[BANKofMANHATTAN]

I like the Development Tower, it is quite Pelli which is probably why i like it. However i dont like the off-shoot in the back of it. i'd have to see it at a different angle to re-judge it.

I actually like the Ping An Insurance Building...I enjoy the bulk/mass especially in the overhead model and the street-side render. It's very fortressy :)

They could squeeze just about any type of building in Shanhai - very few of them compliment each other anyways. But then again that may be way they do fit together. Shanghai is like a Panopticon of different building sets tossed together.

was it true that parts of the city wer "sinking" due to the massive influx of construction/skyscrapers? i heard something about that a while ago...

[teddybear]

See some project with twisted tower... Italy, Japan, China. Nice.

[Fabb]

I like the Development Tower, it is quite Pelli which is probably why i like it.

I don't think it's very pelliesque.
The link says Portman...

[Urban Zombie®]

They could squeeze just about any type of building in Shanhai - very few of them compliment each other anyways. But then again that may be way they do fit together. Shanghai is like a Panopticon of different building sets tossed together.


They don't call this place a "museum of world architecture" for nothin'!;)

[buildup]

I love the twisting International Cruise Terminal project!

[avcellvs]

Fortune World

Construction of a new 200 m tower has been announced. It will be next to the X3-2 building. Architects will be Frederic Schwartz Architects and RAMSA.
I have no rendering yet.

Enriching the skyline

Shanghai Star. 2004-09-09

The spectacular skyline on the eastern bank of the Huangpu River is to have another addition within the next five years - a 200-metre skyscraper in Lujiazui.

"Our aim with this new project is to build a world-class office building," Wang Yagu, executive director of Shanghai Fortune World Development Co Ltd, said.

"The new building will be named Fortune World and will surpass all existing buildings in the city in terms of modern service functions."

Although the competition among the office buildings in the city has long been keen, especially in Lujiazui, known as the CBD of Shanghai, Wang seemed confident of the success of the project.

"Most of the office buildings in the area were designed five years ago, and many can hardly meet the standards set for the world's top office buildings," Wang said.

"This provides great market space for Fortune World, which has set itself the target of becoming the No.1 office building in Shanghai."

According to the blueprint, the building is scheduled for completion in 2009, when the country's financial sector will be fully open to the world.

"It is high time for us to put forward this first-class office building," Wang said.

[avcellvs]

A rendering from the cameraunion forum but I'm not sure this is the actual design for the "Fortune World" building.

http://www3.worldisround.com/hosted/17/429/450_o.jpg

Another angle of the X3-2 tower.

http://www3.worldisround.com/hosted/17/429/436.jpg

[Chad]

What is that building infront of X3-2 Tower in that big rendering?, Fortune World?

[avcellvs]

^ it's the right plot and right heigth for the Fortune World but I'm not sure the model that was used for this rendering was a model for the Fortune World. This model photo was posted weeks ago in the cameraunion forum, the streets around the building do not match with the actual plot and block in Lujiazui. To be sure, we need a chinese forumer that rode the text of the post. :help:

[avcellvs]

PROJECTS

Xujiahui Center I, Xuhui district (close to the Grand Gateway twins), 80 floors, 400m

Xujiahui Center II, Xuhui district, around 200m

Xujiahui Center III, Xuhui district, around 200m


Gate Of The Hongkou District, Hongkou district, 300m

Plot B6-4 building , Lujiazui, 130 m




SUPPOSED TO BE APPROVED

unknown name building, unknown location, 63 floors, 258m, completion date : 2008

unknown name building, unknown location, 60 floors, 250 m, completion date : 2008

Oasis Sky Garden Hotel, unknown location, 52 floors, 226 m, completion date : 2007

Yueyang Haide Square, JingAn district, 43 floors, 190 m, completion date : 2007

East China Sea Plaza, unknown location, 50 floors, 185 m, completion date : 2007

Bund Zhongxin Tower, Huangpu district ?, 43 floors, 177 m, completion date : 2007





