[googleabcd]

Guangzhou TV tower will be the highest TV tower in the world

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_6VzftV3aQxnb.jpg
skyscrapers.cn

[phillyskyline]

It's too short.

[ZZ-II]

610m = too short???

[Stratosphere]

A new Eiffel for a new century?

[googleabcd]

It's too short.

Guangzhou TV tower will be world's highest TV tower...

610M is almost 2000 feet...

[googleabcd]

A light design for the new TV tower
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/img006_LtdiixgBQKKW.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/img003_ZGLxOWrXo3A4.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/img002_B6H4mLlabbbB.jpg
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http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/11629267735781108A12001_b.jpg

[googleabcd]

The TV tower, the old CBD and the new CBD of Guangzhou will be at the same straight line
It fits the core concept of Chinese philosophy ---Balance

Old CBD
Citic Plaza(392M)
Some buildings around 200M - 300M
|
|
New CBD
West Tower(432M) East Tower(500M+)
Some buildings around 300M - 400M
|
|
Pearl River
|
|
Guangzhou TV tower(610M)

Old CBD of guangzhou
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/02321D06.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/02321D76.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/02321D1B.jpg

New CBD of guangzhou, most building are still u/c
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/023239C8.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/02324E7B.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/02324E91.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/digitalfans/guangzhou%20tv%20tower/02323978.jpg

[Rise To The Top]

its about time someone made this thread.....

[WonderlandPark]

That has got to be one of the most beautiful "functional" towers out there, much better than the Pearl, IMO. Looks to possibly be an observation deck up there, too,

[Derek]

^^yea its a beautiful looking TV tower

[rbowk]

i have allways wanted to see a tower underconstuction never seen one before but nice tower

[BANKofMANHATTAN]

that thing's weird looking. :sly:

[rbowk]

have we got any new updates

[PuyoPiyo]

Seem like this is not alone at 610 meters TV Tower. There's other one, the New Tokyo Tower/Sumida Tower at 610 meters also.

that thing's weird looking.

I agree.

[Grumpy]

how tall is that spire on top ?

[malec]

Picture I found on the net:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/GZTVtower2.jpg

[Scruffy]

Picture I found on the net:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/GZTVtower2.jpg

Holy crap. I never imagined this would have gotten built and have said so for over a year now. Boy do I have egg on my face. Now im excited.

[Thskyscraper]

Looks a bit like that tower in Doha (I think it's in Doha).

[ZZ-II]

yep

[PuyoPiyo]

I also believe this might look like a Kobe Tower in Japan. Can't wait to see what it look like in reality!

[Lecom]

Not a fan of the design, but good for Guangzhou. And those construction photos look more impressive than I would've imagined. I have a feeling that this will turn out to be much more striking in real life than on the renderings.

[The Chemist]

Looks a bit like that tower in Doha (I think it's in Doha).

Yes, it is Doha, and that was my first thought too.

This one is a lot taller than the one in Doha, though.

[MattSal]

It's gonna be fun watching this one be built, just from seeing its design and that latest construction update.

[DUBAI2015]

The base is already rising? Wow, that's fast!

[Raraavis]

I like the design, very 21st century.

I think the too short comment was a joke. I hope.

[ZZ-II]

"The TV tower, the old CBD and the new CBD of Guangzhou will be at the same straight line
It fits the core concept of Chinese philosophy ---Balance

Old CBD
Citic Plaza(392M)
Some buildings around 200M - 300M
|
|
New CBD
West Tower(432M) East Tower(500M+)
Some buildings around 300M - 400M
|
|
Pearl River
|
|
Guangzhou TV tower(610M)"


East tower 500m+?? have thought we'll see twins with the same height

[Rise To The Top]

"The TV tower, the old CBD and the new CBD of Guangzhou will be at the same straight line
It fits the core concept of Chinese philosophy ---Balance

Old CBD
Citic Plaza(392M)
Some buildings around 200M - 300M
|
|
New CBD
West Tower(432M) East Tower(500M+)
Some buildings around 300M - 400M
|
|
Pearl River
|
|
Guangzhou TV tower(610M)"


East tower 500m+?? have thought we'll see twins with the same height

The West tower is currently being built, and the East is still waiting for approval, which would back up the 500+ theory. Longer approval = some major difference in height.

