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Kingtown International Center
KIC, Jinao Tower, Jinao Building, Fairmont Nanjing
Building
Completed, 2014
210019
hotel / office
composite
231.2 m / 759 ft
56
2
171
442
555
20
6 m/s
230,621 m² / 2,482,384 ft²
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Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
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Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
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Considering Place in an Integrated Approach to Tall
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17 October 2016
SOM and China: Evolving Skyscraper Design Amid Rapid Urban Growth
Scott Duncan & Yue Zhu, SOM
China’s rapid urban and economic growth has challenged designers, engineers, and planners to innovate and collaborate to meet the needs of a changing country. Skidmore,...
The Hexi District of Nanjing is in the midst of transforming from a rural area to a vibrant business hub and civic center. Kingtown International Center is an anchor and gateway to the new district, serving as an icon of the area’s new urbanity. This next-generation commercial and hotel tower maximizes performance, efficiency, and occupant experience. Its distinctive external bracing system creates more efficient lateral support – requiring less steel and an overall 20% reduction in building material.
The design of the tower is rooted in the notion of developing this parcel and the neighboring parcel to serve both as a gateway to the new district and as a symbol of the vitality of the district. Its faceted form is derived from the juxtaposition of the innovative double-skin façade that creates solar shading and an insulating chamber between the building envelope and the occupied space. Vented openings in the outermost curtain wall allow wind pressure to draw built-up heat out of the cavity, lowering temperatures along the inner exterior wall.
17 October 2016
SOM and China: Evolving Skyscraper Design Amid Rapid Urban Growth
China’s rapid urban and economic growth has challenged designers, engineers, and planners to innovate and collaborate to meet the needs of a changing country. Skidmore,...
01 January 2010
Jinao Tower – The Design Integration of Structural Efficiency
The 56 story, 232 m tall Jinao Tower in Nanjing, China, is a next-generation tower which maximizes performance, efficiency, and occupant experience. Its faceted form...
01 May 2006
Jin Mao Tower’s Influence on China’s New Innovative Tall Buildings
The 56 story, 232 m tall Jinao Tower in Nanjing, China, is a next-generation tower which maximizes performance, efficiency, and occupant experience. Its faceted form...
21 September 2014
After getting the high speed train from Shanghai, delegates toured the Suning Gulou Ruicheng project, followed by a trip to the rooftop of one of its 250-meter office buildings.
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