UNDER CONSTRUCTION (for sure)

New SHKP proposal for their Lujiazui project : the twins have been severely shortened, the podium is now higher, a lowrise has been added. Constructed in several phases, the whole project will be completed by 2011. (official news, not a rumour)

Shanghai International Finance Center I, Lujiazui, 60 floors, 260 m

Shanghai International Finance Center II, Lujiazui, 58 floors, 250 m

Shanghai International Finance Center III, Lujiazui, 20 floors, 85m


Park Place, Jingan district, 50 floors, 200 m

CMBC tower, Lujiazui (reconstruction of the mid 90s midrise next to the HSBC tower), 39 floors, 177 m, completion date : 2007

China Safe Finance Building, Lujiazui, 40 floors, 160 m, completion date : 2008

Lujiazui-Itochu Building, Lujiazui, 25 floors, 123 m


http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/527/58_o.jpg

[avcellvs]

You can see some renderings of these buildings in these two pages :

skyscrapers.cn / Shanghai diagrams :
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/diagrams/asia/cn/sh/sh001.htm

skyscrapers.cn / Shanghai photos :
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/subhome.php?country=%A4%A4%B0%EA&city=%A4W%AE%FC



skyscrapers.cn / Shanghai main page :
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/city/asia/cn/sh/1sh.htm

skyscrapers.cn / main entrance :
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/index.html

[avcellvs]

According to a today post on the cameraunion forum, the TIPS building will be located in the HongQiao district, close to the Maxdo Center.

http://image2.xitek.com/forum/200512/2320/232038/232038_1135523160.jpg

[avcellvs]

New supertall project in the Xuhui district, just next to the Grand Gateway twins :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/179_o.jpg


A 300 meters high project for the Hongkou district (is it part of the North Bund redevelopment plan ?)

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/243.jpg


New SHKP proposal for Lujiazui (Shanghai International Financial Center).

Source : http://www.building.com.hk/

The original plan by Hong Kong-based Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) to build a 320 meters tall twin-tower project in Pudong, Shanghai has been changed. The new proposal is to build three tower blocks with building heights of 260 meters, 250 meters and 85 meters respectively.

SHKP spokesman said the developer has already discussed the new proposal with related departments and the project will still include grade A office, hotel, serviced apartments and shopping center. The project will be developed by three phases. The first phase, including one tower block and shopping center is scheduled for completion in 2008. The entire development is expected to complete in 2011. There is no mention of any change to the original estimated investment cost of US$8 billion as well as the total GFA.

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/246_o.jpg


A 260 meters high tower (unkonwn location and name) It is given as under construction in the diagram section of www.skyscrapers.cn :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/178_o.jpg


A 258 meters high building (unkonwn location and name). Idem : it is given as under construction in the diagram section of www.skyscrapers.cn . Two slightly different renderings :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/227_o.jpg

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/228_o.jpg


The Oasis Sky Garden Hotel, 226 meters high :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/236.jpg


The CBMC Tower, 170 meters. Recladding of the midrise next to the HSBC Tower :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/176.jpg


The Lujiazui-Itochu Building, 123 meters. Old renderings, the project may have evolved :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/580/553.jpg

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/580/554_o.jpg


The B6-4 plot Building project.

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/177.jpg

[sentinel]

Great compilation, but shouldn't this thread be in the the "City Compilation" section?

[Capsule F]

So im confused, is the international finance center going to be one huge building like renderings from a while ago or is it going to be small separate buildings at this point in time?

[Jularc]

Uh... I like all of them! :)

[avcellvs]

So im confused, is the international finance center going to be one huge building like renderings from a while ago or is it going to be small separate buildings at this point in time

This is the third propsal for this project and it has never consisted in a single tower :

First one : three towers.
Second one : Two 320 meters high towers.
Third one : back to three buildings

[Jasonhouse]

Great compilation, but shouldn't this thread be in the the "City Compilation" section?

