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Shanghai Tower Construction & Development
About
Member Since: 2010
Member Offices: Shanghai
Website: http://www.shanghaitower.com.cn/enversion/index.asp
Shanghai Tower Construction and Development Co., Ltd. was set up on 2007. Shanghai Tower aims to become a landmark building, powered by the funding, technology and experience of its shareholders.
The tower is fully conversant with market demand, and completes the functional allocation of a high-rise, making it a respectable, green, vertical city. The staff pursues the “highest,noblest and most exquisite” design and development objectives for Shanghai Tower with the corporation spirit of “passion, harmony, innovation, and practicality”.
Fields of Expertise
Architecture; Construction / Contractor; Developer; Financial Industry; Owner (Buildings, Land); Property Management
Membership details
Membership Level
Platinum
Member Since
2010
Member Offices
Shanghai
Buildings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Videos
03 November 2016
A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower
As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...
Research
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
Research
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality
In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...
Associated companies
Rank |
Name |
City |
Completion |
Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
Statistics
150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
9 Years
Most Common Function*
Mixed-use (100%), 1 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Composite (100%), 1 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
Total: 1 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.
Total: 1 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.
*Based on 1 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
Building Completions Timeline
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Construction Time Chart
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Videos
03 November 2016 | Chicago
A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower
As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
Alexander Durst, Chief Development Officer, The Durst Organization; Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group; Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D; Grant Uhlir, Managing Director,...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson of CBRE is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Andrew discusses the building management of the Shanghai Tower.
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Mixed Use Tall Buildings – The Challenges and Benefits of Vertical Urbanization
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Samuel So, JLL, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 3c: Building Operation. China is the global epicenter of...
17 October 2016 | London
Panel Discussion: Future Cities: What are the Biggest Threats and Opportunities?
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. A panel discussing the challenges of growing urban populations throughout the globe.
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Jianping Gu
Jianping Gu of Shanghai Tower Construction & Development is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jianping discusses the economics of constructing...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Claude Bojer Godefroy
Claude Bojer Godefroy of Henning Larsen Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Claude discusses the design process for interior...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Construction Technology and Management Innovation in Shanghai Tower
The extreme height and unusual shape of the Shanghai Tower are factors that require additional considerations in terms of construction feasibility. By performing extensive data...
Research
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality
In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...
30 January 2020
The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2019
In 2019, 126 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This was a 13.7 percent decrease from 146 in 2018. The total number...
31 January 2019
The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2018
In 2018, 143 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is a slight decrease from 2017’s record-breaking total of 147, and it...
30 July 2018
World’s Tallest Buildings with Dampers
As tall buildings continue to be built in seismically-active and cyclone-prone areas, the need to augment the structures of these buildings with dynamic modification devices...
01 February 2018
The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2017
In 2017, 144 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is the fourth record-breaking year in a row, and it brings the...
01 March 2017
Due to the time-dependent properties of materials, structures, and loads, accurate time-dependent effects analysis and precise construction controls are very significant for rational analysis and...
17 October 2016
Mixed Use Tall Buildings – The Challenges and Benefits of Vertical Urbanization
China is the global epicenter of mankind’s mass urbanization and the exploding growth of global cities. China is the unrivaled leader in the development of...
17 October 2016
The rise in sustainable skyscrapers and large-scale mixed-use buildings has seen the proliferation of atria and sky-courts worldwide due to their ability to simultaneously contribute...
17 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Perspectives
The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...
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CTBUH Initiatives Involving Shanghai Tower Construction & Development
CTBUH China Hosts Tall Building Symposium
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"
Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings
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.
Shanghai Tower Signboard Ceremony
13 May 2016
CTBUH joined Shanghai Tower officials in unveiling the commemorative signboard designating Shanghai Tower as the tallest building in China.
CTBUH China Office Kicks Off
18 March 2015
The CTBUH China Office / Asia Headquarters officially launched at CAUP at Tongji University with the inaugural board meeting and a reception
Shanghai Tower Technical Tour Report
19 September 2014
The construction tour of the impressive Shanghai Tower allowed delegates to ascend to the 119th-floor observatory, as well as explore a finished 12-story atrium.
CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Diamond Sponsor
16–19 September 2014
The survival of humanity relies on a radical repositioning of our cities to develop them beyond a collection of disparate icons, towards a vision of a Sustainable Vertical Urbanism.
Ctbuh Leaders At Shanghai Tower Construction & Development
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