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Affiliated to Shanghai Xiandai Architectural Design Group, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI) is one of China’s most influential architectural design institutions.
ECADI is dedicated to enhancing high-end market share and reputation, thus establishing a benchmark for China’s proprietary brands. They uphold the entrepreneurship of “Efficient, Cooperative, Advanced, Dedicated, Innovated” to develop its business nationwide and worldwide.
With the positioning of “International ideas, Chinese practice”, as well as the philosophy and brand image of “ECADI design, International quality, Local service”, ECADI strives to become an international design company taking a lead in China and boasting international competitiveness.
Architecture; Environmental Engineering; Geotechnic / Foundations; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Project Management; Research Institute; Structural Engineering; Urban Design
Membership Level
Gold
Member Since
2010
Member Offices
Shanghai
Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height |
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1 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
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2 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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3 |
498 m / 1,634 ft |
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4 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
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5 |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
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6 |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
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7 |
452.1 m / 1,483 ft |
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8 |
450 m / 1,476 ft |
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9 |
450 m / 1,476 ft |
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10 |
438 m / 1,437 ft |
CTBUH China Office Board, 2015 – Present
14 October 2014
How can cities adapt the forms of tall building design to avoid homogeneous skylines?
Industry leaders answering this question include: Mounib Hammoud, Jeddah Economic Company; Zhaohui Jia, Greenland Group; Peter Kok, Shum Yip Land; Stefan Krummeck, TFP Farrells; James...
17 October 2016
Research and Design of a Complex Connected Structure Consisting of Three Super High-Rise Towers
Currently under construction, Golden Eagle Plaza is slated to be the highest rigid-connected building in the world. The building consists of three supertall towers of...
01 August 2016
Dasui Wang, China Design Master and chief structural engineer for East China Architectural Design Institute (ECADI), is the recipient of the inaugural CITAB - CTBUH...
Rank |
Name |
City |
Completion |
Height |
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1 |
- |
729 m / 2,392 ft |
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2 |
- |
636 m / 2,087 ft |
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3 |
2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
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4 |
- |
600 m / 1,969 ft |
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5 |
2021 |
597 m / 1,957 ft |
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6 |
- |
558 m / 1,831 ft |
||
7 |
2019 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
||
8 |
- |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
||
9 |
- |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
||
10 |
2025 |
498 m / 1,634 ft |
||
11 |
2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
||
12 |
- |
476 m / 1,560 ft |
||
13 |
2022 |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
||
14 |
- |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
||
15 |
1995 |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
||
16 |
2018 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
||
17 |
2019 |
450 m / 1,476 ft |
||
18 |
2010 |
450 m / 1,476 ft |
||
19 |
2019 |
438 m / 1,437 ft |
||
20 |
- |
438 m / 1,437 ft |
||
21 |
2021 |
436 m / 1,430 ft |
||
22 |
2022 |
431 m / 1,414 ft |
||
23 |
1991 |
415 m / 1,362 ft |
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24 |
- |
411 m / 1,348 ft |
||
25 |
- |
405 m / 1,329 ft |
||
26 |
2019 |
368 m / 1,208 ft |
||
27 |
2021 |
358 m / 1,175 ft |
||
28 |
- |
350 m / 1,148 ft |
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29 |
- |
346 m / 1,136 ft |
||
30 |
2011 |
337 m / 1,105 ft |
||
31 |
2006 |
333 m / 1,094 ft |
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32 |
- |
333 m / 1,093 ft |
||
33 |
2019 |
328 m / 1,076 ft |
||
34 |
2017 |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
||
35 |
2016 |
316 m / 1,038 ft |
||
36 |
2018 |
308 m / 1,010 ft |
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37 |
2014 |
303 m / 994 ft |
||
38 |
2015 |
303 m / 994 ft |
||
38 |
2015 |
303 m / 994 ft |
||
40 |
2015 |
302 m / 990 ft |
||
41 |
2020 |
301 m / 988 ft |
||
42 |
- |
300 m / 984 ft |
||
43 |
2019 |
300 m / 984 ft |
||
44 |
2001 |
288 m / 945 ft |
||
45 |
2012 |
288 m / 945 ft |
||
46 |
2013 |
287 m / 941 ft |
||
47 |
2010 |
282 m / 925 ft |
||
48 |
Beijing Sihuiqiao Intelligent Grid Exchange Centre East Tower |
- |
280 m / 919 ft |
|
49 |
2014 |
280 m / 919 ft |