This didn't really start out as a comp thread.... But it's moved now and renamed.

[Jasonhouse]

One thing I want to know.... What is Shanghai doing about the city sinking?

Will they build levees to keep the river from flooding the city as it sinks?

[giallo]

Excellent compilation, avcellvs.

I really want all of these to come to pass, but I seriously doubt well see over 50% of them get built before the end of this decade.

I love the Xujiahui project. That area needs a beacon tower. It's a bustling hub.


The three buildings attached at the top in Hongkou are interesting. This is the first I've seen of them. The North Bund area is ripe for a large scale development. It's neither here nor there right now.


Finally, the 258m and 260m unknown scrapers are totally new to me. I have a pretty good feeling these towers are not under-construction. I've seen no evidence anywhere of a large unknown development like this.

[avcellvs]

Giallo, if you except the XuJiaHui and the HongKou projects, all the other ones have completion dates, see :

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/diagrams/asia/cn/sh/sh001.htm

When I was in Shanghai last year, there was a quite big plot under construction just next to the Bund center. Could be a candidate for one of those (the Bund Zhongxin Tower? )

I am wondering too if the Yueyang Haide Square project has not been renamed Park Place, for the two designs are really close.

[avcellvs]

A rendering and a model of the HongQiao Development Zone :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/604/437_o.jpg

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/604/438.jpg

The higher building might be the TIPS building (290 m)

[giallo]

The rendering of the HongQiao DZ is exciting. I live very close to this area and I'm already taken back by the current quantity of buildings there. I'm not too sure what the tallest building in the rendering above is. I've read that the TIPS tower will look exactly like Central Plaza in Hong Kong.....


It's the tower in the middle. I also read that it will be a twin. Again, I haven't seen any evidence of these buildings UC in that area.

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/SSP%20Hong%20Kong/bone.jpg

[avcellvs]

Let's hope TIPS will look better than Hong Kong's Central Plaza.

Do you know if construction has started on the very big plot that was cleared last year at the entrance of Nanjing Dong Lu pedestrian zone ? We can expect for a landmark building there.

By the way, is the Hongyi Tower (just across the street) rising ?

[avcellvs]

SANZHI TOWER

"approved" according to skyscrapers.com
"under construction" i think in the diagram section, here.

Thanks to shanghailover for drawing my attention to this rendering.

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/23/6/272_o.jpg

[giallo]

A, there is an office tower going up in the ped. zone of Nanjing Lu. It has a shopping mall at the base and looks to be about 33 stories. It's a nice design. I'll take a few photos of it soon.

Now get a load of this, avcellvs. I was in the Jing An district tonight when I noticed something weird with Donghai Plaza. Six panes of glass have been installed at around the 25th and 26th floor. Behind these windows were lights and what looked like furnishings. I've never seen anything like it. Further evidence that this tower may be back on track was welding at the very top of the crown. Sparks were flying.

Here is a photo I took. If you look carefully you can see some sparks up top.

Jan. 2nd

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan2unfin.jpg

[giallo]

I don't know the name of this but it's in Gubei. Not too tall, but a nice design none the less.


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan3gubei.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan3gubei2.jpg



Vertigo, dude...

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan3gubei3.jpg




This is the only picture I currently have showing the location. It's behind the circular tower

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/gubeiarrow.jpg

[giallo]

Here is a picture where you can actually see it.....sort of

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan5gubei.jpg

[giallo]

Here is a rendering and some construction pics of the Nanjing Pedestrian Rd. project. I believe it's called the Hong Yi Tower.

Jan. 5th

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan5hongyi.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan5hongyi2.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan5hongyi3.jpg

[avcellvs]

Thanks for the pix Giallo. Yes, this is the HongYi Building. The podium seems topped out, may be they will complete and open it before the tower gets built.

[avcellvs]

Offical announcement on the Shanghai Goverment web :
The 21th Century Mansion construction will resume, completion date : 2008.
Architects : Murphy / Jahn, 200 meters high, 48 floors.

