall?

[Fabb]

I'm sorry if this has been discussed already, but whats going on with the two tones of glass glazing at different sections of the curtain wall?

I noticed that a few weeks (months ?) ago.
Apparently, the cladding just needs to be cleaned up.

[zuelas]

What kind of night-lighting is this going to have?

[Skymyhusband]

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[Skymyhusband]

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[Skymyhusband]

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[Skymyhusband]

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[Skymyhusband]

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[Skymyhusband]

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[[SP]Neo]

is this golden "AURORA" tower unfinished or is the whole in the facade part of the design?

[WonderlandPark]

Aurora has been there for a number of years, that is how the finished product looks. They really light it up in different ways at night.

[staff]

Neo;3614150']is this golden "AURORA" tower unfinished or is the whole in the facade part of the design?

What hole (?) are you talking about? The dark areas you see in the above pics are reflections of other buildings.

[Aleks]

I think he means the indent right under the Aurora sign between the two top clear glass floors.

[Skymyhusband]

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[M II A II R II K]

Could only imagine what it would be like to approach it in person.

[SkyWatcher]

Fantastic shots! The setting is perfect for this one and the shape is sleek.

[NYC4Life]

Just an amazingly futuristic looking tower. Love how it compliments Jin Mao. Best new tower in Asia hands down.

[Skymyhusband]

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[Bergenser]

Good finds Skymyhusband. :tup:

[Skymyhusband]

Interesting detail:

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[Dac150]

What exactly is that? I thought it was for window washing.

[vpauzuolis]

When it will be officially opnened?

[Rise To The Top]

When it will be officially opnened?
Mid-late July 2008

I'll have some pics of my own to post soon, gonna try to get shots from the Shimao Tower.

[Surrealplaces]

It'll be nice to see this one completely done!

[10101000]

I love this building

[cos2x]

I'm glad the building finally looks done, but the foundation of this building was designed and built for a 90-story structure. How did they rectify that problem when they increased the height?

[Urban Zombie]

June 19th:

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[staff]

That's fantastic, UZ. Stunning photography.

[Urban Zombie]

^
Good God, it took me a moment to figure out who "UZ" is...one of those days. Thanks!

[Aleks]

Those are amazing pictures. And the building is coming along great. They just have to wash the windows right? And the hanging observation deck looks tight. I really need to go to China one day. Or for like a year.

[slow-v6]

Wow them 2 buildings next to each other are amazing... :worship:

[plinko]

Incredible!

[Rise To The Top]

what the hell is up with the cladding pattern near the top" ? some windows are full, some mini.

[oops]

we have already move in^-^ one news the Obversatory company is applying a Guinness World Record "highest female toilet with 365 whole view" . "glass floor" in 101F. Imaging~

[Rise To The Top]

June 20th
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[staff]

By spotlights lit up facade. I guess this is temporary?

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[Patrick]

I hope not! It looks awsome with spotlights!

[10101000]

Wow, it changes the appearance at night.

[AuxTown]

Best building in the world at the moment! Spire has a lot to live up to if they want to beat this. Everything in Dubai looks like a trailer park garage sale compared to this stuff.

[chex]

beautiful, simple amazing, i have seen 2 documentals on NAT GEO channel, and i cant stop seeing them, second pic is amazing!

[NYC4Life]

Chicago Spire rendering looks ugly and out of place with the rest of the Chicago skyline compare to SWFC. It's a beautiful tower that fits well for its city and a nice compliment to Jin Mao and the Shanghai skyline. Best new tower in the world hands down.

[Skymyhusband]

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[photoLith]

Def the best tower in the world, no doubt about it! Its such an incredible design, is actually quite a simple design and that makes it beautiful!

[staff]

Here's the SWFC the 3rd of July



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[Aleks]

By spotlights lit up facade. I guess this is temporary?

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Wow, beautiful shot. I really need to head over to Asia for a year at least.

[Aleks]

This thread is about the SWFC not which city has better architecture or skylines. Stick to the topic.

[The Chemist]

Best building in the world at the moment! Spire has a lot to live up to if they want to beat this. Everything in Dubai looks like a trailer park garage sale compared to this stuff.

And Shanghai's not standing still, either. The SWFC is amazing, no doubt about it - but the upcoming Shanghai Centre will blow it and pretty much every other supertall in the world out of the water in terms of design. Once it's built, Shanghai will have the best supertall cluster in the world - Jin Mao, SWFC, and Shanghai Centre, all within a 2 block radius of each other.

[Urban Zombie]

From July 2nd:

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[James Bond Agent 007]

A skyscrapers.com news that corroborates pictures :



2003-02-13 Reported by Thomas Jaehndel

News: Shanghai World Financial Center resumes construction

Shanghai: A grand ceremony earlier today marked the resumption of construction of what will be one of the tallest buildings in the world. The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) will be 492 meters tall and contain 97 floors of office space, hotel rooms and sightseeing areas as was stated in an official press conference today by the building's developer, Japan's Mori Building Corporation.

Construction of the SWFC started in August 1997 but was put on hold one year later when an enormous glut of office space hit the city's property market. Since most of this space is now being absorbed the developer is confident that the building will be a commercial success when opened on October 1st, 2007.

Industry insiders in Shanghai believe that SWFC's final height might even exceed 500 meters, a rumour Mori declined to comment on. Another contender for the title of the tallest building in the world, Taipei 101 in Taiwan's capital will be 508 meters tall.
I thought I'd quote this from the first page of this thread. Amazing this thing has been more than 10 years in the making! And finally it's just about done.

