gensler: shanghai tower

shanghai tower by gensler

shanghai tower by international firm gensler is currently under construction and is
due to be complete in 2014.

this super-tall, 632-meter tower is sited in the heart of shanghai’s lujiazui finance
and trade zone, adjacent to the jin mao tower and shanghai world financial center.
as the most prominent icon on the city’s skyline, shanghai tower’s transparent spiral form
showcases cutting-edge sustainable strategies and public spaces that set a new standard
for green community. within its 128-stories, shanghai tower contains class-a office space,
entertainment venues, retail, a conference center, a luxury hotel and cultural amenity spaces.

nine cylindrical buildings are stacked atop each other, enclosed by the glass facade's inner layer.
expanding on the green building concept, wind turbines will be placed on the roof
to generate windpower. and, the building will be situated within a 10,000-square meter
(107,600 square feet) open green space that will become both a public park and the front
entry to the tower.

it will be the tallest building in china and the second tallest in the world, surpassed
only by the burj khalifa in dubai.


shanghai tower


the tower's spiral form


entrance of the tower


adjacent to the jin mao tower and shanghai world financial center


construction of the core and facade


how it would look once complete in the shanghai city skyline