Here are Three different renderings :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/23/191/438.jpg

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/23/191/437.jpg

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/23/191/439.jpg

I had never seen this last one.

[giallo]

The last rendering is a little boring. I hope they go with something a little more original.

[avcellvs]

Yes, neither I was too convinced by the previous project, nor am I with this "box with slanted roof" proposal.

[avcellvs]

A rendering for the 177 meters high ZongXing Tower. It is supposed to be under construction right now.

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/23/311/42.jpg

[werico]

I don't know the name of this but it's in Gubei. Not too tall, but a nice design none the less.
the building is called Tianshan Century Plaza

[giallo]

Thanks, werico


Huge news!!!!!!!!!!!

Donghai plaza has put a crane up. I don't know if this is becausee the market has improved or they are worried about the building having been exposed to the elements for so long. Either way, the wait is over. Donghai looks to be ready to put on the final touches. Finally!!!!!!


Here is a photo from Jan 25

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan25jing.jpg




And here is one from today (Feb 17)

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/feb17jing.jpg



The Jing An district is on fire right now. Take a look at what is UC...

Wheelock Square: 298m/ 983ft
Park Place (two towers): 50 stories, height unknown
Donghai Plaza: not sure. 700ft?
Plaza 66 Phase 2: 240m/792ft
St. John's Health Clinic: 152m+/500ft+

[colemonkee]

That's very good news. Is there a rendering of that tower? The massing looks simple, but nice.

[avcellvs]

DIANA AGREST AND MARIO GANDELSONAS MASTER PLAN FOR THE XUJIAHUI AREA

From : http://www.ag-architects.com/urban/xjh-master.htm (originally posted by zOrg of the SSC forum)

http://www.ag-architects.com/urban/images/xjh_04b.jpg

Xujiahui is at a point halfway between an old city and a new city. It is made up of a patchwork of separate and distinct areas, such as a cluster of historical buildings, the Shanghai Sports City, the Design and Decoration Center, the Universities, the Medical Centers, and the Shopping around Xujiahui Square. This patchwork is further characterized by the lack of balance between the rapid growth and the quality of urban spaces. The future Xujiahui should hellp establish a new balance that would maintain certain existing elements and variety offered by the patchwork, while new elements would be created and overlapped to produce a new dynamic development.

While there is great potential, we also recognize that some problems have developed as a by-product of the great speed at which Xujiahui has developed. With the high densities produced by the development of the district in the last 10 years and the increased use of cars, traffic has become a serious problem for the fluid-functioning of the district. Traffic congestion, overlap of conflicting traffic functions, and parking problems are some symptoms. However, we consider that one of the major problems in Xujiahui is not traffic but the general lack in both the quantity and quality of pedestrian and public spaces.

Our project envisions Xujiahui as a green cultural district where museums, new public spaces, entertainment centers, cultural institutions, and hotels are organized as a network. Our Vision, based on some of the wonderful qualities of the district and on the city’s tradition and past, guides our plan as the road that should lead to its future. The various types of green will not only beautify the city and create pedestrian friendly spaces, they will also serve to bring sustainability to the city. Our project transforms the district into an International Urban Center, where the present centralized retail activities will be balanced and enriched by a cultural network of institutions and places as well as by a new Business Center.


XUJIAHUI SQUARE

http://www.ag-architects.com/recent/images/xjh-sqr_01b.jpg

The Xujiahui Square is the most prominent space in the Xujiahui area, and as such, it embodies the identity of the district. It needs to become a symbolic space rich in character and activity. At present, both cars and pedestrians are plagued by a poor circulation system: heavy traffic congestion is accompanied by a set of complicated pedestrian links between the five corners that frame the intersection. This new Xujiahui Square will be framed on the northeast side by a semi-elliptical water basin with a fountain pedestrian bridge which crosses over Zhaojiabang Road, and on the northwest side by a large fountain shooting up to 40 meters into the air. The space around the fountain and underneath the bridge will have outdoor cafes where people can gather and rest.


