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[staff]

30th of December from the Nanpu Bridge.
Sorry for the quality - it's quite hard to compose a shot when taking it from a taxi window in 120 km/h. ;)

http://www.pbase.com/staffh/image/72413528/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/staffh/image/72413460/original.jpg


新年好！

[Fabb]

It seems that it's already the tallest in the skyline (to the top of the crane).

[staff]

Well, Oriental Pearl is still taller to the tip of it's antenna - but yeah, soon SWFC will have them all beat. :)

[Jonas]

Nice... more pictures, please! :)

[Rise To The Top]

damn that thing is huge! cant wait to see it next year when its done

[DUBAI2015]

damn that thing is huge! cant wait to see it next year when its done

I think at the rate this thing's going, it'll be done in November 2007 :banana:

[mSeattle]

Wow, those are great shots from a moving taxi.

[Lecom]

Wow, those are great shots from a moving taxi.
What he said. Good job, staff.

Hard to believe that after all these years it's finally up there on the skyline. Not casting doubts about the project, but this is one of the earliest proposed "wtb's" that I remember in all of my highrise research days. I remember it from some news updates on worldstallest.com by M. Gerometta, some time in 1999 or somewhere around then. There was even a diagram of other WTB contenders. Many of thos eproposals have bit the dust, many are missing in action and countless others have popped up. That was before Taipei 101 even broke ground, and I'm not even mentioning things like Burj Dubai. However, SWFC was slowly, uncertainly yet already moving along down its slow road to the top.

[Alliance]

http://s08.picshome.com/d4e/54574_1166535145.jpg

This building is simply Classy.

[DUBAI2015]

This building is simply Classy.

don't you mean "Glassy" :jester:

[NYC32]

I love this building.

[Rise To The Top]

I love this building.

you're not alone....

[Bergenser]

Yep, tall and glassy, what's better then that?

[Jonas]

Yep, tall and glassy, what's better then that?

And, indeed, very classy as well ;)
This is going to be my favourite skyscraper on the planet. Do I have to say more? :)

[NYC32]

Wish it was in NYC. :(

[Rise To The Top]

Wish it was in NYC. :(

It wouldnt suit NYC very well........ or any American city, Its a "Shanghai" building.

[neverdone]

It wouldnt suit NYC very well........ or any American city, Its a "Shanghai" building.

Why is that?

[Dolemite]

This is currently my favorite building currently u/c....with ICC close behind :o

I still prefer the original version, with the circular hole, though .

[Fabb]

http://s08.picshome.com/e28/285827_1168162428.jpg

http://s08.picshome.com/e28/285827_1168162310.jpg

[Rise To The Top]

WFC =~Jin Mao

[tuy]

I like the last picture above. You can barely see Jin Mao behind SWFC.

[Urban Zombie]

January 10th:

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/45/599045/1/72884950.UN9AXh8l.Untitled1Ecopy.jpg

[The Chemist]

In a few weeks, Jin Mao will cease to be Shanghai's tallest building (not including the Pearl,obviouly - it'll take a few more weeks after that to surpass the Pearl).

That's pretty amazing.

[Fabb]

http://s08.picshome.com/ae4/109572_1168494626.jpg
moyan808, xitek.com

[The Chemist]

^Nice picture. Do you have a larger version of that?

What's the tall building in Pudong to the left of the SWFC?

[Fabb]

^Nice picture. Do you have a larger version of that?

What's the tall building in Pudong to the left of the SWFC?

My guess : International Ocean Shipping Building (208 m, 232 m spire included).

No large version, sorry (not my photo)

[DUBAI2015]

Is it just me, or do I see twin towers in Shanghai?

[vanhenrik]

http://www1.freep.cn/Photo.php?url=photo5/0701131945287186.jpg

http://www1.freep.cn/Photo.php?url=photo5/0701131949066252.jpg

[Rise To The Top]

http://www1.freep.cn/Photo.php?url=photo5/0701131945287186.jpg


Wow, that pic reminded me of how beautiful Jin Mao's facade is up close.

[Dac150]

Yes I've never really seen that facade up close. Such detail. Shanghi is overall a very nice city.

[Bergenser]

wow, I didn't knew the Jin Mao was so advanced! :D

[Rise To The Top]

wow, I didn't knew the Jin Mao was so advanced! :D

yea, its one of those buildings that you have to see in person to apreciate it. pics from a mile away dont do it justice.

[JACKinBeantown]

Jin Mao is a masterpiece. SWFC is a skyscraper.

[vanhenrik]

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp1_YdP9Y0o5EPIn.jpg

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp2_aEsCWTWvlwvr.jpg


http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp_8w5aVryaNkzz.jpg

[Fabb]

^I really love the first view. It looks huge !

[Sky Tower]

I agree, it looks so much taller from that angle in the first photo.
Jin Mao though is an amazingly beautiful piece of architecture!
Shanghai is definitely on my list of places to see before I die!

[WonderlandPark]

Big sucker. What is happening with the all-concrete base? Is that a shopping mall?

