Shanghai Tower

The Shanghai Tower (Chinese上海 中心 大厦, Pinyin Shànghǎi Zhongxin Dasha, German: "Shanghai Center Tower " ) is a skyscraper in the Pudong District in Shanghai, which reached its final height of 632 meters on August 3, 2013. The building has 128 floors and 5 floors below ground with a floor area of ​​420,000 m². It has 106 lifts and a lobby on the 101st floor. Along with the 420 meter high Jin Mao Tower and the 492 -meter-high Shanghai World Financial Center, it forms an ensemble of three very tall skyscrapers in Shanghai's Pudong financial district, the Shanghai Tower, the other two buildings of the ensemble clearly dominates.

He is the tallest building in China and the second highest in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai ( 828 meters) for the topping-out ceremony in August 2013.

Planning

Planning for the Lujiazui financial district date back to 1993. They showed three tall skyscrapers that are near each other. Two of the buildings have already been completed: the Jin Mao Tower was completed in 1998 and the Shanghai World Financial Center in 2008.

After several designs were submitted by many architectural firms, two draft proposals have reached the finals in the spring of 2008. Both projects saw before a 580 meter high tower. The project of the American architecture firm Gensler was finally determined in June the winner. Surrounded by a glass curtain included building to be built as a self- twisted tower.

Architecture

Details

With a height of 632 meters, the soon to his opening Shanghai Tower is the tallest building in the city and China. It surpasses the neighboring 492 -meter-high Shanghai World Financial Center significantly. Only the 828 -meter high Burj Khalifa in Dubai is higher. In 556 m, a public and open viewing platform is provided. This is therefore higher than those located at the Shanghai World Financial Center, and after that would be the Mecca Royal Clock Tower Hotel in Mecca to 558 meters, the second highest in the world. The floors below are to be used for various purposes: Several offices, a luxury hotel and exhibition spaces. In the lower area also will be built according to the plans a shopping center. However, competition for the title of the tallest building in China makes him the sum earmarked for completion in 2016 Pingan International Finance Center in Shenzhen with a projected height of 660 meters.

The tower is inside consist of nine cylindrical, stacked segments that are enclosed by a glass facade. The outer facade twists upwards. Between Hall gardens at various levels will be created as public spaces for the residents of Shanghai. At the foot of the tower more recreational opportunities and event facilities are established.

Marshal Strabala, employees of Gensler explained in an interview that the Shanghai Tower "China will represent dynamic future ... It is an impressive building will be connected to the China both on the future of this bustling and ever-changing metropolis as well as the future will look at the dynamic Chinese spirit. There will be no other such a unique and sophisticated tower in the world. "

Sustainability

According to the draft, the facade should be designed so that it can reduce the wind load on the inner ring by 24 percent, making a lot of building materials should be saved. The rotation should also be used to collect rain water for the air conditioning and heating. Wind turbines will also provide energy for the building. It is the first building of this size, which is virtually constructed by a double wall system like a thermos flask and to save power.

Hope the owners of the future Shanghai Tower, to be awarded the "China Green Building Committee" and the U.S. Green Building Council for sustainability.

Construction

In 2008, the building site was prepared. On 29 November 2008, the foundation stone was laid after the tower has passed an environmental impact assessment. In April 2010, the first two solid construction cranes were installed. After the building in January 2011 reached street level and the core of the building was already outgrown some floors above the ground, two more cranes were built, so that from now four cranes were active on the site. In February 2012, began with the construction of floors, end of September 2012 had already built 80 floors under construction. In October 2012, started with the installation of the glass panels on the facade on the lower floors. In early July 2013, the building had reached 119 floors and was about 575 feet high. Beginning of August 2013 reached the tower to the building core its final height.

The building should be completed during the planning phase of the Expo 2010. Later, the year 2014 was sought as the opening date. Meanwhile, the final completion, however, is planned for 2015.

View from top of the building in January 2011

Construction site of the Shanghai Towers on 12 April 2011

Build status 28 August 2011

Shanghai Tower December 18, 2011

Construction of the tower in March 2012

Construction site of the Shanghai Towers on 1 Sept. 2012

Shanghai Tower in March 2013

Others

On February 12, 2014, a video on the video platform YouTube has been uploaded showing two Russian climbers building in the (illegal) climb the tower. The video has been viewed more than 18 million times in less than 1 week.