XUJIAHUI NEW BUSINESS CENTER

http://www.ag-architects.com/recent/images/xjh-bus_01b.jpg

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/anexos/imagen/06/488944.JPG

The proposed New Business Center will be located to the west of the Xujiahui City Center. One of the main concepts for this plan is to breakdown the scale of the super blocks by overlapping a grid sized to accommodate the footprint of a large tower. Our plan also allows for smaller footprints to create a scale more related to the pedestrian. This provides space for green areas of different sizes to punctuate the plan. Larger gardens surrounded with shops and restaurants can also provide a focus to the office area. We propose multiple building scales and programs (both commercial and apartment hotels) in order to create a 7 day/24 hour district. Finally, we propose the development of a major skyscraper.


SHANGHAI SPORTS CITY

http://www.ag-architects.com/recent/images/xjh-sports_01b.jpg

The Shanghai Sports City can become a citywide sports area serving residents throughout Shanghai. Our plan proposes a new major park that includes public and private facilities. The basic concept is to replace the present landscape that is mostly paving with a new green topography. This new topography is created by an undulating landscape of low hills, under which are placed a variety of sports and commercial activities, surrounding the existing main stadiums and gymnasiums. A 70 meter x 650 meter linear strip framing the north-east side of the park lies under a blanket of green and will include several private facilities that will offer an array of sports activities.


XUJIAHUI FILM CITY

http://www.ag-architects.com/build/images/xjh-film_01b.jpg

http://www.ag-architects.com/build/images/xjh-film_02b.jpg

The Film City is defined by programs related to a variety of film related activities: A School of Film or Film Production companies and their related businesses including a Cinematheque, a Film Museum, and a Film Center. This building consists of a glass envelope that encloses a group of old existing film studios, the new Museum of Film and a number of other related functions. It’s glass-clad envelope will also provide a large interior public space. It is framed by two towers forming an urban gate along Caoxi Road. These two towers are framed by a wall of lower residential and office buildings. Linked by several bridges across the road, they will contain a new luxury hotel, with conference facilities, a gymnasium, restaurants and cafes.

[giallo]

I love Xujiahui Square. That fountain looks sick.
The heart of Xujiahui is definitely at the subway station, and it lacks any sort of cohesive planning. This is what happens when you have a ten year boom without any vision. The area is a giant jumble of department stores, cars and banal architecture (Grand Gateway twins are the exception). I like a lot of Diana and Mario's ideas, and god knows the city has the funds to realise them.

[werico]

wow, the fountain looks like a beach! :-) cool!

i hate the buildings surrounding the catholic church in xujiahui!

[Fabb]

Offical announcement on the Shanghai Goverment web :
The 21th Century Mansion construction will resume, completion date : 2008.
Architects : Murphy / Jahn, 200 meters high, 48 floors.

Here are Three different renderings :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/23/191/438.jpg

This one has been dormant forever.

[giallo]

I'm not sure what these sites will host. Anyone know? Renderings would be great.


This plot is right beside the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Lujiazui. Of course there are no renderings to be found anywhere near the site.

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/mar13unknown.jpg




This site is huge. It looks like they are prepping the top portion of the lot. It's also in Lujiazui, kitty corner to the Oriental Pearl Tower. Again, any ideas of what's going up?

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/mar13unknown2.jpg

[Shanghai_Fan]

Hi, giallo.

This map will help you (thanks, avcellvs)
http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/527/58_o.jpg

So...

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/mar13unknown.jpg
^^ This plot is Lijuazui Itochu Building, 123m. The render is too old though. I hope the final design is more beautiful...
http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/580/553.jpg



http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/mar13unknown2.jpg
^^ Hey, this is great. Shanghai International Finance Center is u/c already!
http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/246_o.jpg



http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/mar13swfc4.jpg
That plot is 21st Century Mansion. I think that the final desing was changed to this:
http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/23/191/439.jpg


http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5738/10957211426637864it.jpg
Finally, there is the plot where this beauty is going to be built. Works may start soon, keep watching at that plot...
http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/177.jpg


I have some questions too...