[Rise To The Top]

Big sucker. What is happening with the all-concrete base? Is that a shopping mall?

yup, shopping & conference centers

[MattSal]

It's been so long since I last observed progress of this building on SSC. Looks like they are really doing good on it. Can't wait to see the final result of course.:D

[architect1]

Wow thats a killer tower. Loved the new pics hope to see more.

[mcdonnell77]

That building is coming along nicely. I'm glad to see it topping the Jin Mao.

[oldpainless]

Jin Mao is a masterpiece. SWFC is a skyscraper.
+1
This building is what I call a true skyscraper. The building doesn't taper on two corners -- vertical wall from ground to roof. This is one of the reasons why I loved the WTC buildings so much. No tapers make for a much more dramatic appearance.

The Burj Dubai tapers about 15 times before it reaches its pinnacle. Kinda cheap if you ask me.
Even though the SWFC will be significantly shorter when completed, it will be more impressive when standing at its base looking up than the completed Burj Dubai because of its uncompromising design.

[SkyWatcher]

Lot's of very good pics in this thread!!! Thanks to all who have been taking them. I'd say the cab shot is fantastic. I don't get shots like that standing still.

I am glad to see this building getting finished. For an all glass facade, it ain't half bad.

Amazing how many 'scrapers they have built since 1990 on that piece of land...it must be a very exciting time in China!

[arlekin_m]

i wish the swfc would have been built further away from jin mao...
that way the skyline could be extended horizontally, and we wouldn't have blocked views of the magnificient jin mao, looking from the river

[DUBAI2015]

01/26/2007, from skyscrapers.cn

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp2_uABJR9mIOwYY.jpg

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp1_E1xCAKEXsxQn.jpg

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp_rOy7CvWT6QqP.jpg

[neverdone]

does anyone have any floor square footage data? I was wondering how this would compare to others such as sears or the wtc. Also it seems very close to the building are scores of red roofed town homes? It seems strange to have them so close to such a tall building.

[Rise To The Top]

does anyone have any floor square footage data? I was wondering how this would compare to others such as sears or the wtc. Also it seems very close to the building are scores of red roofed town homes? It seems strange to have them so close to such a tall building.

Pudong was a small townish area like 20 years ago, so some homes still exist near the area.

[Urban Zombie]

^It wasn't even that--mainly farm land and various scattered villages. It seems like 20 chinese years is the equivalent of about 75 else where in the world.

[Wooster]

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp2_uABJR9mIOwYY.jpg

Such a stupidly planned district. One tower per 150m. Talk about a crappy urban fabric.

Cool tower though.

[The Chemist]

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp2_uABJR9mIOwYY.jpg

Such a stupidly planned district. One tower per 150m. Talk about a crappy urban fabric.

Cool tower though.

Just these two. Most of the other skyscrapers in Pudong are a lot closer together, but I will grant you this - the urban fabric in Pudong leaves a lot to be desired. Puxi is FAR better.

[cur_sed]

admittedly, Puxi -is- more than 17 years old :P
Given enough time, it's quite possible that the Pudong area will consolidate significantly.

[staff]

Sorry for the quality. Pics were taken with an old and crappy point-n-shoot.

Anyway - from today:

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8062/hopsonswfcug1.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1438/standardvinkelwm3.jpg

[DUBAI2015]

Has anyone noticed how the concrete core has stopped?

[WonderlandPark]

Has anyone noticed how the concrete core has stopped?

So has the concrete outriggers/structure on the outside. Looks to be going all steel from here onwards.

[Rise To The Top]

380m? looks arund there

[Urban Zombie]

January 31st:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/375361991_fdb7afa072_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/375361992_a10157de2c_o.jpg

[Fabb]

^Great update !

380m? looks arund there

No, I don't think it has even reached 350 m.

[mcdonnell77]

Great pics! The projects is going really well.

[staff]

Looks like me and Anton went up in the Pearl Tower on the same day! :D

Since my pictures are a couple of hours more fresh than his, I'll post them.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/205/husbandwifeyr6.jpg


Check out the HUGE plot of the SIFC:
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1520/sifcmegaplotse8.jpg


They look beautiful together, don't they? Husband and wife.
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/9240/uteikantenhs3.jpg

[ZZ-II]

great pics

[AZheat]

So has the concrete outriggers/structure on the outside. Looks to be going all steel from here onwards.
If you look at some of the close photos you'll notice that the concrete edge sticks out further than the steel so I don't think they'll stop that part. On an earlier post I thought I could see rebar sticking out of the existing section as though they're going to continue. Also, the core is still at the height of the top of the building because you can still see the shape of it on the latest photos so I'm really not sure what's happening with that.

[DUBAI2015]

They look beautiful together, don't they? Husband and wife.
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/9240/uteikantenhs3.jpg

Who's the husband, Who's the wife? :jester:

BTW: what are the concrete outriggers you're talking about?
Could somebody point them out for me?

[WonderlandPark]

Who's the husband, Who's the wife? :jester:


:D :D :D

[Urban Zombie]

^Shouldn't it be obvious? One has a spire, the other (will have) a hole. :D

[DUBAI2015]

^Shouldn't it be obvious? One has a spire, the other (will have) a hole. :D

SWFC= :female:
Jin Mao= :male:
:haha:

[Patrick]

^I dont know, I've always thought spired topped towers looked like women and flat roofed buildings looked like men.