[Bergenser]

This is a very good design! It wouldn't fit in Europe or America but it's just perfect for China! :tup:
Glad for the information about the other projects in CBD too.

[googleabcd]

Latest updates for Guangzhou TV tower. It will grow up to 200M by the end of this year.
The original thread is here(in Chinese), posted by some architects of the TV tower.
They said the construction is much more difficult than the tranditional high buildings and they resoloved lots of problems never seen before

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/viewthread.php?tid=28331

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/DSC04818_kwru7zf44zbh.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/DSC04824_MJ11sjX4BdGO.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/DSC04826_WZOt3eQEsvbK.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/DSC04823_BFM1Yv0AKO5F.jpg

[googleabcd]

"The TV tower, the old CBD and the new CBD of Guangzhou will be at the same straight line
It fits the core concept of Chinese philosophy ---Balance

Old CBD
Citic Plaza(392M)
Some buildings around 200M - 300M
|
|
New CBD
West Tower(432M) East Tower(500M+)
Some buildings around 300M - 400M
|
|
Pearl River
|
|
Guangzhou TV tower(610M)"


East tower 500m+?? have thought we'll see twins with the same height

Since the SWFC in Shanghai is higher than the west tower, the east Tower must surpass it to become the highest one in the greate China area. The proposal will be submitted and approved this year and the east tower will be completed before 2012.

Btw, the height of west Tower increases to 450M now, 432M body + 18M helipoter platform.

To be honest, no one knows the real height of these twin towers. I heard that the base ground can support 530M

[googleabcd]

This is a very good design! It wouldn't fit in Europe or America but it's just perfect for China! :tup:
Glad for the information about the other projects in CBD too.

Not sure...Just several km far from this new TV tower, there is another temple tower existed for more than 1,000 years...It is a very strong contrast

[googleabcd]

The future of Guangzhou skyline.. Too many 200M,300M buildings and one 400M, one 600M landmarks are u/c, hope that the money and resource are enough to complete all of them.
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_iQwbJbQQTsYs.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_KVG46ri4DtWU.jpg

[ZZ-II]

awesome pic!!

[Complex01]

Wow that is a Tower. I like it, its gonna look really nice. Cant wait to see this one get higher and higher...

:yes:

[Kngkyle]

I think the design is hideous. Way too 'busy' with all the supports showing. :yuck:

[nezzybaby]

i couldnt disagree more, this is... to me anyway... the most beautiful building ever designed, and probably the most fascinating thing ive ever seen under construction. I guess its the engineer in me speaking, but this is just better than anything thats ever been designed before.

[AZheat]

I think the design is hideous. Way too 'busy' with all the supports showing.
It might look a little peculiar at this stage in the building process but I think it's going to be a classic structure when it's completed. It's very original, I can't think of anything that even resembles it and when the greatest height is reached all of these supports and steel tubes are going to blend together and form a very elegant shape. Obviously, I like it very much.

[The Mad Hatter]

I thinks its really cool, and a great design-----structural expressionism at its finest...

[Arriviste]

Fantastic design, no doubt.
Can't wait too see it finished.

[M.K.]

I am aslo in the oppinion the design of her is perfect, unique in world and could fit anywhere, while it is very uncommon, resemblance with none already made and so on. I like it a lot. I hope to be a post card soon. :fingerscrossed: Very cool design anyway------------------>>>> goes further

[WonderlandPark]

Big fan of this design and tower here, too.

[googleabcd]

Guangzhou new TV station, just next to the TV tower

http://big5.southcn.com/gate/big5/www.southcn.com/news/dishi/guangzhou/wenhua/200607040427_611836.jpg

Some rendering
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/tp/gn/200511280577_88637.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/DSC04827_6lrFmQ3GsVi3.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_KcRpGCwnH0VV.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_ruj2htdkmuFs.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_9sruQnZ4yDiy.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_6VzftV3aQxnb.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_ZzIL4Or0OVPw.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_wTZGx2rDsUrU.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_5zu9fMfmyyow.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_IVnMrOeuHOxg.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_6OV95XYDgTTI.jpg

[DUBAI2015]

Nice pictures google! :tup:

[Slugbelch]

http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/20844/2003521474162768365_rs.jpg

http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/17964/2003587612259600661_rs.jpg

[Derek]

^What the hell is it made out of? Huge PVC pipe?

