Shanghai World Financial Center

[urban addict 20324]

Well, after numerous delays and design changes, it looks as if this 101 storey, 492m tower would be completed in 2007. I think it was designed by the Japanese as this building represents a sword and the hole near the top is the sun. It's said that from a certain point, one of the Pearl TV towers spheres could be seen through the hole. Never before has a building been designed with a hole in the middle at over 400m above the street. This stands close to the 88 storey Jin Mao Tower, another tall building in the Pudong Area.

Note, there's also another tall tower close to the Center not yet built.

Pudong Area

The 50m hole

[LeTaureau]

I love that building, it will make such an interesting addition to the skyline!

It kind of looks like a giant bottle opener to me...Cheers to that!

[PghUSA]

Building looks great . . . just something about the way the Chinese do business (slave labor) and put our factories out of business. Just hoping that the creativity and prosperity of the Chinese towers stand for something more then the fantastic architecture they are built with

[urban addict 20324]

Actually, this building could also look like a big screw driver with a hole near the end.

[Christian]

SWFC is an amazing structure... I'm really looking forward to see the tower completed...

Btw, a few more images here:

[urban addict 20324]

Interesting rendering at night!

[yochillout]

You knwo someone is making that right now for sim city. I can post a link so that all of you can see.

[urban addict 20324]

That's cool, I would want that once my city matures a bit more!

[Urban_Legend]

You know, that building would make a good key-chain accessory, lol. I might just open up a tourist merchandise shop next door to it, and sell little replicas to slide onto your key-chains!

[urban addict 20324]

You know, that building would make a good key-chain accessory, lol. I might just open up a tourist merchandise shop next door to it, and sell little replicas to slide onto your key-chains!

Yea, that hole would make it a good key chain accessory.

[wolfdawg54]

Now that is a building! Shanghai is really coming along with a more competitive downtown market that will rival its Asian cousins,Tapei and someday may even reach Tokyo.

[urban addict 20324]

The Pudong area of Shanghai is said to be China's Manhattan in the future.

[ATLman1]

What a great building. Nice addition to one of the craziest skylines in the world. I wish America would construct buildings like that!

[yochillout]

Don't we all wish that cities in the US looked like that. That would Rock my sox if they did something like that here!

[urban addict 20324]

Well, in the South of Market district of SF, there is a building boom. There have been a lot of tower cranes constructing highrises all around and it has turned the former slummy, lowrise industrial area into a elegant midrise (5 to 20 story) apartment district near the SBC Ballpark. On the western side of S of M, there are tall apartment building approved for construction, like the 60 story 301 Mission.

[satalac]

What a great building. Nice addition to one of the craziest skylines in the world. I wish America would construct buildings like that!

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not with steel prices like they are, and are going to be. thanks china

[urban addict 20324]

And high American construction wages.....

[urban addict 20324]

Yuck! Emporis always screw things up; they put the status of this building sometimes 'under construction' and sometimes 'on hold' and that confuses me; which one is it!?!?!? Or is it that the construction is stopping and going? But that means that the building cannot be completed in 2007 due to these delays!! EMPORIS SUCKS!!

[Christian]

urban addict, i can assure you that SWFC is currently under construction... And its going fast, check out the construction changes between 14th january and 28th january.

Construction images from January 2005:

[Christian]

Interesting rendering at night!

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Yea, and the two twins in front is the two approved Lujiazui towers. Those two will reach 320m.

[wolfdawg54]

The construction is coming along great! When did they start actually building it?

[Christian]

When did they start actually building it?

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In 1997 actually, but the project was put on hold after a few months during economical crisis in 1998. Then they started with construction again in 2001, but was yet another time put on hold. But as far as i know they have again started the construction in 3004, and its now going well...

[Christian]

A few more construction images, and renders:

[Spartan]

Those commies sure know how to get things done

[thewack]

I hate to rain on the parade, but those buildings just don't seem like they fit into the urban fabric of a city. It seems like an architect's and engineer's wet dream rather than something that is going to improve the urbanity of the city. Then again, it does change the skyline, bring in tourist dollars, and gives bragging rights.