[Rise To The Top]

I find it odd that this was once a contender for WTB, kinda sad that it never made it. Such a beautiful structure.

[treras93]

From July 2nd:

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B-E-A-utiful pic Urban Zombie®!:worship:

[staff]

I find it odd that this was once a contender for WTB, kinda sad that it never made it. Such a beautiful structure.
Well, the only building taller than the SWFC right now by roof height is a half-clad skeleton in the middle of the desert in Dubai, so I guess it isn't that far off. ;)

[Kamatzu]

Well, the only building taller than the SWFC right now by roof height is a half-clad skeleton in the middle of the desert in Dubai, so I guess it isn't that far off. ;)
Wait, the SWFC is taller than Taipei? Wouldn't that make it the new WTB? Unless Taipei's spire is counted as part of the structure. Which it may be, I'm not entirely sure. Taipei 101 is around 60 feet taller than SWFC with the spire.

[[SP]Neo]

exactly taipeo'S sprie is counted as part of the structure. that's the only reason why it is the current WTB.

[staff]

...only building taller than the SWFC right now by roof height is a......

[Skymyhusband]

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[Dequal]

When you look at the building from the front or the back, the design is beautiful. But once you see it from the side, like the picture above, it just looks ugly to me. It's like a fat building...

[bbeliko]

^^î agree it looks like a dick

[Cypherus]

I like it from the side - it looks like a tall obelisk.

[Kamatzu]

by roof height
Ah, of course. Read your post a little too fast.
They should have incorporated a spire! :haha: Shameless WTB!

[SNT1]

^^î agree it looks like a dick

Better call a doctor if a dick looked like that.

[trueviking]

i was in shangahi a few weeks ago and was really disappointed by the location of this tower...its a stunning design, but can not be appreciated from 90% of the vantage points that you have of it in the city...when seen from pretty much anywhere in shangahi itself, it is behind the jin mao building.

that design would have been amazing if it was seen in silhouette in the skyline, but you almost never get to see it....even from one of the most famous vantage points of any skyline in the world (the bund), you can barely read the shape of the building.

why would you spend all that money to construct a tower that needs to be appreciated from a distance, right behind another tower almost as tall?....i cant believe they didnt consider that....especially in a skyline that isnt really part of the city and the buildings are generally only viewed from across the river, not from the streets around it.

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[staff]

trueviking,

One of the 'problems' in Shanghai is that no matter how tall a building is, or where it is located, it is going to be blocked by thousands upon thousands of other skyscrapers anyway.
The only way to get a decent view of most of the towers is to be up in another tall tower.

Placing three of the world's five tallest buildings (by today's standards) in virtually the same block will have its drawbacks in terms of them blocking each other, but it will be a damn impressive sight nonetheless. ;)

[Fabb]

It works fine as a pair with Jin Mao. The idea of "three brothers" is also a good one. The isolated tall skyscraper à la Taipei 101 is less appealing.

[xiahoudun]

Trueviking,

I was in Shanghai in March and April and I was impressed about the dominant appearance of the SWFC in the city. Whether you look towards Pudong from Jiabeiqu, Huangpuqu, Xujiahui, pudong north of Lujiazui, or from a taxi on any elevated highway in the citycenter, SWFC is clearly visible. Only from a certain location on the Bund it is rather hidden from view by Jin Mao and the other scrapers on the other side of the Huangpu. But the Bund is long, and if you walk a bit Southward, you can catch it in plain view again. I think the closeness to Jin Mao moreover emphasizes SWFC's size, and this makes it even more beautiful.

By the way, I like the Three brothers concept. Do you guys also think it could relate to the Romance of the Three Kingsdoms (Liu Xuande, Guanyu, Zhang Fei)? Just a thought.

[androo3]

i was in shangahi a few weeks ago and was really disappointed by the location of this tower...its a stunning design, but can not be appreciated from 90% of the vantage points that you have of it in the city...when seen from pretty much anywhere in shangahi itself, it is behind the jin mao building.

that design would have been amazing if it was seen in silhouette in the skyline, but you almost never get to see it....even from one of the most famous vantage points of any skyline in the world (the bund), you can barely read the shape of the building.

why would you spend all that money to construct a tower that needs to be appreciated from a distance, right behind another tower almost as tall?....i cant believe they didnt consider that....especially in a skyline that isnt really part of the city and the buildings are generally only viewed from across the river, not from the streets around it.

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9117/s7gk8.jpg

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/5938/s182sw4.jpg

i can't believe there is still that much green space Aka undeveloped land there!

[Rise To The Top]

i was in shangahi a few weeks ago and was really disappointed by the location of this tower...its a stunning design, but can not be appreciated from 90% of the vantage points that you have of it in the city...when seen from pretty much anywhere in shangahi itself, it is behind the jin mao building.

that design would have been amazing if it was seen in silhouette in the skyline, but you almost never get to see it....even from one of the most famous vantage points of any skyline in the world (the bund), you can barely read the shape of the building.

why would you spend all that money to construct a tower that needs to be appreciated from a distance, right behind another tower almost as tall?....i cant believe they didnt consider that....especially in a skyline that isnt really part of the city and the buildings are generally only viewed from across the river, not from the streets around it.

It may have a bad location, but I do think that there are a few regulations on height in Pudong. Certain blocks are zoned differently, which is why the IFC was scaled down, or something of the like. Correct me if I am wrong staff and giallo.