[Rise To The Top]

updates anyone? Its around 150m now right?

[WonderlandPark]

Is there a height on the observation deck? Looks to be 150-200m below the tip of the thin spire.

Found the answer to my own question in the Burj Dubai thread. 450m to roof, so obsv deck a bit lower.

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/1286/thebig5june2007ye1.jpg

[rbowk]

we should update this tower more often

[NW Mike]

Beautiful Update!!
I love the TV station with the pipe construction.

[rich1077]

I am aslo in the oppinion the design of her is perfect, unique in world and could fit anywhere, while it is very uncommon, resemblance with none already made and so on. I like it a lot. I hope to be a post card soon. :fingerscrossed: Very cool design anyway------------------>>>> goes further

The design is nice I will admit, but it’s hardly unique
Take a look at the Kobe port tower, it looks just like this and I believe its over 40 years old -> http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=105309

[beanhead4529]

Guangzhou new TV station, just next to the TV tower

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/DSC04827_6lrFmQ3GsVi3.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_KcRpGCwnH0VV.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_ruj2htdkmuFs.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_9sruQnZ4yDiy.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_6VzftV3aQxnb.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_ZzIL4Or0OVPw.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_wTZGx2rDsUrU.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_5zu9fMfmyyow.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_IVnMrOeuHOxg.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_6OV95XYDgTTI.jpg

it looks like it has an awful lot of structure for "just" a tower. and whats the deal with the holes in the concrete core? it looks like they could put in floors when they're done.

[rbowk]

it looks like it has an awful lot of structure for "just" a tower. and whats the deal with the holes in the concrete core? it looks like they could put in floors when they're done.

i was just thinking that why do they have a hole throught he concrete
lol

[Rise To The Top]

They should throw some 40 floors on there just so it isnt considered a TV tower (Offices on lower floors, whole floor condos up top). I bet they would sell like hotcakes.

[Bergenser]

I like this tower, I wish it was a building, but I still like it! :)

[rbowk]

i love this tower it is my fav tower any updates

[aluminum]

I love it, its just too gorgeous !

^^^ Sarcasm.

The design ain't bad but I don't like this design as a tower.
Maybe it will look good as a building but certainly not as a tower.

[googleabcd]

Current status, 150m+
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20070704_711911d183a77da0adf4gr8lZaUEsfwU.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20070704_b805f5e2f34f597bafc72SnVreAl4oc8.jpg

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http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20070704_176fc6df843fb878e9dbP8Cw5bDjGCDg.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20070704_874c300ad688007563c9uFtBmWCPZNNx.jpg

[Austin55]

It already looks tall compared to the other buildings.

[rbowk]

WOW cool austin55 thats what i was thinking lol and that is not even half way
god it is a beautiful tower !

[googleabcd]

Status in last week
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1238/871234220_d94217b669_o.jpg

[rbowk]

this is one of my fav structures and it is doing great

[Slugbelch]

http://aycu20.webshots.com/image/21939/2002828942114897574_rs.jpg http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/19930/2002894673389866426_rs.jpg

http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/24600/2002860523376318688_rs.jpg http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/24368/2002876360928001338_rs.jpg

A month ago:
http://aycu35.webshots.com/image/24554/2002892457466158956_rs.jpg
stranger10000/ronan

[Slugbelch]

July 15:

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/2905/98818288gz0.jpg

http://aycu20.webshots.com/image/23899/2004848119170958057_rs.jpg

http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/22609/2004821079409788377_rs.jpg

PANORAMAS:

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AUGUST 3:
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rudyknust

[pizzaman355]

Very cool, I wish that San Francisco could do a crazy project like this.

[kenratboy]

VERY, VERY impressive looking so far. I simply love it.

[WonderlandPark]

Jeebus those are huge photos, on cable speed and still waiting on them. Nice, detailed shots of one of my favorite towers.

[excel]

crazy tower.

[tdawg]

beautiful structure indeed.

[Seely32]

This possibly the best tower in the world.

[Rise To The Top]

This thing has to be nearing 250m now... someone update us.

[Nate the Great]

does any body know when this is finished???:shrug:

(probly aleradey said:( )

[soory for my bad speling]

[harryc]

July 15:


[b]AUGUST 3:
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rudyknust

Thank you - the scaffolding is wild -

[Nate the Great]

How tall is it now?