1- There is supposed to be approved a Skyland Mansion phase 2 in the plot next to the three first towers. I wonder how many other towers are going to be built. When, how tall and how many floors.

2- In this image, we can see renders of two beautiful towers supposed to be approved: Fortune World (X3-1) and another one in X3-2, whose name is something like Shanghai Union Bank, not sure. But does anybody know what is it going to be built in X3-3 plot (the one between both others)?
http://www3.worldisround.com/hosted/17/429/450_o.jpg

3- There are many plots getting ready behind and around Grand Meliá Hotel. Somebody should provide more info about all those projects (I would myself if I knew). Same question about all that amount of land in North Bund Area. There must be many approved projects nobody has writen about here.


4-Third Lujiazui Supertall. The plot currently occupied by a cricket? yard. When are they going to publish the final design of that tower? What's going on with that plot? I have read that the tower will be 300-360m, no more, no less. Sad, Shanghai deserves a 888m tall supertower. Bābābā Tower! Good Luck tower! Keep dreaming :D

[mewonlottery]

DIANA AGREST AND MARIO GANDELSONAS MASTER PLAN FOR THE XUJIAHUI AREA

From : http://www.ag-architects.com/urban/xjh-master.htm (originally posted by zOrg of the SSC forum)

http://www.ag-architects.com/urban/images/xjh_04b.jpg

Xujiahui is at a point halfway between an old city and a new city. It is made up of a patchwork of separate and distinct areas, such as a cluster of historical buildings, the Shanghai Sports City, the Design and Decoration Center, the Universities, the Medical Centers, and the Shopping around Xujiahui Square. This patchwork is further characterized by the lack of balance between the rapid growth and the quality of urban spaces. The future Xujiahui should hellp establish a new balance that would maintain certain existing elements and variety offered by the patchwork, while new elements would be created and overlapped to produce a new dynamic development.

While there is great potential, we also recognize that some problems have developed as a by-product of the great speed at which Xujiahui has developed. With the high densities produced by the development of the district in the last 10 years and the increased use of cars, traffic has become a serious problem for the fluid-functioning of the district. Traffic congestion, overlap of conflicting traffic functions, and parking problems are some symptoms. However, we consider that one of the major problems in Xujiahui is not traffic but the general lack in both the quantity and quality of pedestrian and public spaces.

Our project envisions Xujiahui as a green cultural district where museums, new public spaces, entertainment centers, cultural institutions, and hotels are organized as a network. Our Vision, based on some of the wonderful qualities of the district and on the city’s tradition and past, guides our plan as the road that should lead to its future. The various types of green will not only beautify the city and create pedestrian friendly spaces, they will also serve to bring sustainability to the city. Our project transforms the district into an International Urban Center, where the present centralized retail activities will be balanced and enriched by a cultural network of institutions and places as well as by a new Business Center.


XUJIAHUI SQUARE

http://www.ag-architects.com/recent/images/xjh-sqr_01b.jpg

The Xujiahui Square is the most prominent space in the Xujiahui area, and as such, it embodies the identity of the district. It needs to become a symbolic space rich in character and activity. At present, both cars and pedestrians are plagued by a poor circulation system: heavy traffic congestion is accompanied by a set of complicated pedestrian links between the five corners that frame the intersection. This new Xujiahui Square will be framed on the northeast side by a semi-elliptical water basin with a fountain pedestrian bridge which crosses over Zhaojiabang Road, and on the northwest side by a large fountain shooting up to 40 meters into the air. The space around the fountain and underneath the bridge will have outdoor cafes where people can gather and rest.