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50 |
- |
274 m / 897 ft |
||
51 |
2013 |
273 m / 896 ft |
||
52 |
2010 |
271 m / 887 ft |
||
53 |
- |
268 m / 879 ft |
||
54 |
2015 |
268 m / 879 ft |
||
55 |
- |
265 m / 869 ft |
||
55 |
- |
265 m / 869 ft |
||
57 |
2005 |
262 m / 859 ft |
||
57 |
2005 |
262 m / 859 ft |
||
59 |
Beijing Sihuiqiao Intelligent Grid Exchange Centre West Tower |
- |
260 m / 853 ft |
|
60 |
- |
260 m / 853 ft |
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60 |
- |
260 m / 853 ft |
||
62 |
2010 |
260 m / 853 ft |
||
63 |
2005 |
252 m / 827 ft |
||
64 |
2009 |
250 m / 820 ft |
||
65 |
2009 |
248 m / 814 ft |
||
66 |
2009 |
248 m / 814 ft |
||
67 |
- |
247 m / 811 ft |
||
68 |
2014 |
247 m / 810 ft |
||
68 |
2014 |
247 m / 810 ft |
||
70 |
2012 |
244 m / 800 ft |
||
71 |
2010 |
243 m / 797 ft |
||
71 |
2010 |
243 m / 797 ft |
||
73 |
2002 |
241 m / 792 ft |
||
74 |
2010 |
240 m / 787 ft |
||
75 |
- |
238 m / 781 ft |
||
76 |
2013 |
235 m / 771 ft |
||
77 |
2012 |
234 m / 768 ft |
||
78 |
2000 |
232 m / 762 ft |
||
79 |
1999 |
230 m / 756 ft |
||
80 |
2006 |
228 m / 749 ft |
||
81 |
2015 |
228 m / 748 ft |
||
82 |
2003 |
222 m / 728 ft |
||
83 |
2012 |
221 m / 723 ft |
||
84 |
- |
220 m / 722 ft |
||
85 |
2014 |
219 m / 719 ft |
||
86 |
2005 |
218 m / 715 ft |
||
87 |
2016 |
218 m / 715 ft |
||
88 |
2018 |
217 m / 712 ft |
||
89 |
2011 |
216 m / 708 ft |
||
89 |
2011 |
216 m / 708 ft |
||
91 |
- |
214 m / 702 ft |
||
92 |
1996 |
212 m / 696 ft |
||
93 |
2007 |
209 m / 686 ft |
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94 |
- |
208 m / 682 ft |
||
95 |
2003 |
208 m / 682 ft |
||
96 |
2007 |
206 m / 676 ft |
||
97 |
1998 |
203 m / 667 ft |
||
98 |
2014 |
199 m / 653 ft |
||
99 |
2015 |
198 m / 650 ft |
||
100 |
2009 |
198 m / 649 ft |
||
101 |
2017 |
194 m / 635 ft |
||
102 |
2003 |
191 m / 627 ft |
||
102 |
2005 |
191 m / 627 ft |
||
104 |
2015 |
188 m / 617 ft |
||
105 |
1997 |
188 m / 617 ft |
||
106 |
2004 |
185 m / 607 ft |
||
107 |
2005 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
107 |
2005 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
109 |
2019 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
109 |
2016 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
111 |
2016 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
111 |
2016 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
113 |
2000 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
114 |
2008 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
115 |
2020 |
173 m / 568 ft |
||
116 |
2002 |
172 m / 564 ft |
||
117 |
2017 |
172 m / 563 ft |
||
118 |
2015 |
171 m / 562 ft |
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119 |
2015 |
170 m / 558 ft |
||
120 |
1997 |
168 m / 551 ft |
||
121 |
2005 |
168 m / 551 ft |
||
122 |
1999 |
168 m / 551 ft |
||
123 |
2006 |
167 m / 548 ft |
||
124 |
2020 |
166 m / 545 ft |
||
125 |
1995 |
165 m / 541 ft |
||
126 |
1990 |
165 m / 541 ft |
||
127 |
2020 |
160 m / 525 ft |
||
128 |
2020 |
160 m / 524 ft |
||
129 |
2017 |
159 m / 522 ft |
||
130 |
2003 |
158 m / 518 ft |
||
131 |
2018 |
153 m / 502 ft |
||
132 |
1999 |
153 m / 502 ft |
||
133 |
2007 |
151 m / 495 ft |
||
134 |
2021 |
150 m / 492 ft |
||
135 |
2020 |
150 m / 492 ft |
||
136 |
2016 |
147 m / 481 ft |
||
137 |
2014 |
144 m / 471 ft |
||
138 |
2020 |
140 m / 459 ft |
||
138 |
2020 |
140 m / 459 ft |
||
138 |
2020 |
140 m / 459 ft |
||
141 |
2015 |
136 m / 445 ft |
||
142 |
2007 |
135 m / 443 ft |
||
143 |
2014 |
135 m / 441 ft |
||
144 |
2007 |
134 m / 441 ft |
||
145 |
2008 |
126 m / 413 ft |
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146 |
- |
110 m / 361 ft |
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147 |
1986 |
106 m / 348 ft |
||
148 |
2014 |
106 m / 346 ft |
||
149 |
2015 |
105 m / 344 ft |
||
150 |
2015 |
105 m / 344 ft |
||
150 |
2015 |
105 m / 344 ft |
||
152 |
2016 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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152 |
2017 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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152 |
2017 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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155 |
2018 |
75 m / 245 ft |
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156 |
2017 |
74 m / 243 ft |
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157 |
2015 |
73 m / 240 ft |
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158 |
2015 |
65 m / 213 ft |
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159 |
2015 |
61 m / 200 ft |
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160 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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161 |
2013 |
- m / - ft |
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161 |
2013 |
- m / - ft |
150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
14 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (56%), 74 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Composite (57%), 58 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 134 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
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14 October 2014 | Shanghai
How can cities adapt the forms of tall building design to avoid homogeneous skylines?
