Shanghai World Financial Center - Wikipedia
Designed by American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox, the 100-story tower was originally planned for construction in 1997, but work was temporarily interrupted by the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s, and was later paused to accommodate design changes by the Mori Building Company.
Shanghai World Financial Center - WikiArquitectura
Shanghai World Financial Center is a skyscraper built in Shanghai, China, which was intended to be one of the highest in the world. Its final height is 492 meters and has 101 floors. The design of this huge skyscrapers for architectural studies Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and East China Architectural Design & Research Institute.
Shanghai World Financial Center - Architect Magazine
Jul 14, 2012 · Its original 1993 design was halted after foundations were completed, just before the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. Subsequent engineering innovations replaced a concrete structure with a diagonal-braced frame with outrigger trusses coupled to the columns of the megastructure.
Shanghai World Financial Center - Encyclopedia Britannica
Shanghai World Financial Center, mixed-use skyscraper in Shanghai, China, that is one of the tallest buildings in the world. The tower is located in the Pudong district of the city, adjacent to the 88-story Jin Mao Tower.
Shanghai World Financial Center - The Skyscraper Museum
Oct 27, 2009 · The first design for the Shanghai World Financial Center dates back to 1993, when the Mori Building Company, led by the Japanese businessman the late Minoru Mori, and the architectural firm KPF, won a competition by the Chinese government to build on one of the three key sites in the new business district of Pudong, across the river from ...
Shanghai World Financial Center - Wikiwand
The Shanghai World Financial Center is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by ...
Shanghai World Financial Center: Concept and History - MORI
Mori began construction of his first project in Shanghai in 1995, the Shanghai Mori International Tower (currently the HSBC Tower), and construction was completed in 1998. The tenants were primarily Japanese financial institutions and trading companies, but a large number of European and American financial institutions also moved in.
Shanghai World Financial Center - KPF
One of KPF’s most highly recognized and award-winning projects, the Shanghai World Financial Center has stood as a symbol of commerce and culture since its completion in 2008. A virtual city within a city, the supertall structure houses a mix of office and retail uses, as well as the Park Hyatt Shanghai on the 79th to 93rd floors.
Shanghai World Financial Center - WFC Tower - e-architect
Jan 24, 2013 · Originally conceived in 1993, the project was put on hold during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s and was later redesigned to its current height-32 meters higher than previous.
Flash Forward Friday: Shanghai World Financial Center
Apr 22, 2016 · Together with Shanghai Tower and Jin Mao Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) forms the world's first trio of neighbouring supertall skyscrapers. At 101 floors and 492 metres, the Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates -designed building was the tallest in China when it was completed in 2008.
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