XUJIAHUI NEW BUSINESS CENTER

http://www.ag-architects.com/recent/images/xjh-bus_01b.jpg

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/anexos/imagen/06/488944.JPG

The proposed New Business Center will be located to the west of the Xujiahui City Center. One of the main concepts for this plan is to breakdown the scale of the super blocks by overlapping a grid sized to accommodate the footprint of a large tower. Our plan also allows for smaller footprints to create a scale more related to the pedestrian. This provides space for green areas of different sizes to punctuate the plan. Larger gardens surrounded with shops and restaurants can also provide a focus to the office area. We propose multiple building scales and programs (both commercial and apartment hotels) in order to create a 7 day/24 hour district. Finally, we propose the development of a major skyscraper.


SHANGHAI SPORTS CITY

http://www.ag-architects.com/recent/images/xjh-sports_01b.jpg

The Shanghai Sports City can become a citywide sports area serving residents throughout Shanghai. Our plan proposes a new major park that includes public and private facilities. The basic concept is to replace the present landscape that is mostly paving with a new green topography. This new topography is created by an undulating landscape of low hills, under which are placed a variety of sports and commercial activities, surrounding the existing main stadiums and gymnasiums. A 70 meter x 650 meter linear strip framing the north-east side of the park lies under a blanket of green and will include several private facilities that will offer an array of sports activities.


XUJIAHUI FILM CITY

http://www.ag-architects.com/build/images/xjh-film_01b.jpg

http://www.ag-architects.com/build/images/xjh-film_02b.jpg

The Film City is defined by programs related to a variety of film related activities: A School of Film or Film Production companies and their related businesses including a Cinematheque, a Film Museum, and a Film Center. This building consists of a glass envelope that encloses a group of old existing film studios, the new Museum of Film and a number of other related functions. It’s glass-clad envelope will also provide a large interior public space. It is framed by two towers forming an urban gate along Caoxi Road. These two towers are framed by a wall of lower residential and office buildings. Linked by several bridges across the road, they will contain a new luxury hotel, with conference facilities, a gymnasium, restaurants and cafes.

This is awesome. I used to live around there.

[giallo]

Thanks, Shanghai Fan.

I hope the Itochu buildings looks better than the rendering. Blech!

So that IS the SIFC site. I was wondering if it was or not, because I was sure that the construction of these towers would be bigger news. I'm cautiously optimistic about it. They may just be laying the foundation now to commence construction on a later date. I'll be one happy fella if a see a crane there before summer's end.

[Shanghai_Fan]

Well, in the pic that you posted it looks that they are cleaning the space to start the southern twin. Works may start in a couple of weeks. Let's hope so. And let's hope they get the initial heights back too!

[giallo]

They're finishing up the crown on Donghai Plaza.

Mar 23

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/mar23unknown.jpg

[Urban Zombie®]

Donghai Plaza as of March 23:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57634980.IMG_2738.jpg

[martwout]

Hi everybody,

I read in 2004 in a local dutch newspaper that a man, called Karel Aalbers, was involved in a mega-project in Shanghai: Future Dome.

It's now 2 years later and I haven't read or can find anything about the project (which had to be finished in 2010 for the world expo).

Does anybody know if the building will be build or is there a website with the latest info that it will be build? Or is the project cancelled?

[Fabb]

XUJIAHUI NEW BUSINESS CENTER is very futuristic. I'm impressed.

[giallo]

Apr 3

Donghai is crawling along


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/apr3unknown.jpg

[avcellvs]

WaiTanYuan Redevelopment

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/images/bund-render-3-1-06.jpg

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/images/model-3-1-06.jpg

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/images/bund-plan-2-6-06.jpg

First time I get to see this project that includes a quite high tower. This building would reequilibrate the Bund skyline which is a bit empty at the north (as seen from the Lujiazui CBD).

More informations :

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/shanghai/index.html

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/news/shanghai_bund.html

[giallo]

Cool. That area is neither here nor there, so this would help a lot.