SWFC and Jin Mao make a great couple like:

1WTC/ESB
2WTC/American International
40 Wall Street/Chase Manhattan
Chrysler/Trump World Tower
Aon Center/2 Prudential Center
Columbia/Washington Mutural

But anyways, SWFC is HUGE! IT grew so fast!

[staff]

It's obvious that SWFC is the dominant wife that makes the decisions, just like in a normal Chinese marriage.
The hole of course confirms this too.

[Urban Zombie]

^Dude, tell me about--my theme song has become: "Crack that whip--whip it; whip it good!" Chinese wives are too scary not to obey.

[staff]

Hehe, I hear that bro... :)

[Rise To The Top]

If it is possible, could any1 get an update from this exact spot around the same time? This has to be my most favored update.

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/oct30swfc.jpg - Taken By Giallo

[Thskyscraper]

This tower is great, and it's in the right place... right next to the Jin Mao!

[staff]

MLG Allstar,
I could swing by there pretty soon if the weather keeps being warm and nice.

[Urban Zombie]

^This weather is some freaky shit. Last week it was still hovering around zero. Over night it changed into t-shirt and shorts weather and has persisted for the last few days.

[Fabb]

02/07/2007, from skyscrapers.cn

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp_Xrmq4kZxAGxr.jpg

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp_Jir7Hqwqkyxa.jpg

[Bergenser]

Thanks for the updates! :)

[NYC2ATX]

MLG what a great photo! You can see that it fills in a rather noticeable gap in the skyline. Go Shanghai!

[Rise To The Top]

MLG Allstar,
I could swing by there pretty soon if the weather keeps being warm and nice.

thanks, makes a perfect desktop wall paper, esp with the night time effect.

[DUBAI2015]

UPDATE: 02/13/2007, from skyscrapers.cn
one crane was removed.

http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp_plNcKDCji7N2.jpg
http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp_4CwWqih2izLc.jpg
http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp_uRWkuhPoCbhJ.jpg
http://skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/tmp_6NcJAHCJvc0p.jpg

[SkyWatcher]

Fantastic shots!!!

[Bergenser]

wow, those was really nice.
I can't belive how nice it will be to see
two 400+ towers right next to each other!

[Rise To The Top]

wow, I thought it was taller than that. The position form the 1st shot is very deceptive.

[avcellvs]

February 20th 2007

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=396118496&size=l

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=396118496&size=l

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=396152280&size=l

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=396152280&size=l

[Rise To The Top]

Wow, the cladding is moving right along on this beast.

[SkyWatcher]

Is this taken from the Jin Mao bldg? Cool shots!

[neverdone]

Its interesting to see so much free ground space around the building with out anything built on it. We have none of that here.

[Rise To The Top]

Does anyone wanna go out and get those shots when the rain stops tonight? Its supposed to be nice...

[avcellvs]

February 24th 2007. Close up of the top from the JinMao :

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=401688302&size=o

[R@ptor]

Given the fact that Jin Mao's observation deck is at 340 m I would say SWFC is currently about 350-355 m. So still quite a way to go.

[cur_sed]

Just a few shots (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39357018@N00/sets/72157594557363110/show/) from back on the 12th of Feb, when I was across in Lujiazui and the Jin Mao Observation deck.

[avcellvs]

February 26th 2007. After the chinese new year week pause, construction has resumed, first floors of the metallic structure.

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=403893348&size=o

[avcellvs]

March 2nd 2007 :

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=407723527&size=l

[DUBAI2015]

Just a Look back to a year ago
3/10/06
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2193/belal100306swfc2ac.jpg

And Now:3/8/07
http://fjtct.now.cn:7751/skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/uc+5szAwNGE=_6YSs8swmRhN6.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/407723527_c40192ceba_b.jpg

[Rise To The Top]

where is anton, staff, and giallo? I would like to see some updates from them, because you cant really tell what has changed from these angles.

[DUBAI2015]

More pictures:
You can see that the steel core has started a while back
http://img279.imageshack.us/img279/7443/renderswfc617041ssp2gw.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/414394346_fb48113683_b.jpg

[zerokarma]

Good update, its looking amazing

[JanneH]

This building is my favourite of under construction skyscrapers. :yes:

[Bergenser]

The glass was even better than I thought! :D

[JACKinBeantown]

At first I thought this was someone's Photoshop job, but it's real. Wow!

[QUOTE=DUBAI2015;2677964]
http://fjtct.now.cn:7751/skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/uc+5szAwNGE=_6YSs8swmRhN6.jpg

[Fabb]

Photos, ORION :

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/424131229_d0b5cfa7c7_b.jpg

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363442/swfc.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/417401870_dd4688a2f9_b.jpg

[AZheat]

This last group of photos were great. There is one angle of the building I haven't seen though and that is the angle that shows both of the tapering sides at the same time. The building should be getting alot thinner from that vantage point as the two sloping surfaces get close together. If anyone has a shot from that angle I'd love to see it. Anyway, the photos that have been posted are excellent and this is one of my favorite projects. Thanks.