Industry leaders answering this question include: Mounib Hammoud, Jeddah Economic Company; Zhaohui Jia, Greenland Group; Peter Kok, Shum Yip Land; Stefan Krummeck, TFP Farrells; James...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Foundation Pit Support Design and Environment Protection Measure of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Suzhou Zhongnan Center excavation site is very large, very deep, and has complex surrounding environmental conditions. Hydrogeological conditions and other unfavorable factors have brought...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Analysis of Pile Foundations and Loading Test of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Zhongnan Center is located on soft soil deposits in Suzhou, China and is currently under construction. This presentation describes the pile design and the...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
Junjie Zhang of ECADI is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower.
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
Emerging Urbanization and High-Rise Design Philosophy in China
This presentation analyzes the latest exploration of international urbanization developments, as well as the development of China’s urbanization strategy and policy background. It compares the...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 04 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Bin Niu, ECADI, Enfang Liu, ISA Architecture, and Yiru Huang, Tongji University.
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
Tapered Profile and Structural Design of Supertall Buildings
As supertall buildings become higher and higher and its function turns to be more and more comprehensive, huge challenges are brought to the structural design....
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 06 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 06 Questions & Answers session with speakers Hongyu Li, AECOM; Lianjin Bao, ECADI; and Zhong Fan, China Architecture Design &...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
The Differences in Developing Tall Buildings in Cities in China
This panel considered whether Shanghai’s supertall buildings will characterize those undertaken in other Chinese cities and the key development drivers behind development further inland. Junjie...
21 September 2012 | Shanghai
Wind comfort for pedestrians is a vital element in urban planning nowadays, especially for densely populated areas containing high-rise building clusters. This presentation will examine...
17 October 2016
Research and Design of a Complex Connected Structure Consisting of Three Super High-Rise Towers
Currently under construction, Golden Eagle Plaza is slated to be the highest rigid-connected building in the world. The building consists of three supertall towers of...
01 August 2016
Dasui Wang, China Design Master and chief structural engineer for East China Architectural Design Institute (ECADI), is the recipient of the inaugural CITAB - CTBUH...
01 September 2015
The New Structural Design Process of Supertall Buildings in China
By the end of 2014, the number of completed and under-construction supertall buildings above 250 meters in China reached 90 and 129, respectively. China has...
16 September 2014
Tapered Profile and Structural Design of Supertall Buildings
As supertall buildings become higher and higher and its function turns to be more and more comprehensive, huge challenges are brought to the structural design....
16 September 2014
Emerging Urbanization and High-Rise Design Philosophy in China
This paper analyzes the latest exploration of international urbanization developments, as well as the development of China’s urbanization strategy and policy background. It compares the...
14 September 2014
Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
The survival of humanity on this planet relies on a radical repositioning of our cities. In the face of unprecedented global population growth, urbanization, pollution...
01 September 2014
Study on Structural Efficiency of Supertall Buildings
Based on a 405m high super-tall building, the influence of outriggers, different shapes and layouts of structural plane and elevation on structural efficiency under lateral...
01 June 2014
Structural System Selection and Highlights of Changsha IFC T1 Tower
This paper presents the determination of the structural system of the Changsha IFC T1 tower with 452 m in architectural height and 440.45 m in...
19 September 2012
An Overview of Modern Supertall Development in China
Modern supertall buildings have become one of the vital icons in economic development and urbanization progress in mainland China as well as one of the...
19 September 2012
Wind comfort for pedestrians is concerned in urban planning, especially for high-rise building clusters. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method is widely used to predict...
02 July 2020
This symposium gathered many successful practitioners sharing their experiences and discussing the recreation of the urban realm in the sky through connections between buildings at height.
05 July 2019
Organized under the theme, "Visiting Old, Learn New," this year's CTBUH-sponsored China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum drew more than 80 participants from five countries.
19 June 2018
CTBUH China held its board meeting at Tongji University in Shanghai, which was followed by a half-day symposium titled "The Future of Vertical Cities"
02 August 2017
CTBUH China and Tongji University Press held a symposium on tall building performance on August 2, 2017, followed by a book launch.
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
13 May 2016
CTBUH joined Shanghai Tower officials in unveiling the commemorative signboard designating Shanghai Tower as the tallest building in China.
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