[M II A II R II K]

Looks like it's made of wood from afar.

[Nate the Great]

Looks like it's made of wood from afar.

Kinda looks like it

[Rise To The Top]

How tall is it now?

250ish m.

[toddhubert]

Come from Wikipedia, i think it was taken lately. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Hyperboloid_Shuckhov_Tower_in_Guangzhou_during_construction.jpg/450px-Hyperboloid_Shuckhov_Tower_in_Guangzhou_during_construction.jpg

[giallo]

A much needed update to the world's most underrated tower.

[Aleks]

This tower is amazing, I don't see why people don't pay much attention to it. That last shot is wicked cool and it makes the tower look like an industrial structure.

Freakin awesome. Wish I could visit it when it's finished. Oh, will the steel bars be painted gray like in the renderings? Or will it stay white-ish?

[Nowhereman1280]

Oh wow, they've made progress on this one!

I love the thread title, 2001' and 37 floors! Those are some mighty high ceilings!

[toddhubert]

it is amazing, the tower is near my home, i wanna see what it looks like when i get back home next summer!

[Complex01]

Great shot. This tower will be amazing when it is finished. I would love to see it when it is all done...

:cool:

[Alliance]

A much needed update to the world's most underrated tower.


Its not under-rated. Towers just aren't that impressive.

[cbotnyse]

Its not under-rated. Towers just aren't that impressive.They usually aren't, but this is an exception. This tower is amazing. Is the official height really 2001? :sly:

[Northwest]

A much needed update to the world's most underrated tower.

Underrated? Not by me! This is one fantastic structure, and ranks right up there with the very best of the best! The world needs to take note of this! :yes:

[samoen313]

this is one of very few standouts as far as towers go. the reason it is underrated is that it happens to be a tv tower and we all know those have been largely uninspiring.

[Northwest]

Its really a disservice to call this a TV tower. If its purpose was to simply broadcast, a simple guyed mast would have done the job for a tiny fraction of the cost.
This is more of a work of public art, with a secondary purpose.
Who is funding this? The government? I guess the goverment and the broadcast media are pretty much one in the same... :haha:

[1ajs]

wow ....

[Lecom]

They usually aren't, but this is an exception. This tower is amazing.
Exactly. This tower's engineering and innovation seems to beat most highrises of equal scale.

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

Exactly. This tower's engineering and innovation seems to beat most highrises of equal scale.

I usually HATE TV towers but this one is

bad

ass.

[Westsidelife]

^ What's a "TV tower"?

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

^ What's a "TV tower"?

...really?

[Westsidelife]

^ Is "TV" an abbreviation for television in that context?

[Nicko999]

Wow, this tower already looks huge!:tup:

[toddhubert]

http://www.ycwb.com/images/2008-01/03/ysycgg8163.jpg
According to today's YangCheng Evening News, GZ New TV Tower has reached 308 Meters.All the constructions and tests will be finished by June 2010 before the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou.

[Lecom]

^ What's a "TV tower"?
It's a tower made of several TVs stacked on top of one another, I thought that was common knowledge. Every city aims to have the tallest one, and gets real butthurt when another city surpasses it.

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

It's a tower made of several TVs stacked on top of one another, I thought that was common knowledge. Every city aims to have the tallest one, and gets real butthurt when another city surpasses it.

The introduction of flat-screens has really thrown a lot of cities for a loop. A flat loop. Their new towers simply don't have the heft of their predecessors. But definition is a lot crisper.

[chex]

in that pic it looks like its going to fall to the river...

[toddhubert]

The future of Guangzhou skyline.. Too many 200M,300M buildings and one 400M, one 600M landmarks are u/c, hope that the money and resource are enough to complete all of them.


http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/JiMzNTg0Mzu+4w==_KVG46ri4DtWU.jpg

Lol! I can see my home! In the white building in the center of the picture, the tall building is Ritz-Carton Hotel.

[staff]

^^
Looks like a nice place. Congrats. :)

By the way, considering that this tower has 37 habitable floors, I'm assuming this isn't a TV-tower by definition (like CN Tower, Ostankino Tower etc.) but rather an actual skyscraper.