[giallo]

Apr 20

Update of the Itochu Building. I suspect that it'll be taller than 122m. The foundations are deep.

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/apr20unknown.jpg

[avcellvs]

Fudu Mansion Tower

This rendering has just been posted on the Xitek forum. I'm not sure if it is planned for the plot just next to the Global Financial Tower or to replace Sandi's Pei X3-2 tower (I hope not).

The planned height is 200m (same for the three planned buildings on this block, a bit too regular). I don't anything about the construction status.

http://image.xitek.com/forum/200604/1841/184153/184153_1145629355.jpg

(No hot linking allowed)

[avcellvs]

Lujiazui-itochu Building

Thanks for the shot Giallo ! This one has been on hold for ages... Now it is just about to rise. No rendering and heighth details on the plot ?


Plot B4-2 (just next to the Gran Mélia Hotel)

Signs of activities there ! The only rendering that surfaced out for this plot was a disappointing midrise glass cube (about 20 floors) years ago.

[giallo]

To be honest I haven't checked the Itochu site in over two months. There may be a rendering at the site now. You've given me a mission, avcellvs!

[mewonlottery]

WaiTanYuan Redevelopment

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/images/bund-render-3-1-06.jpg

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/images/model-3-1-06.jpg

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/images/bund-plan-2-6-06.jpg

First time I get to see this project that includes a quite high tower. This building would reequilibrate the Bund skyline which is a bit empty at the north (as seen from the Lujiazui CBD).

More informations :

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/shanghai/index.html

http://www.rockgroupdevelopment.com/news/shanghai_bund.html
THis is tight..we will see how this one gets built..

[giallo]

I found the Itochu renderings. It's an improvement over the old one, but still nothing too special.


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/apr24ichito.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/apr24ichito2.jpg

[Urban Zombie®]

BTW, I noticed recently that the enormous concrete slab with a golden chinese temple-like rooftop in the center of XuJiaHui that has been sitting without change for over a year and half at the very least is beginning to be worked on again (or so it seems). Here's a picture of the building--however the pic is a couple of months old--so it is without construction:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57550402.IMG_2710.jpg

[giallo]

That building has always held my interest. That would be the shizpazgaznizzy if the temple up top is fully operational.

[avcellvs]

Wei Fong

In the second half of 2006, SHKP is to start construction of a new luxury residential complex in Pudong. It will be located, just by the Huangpu river, on the plot that has been cleared in front of the Shimao Riviera garden. No renderings yet but you can see this development location on page 2 of this pdf :

http://www.shkp.com/data/publication/quarterly/19/19/19_270.pdf

[avcellvs]

The new Itochu-Lujiazui building design is such a disappointment !
Higher than the previous project but what a mediocre architecture, just a filler, very out of place in Lujiazui's CBD.

[giallo]

Hong Yi tower is becoming very visible


May 4

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/may4hong.jpg

[giallo]

May 11

Pretty big news.

The Fortune World site has been cleared and is now being prepped.


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/may11fortune.jpg

[avcellvs]

Great one more construction site ! Giallo, I think "Fortune World" was the former name for the Global Financial Building, under construction on the plot besides.

Have you seen what's going on on the plot in between the Gran Mélia Hotel and the aquarium ? There are signs of activities there too.

[giallo]

^ No, I haven't, but I'll check it out next time I'm in the area.

[avcellvs]

A 20 midrise floors high is under construction next to the SIP.

Two renderings :

http://image4.xitek.com/forum/200605/1841/184153/184153_1148470285.jpg

http://image4.xitek.com/forum/200605/1841/184153/184153_1148470243.jpg


May 24th 2006, it is already 10 floors high :

http://image4.xitek.com/forum/200605/2044/204469/204469_1148557311.jpg

Note the HongYi building at the background. (This blind wall on the SIP podium is so ugly)

[avcellvs]

JieFang Headquarters

Although it is a 19 floors high midrise, it's probably one of the best design in Shanghai (it won 2004 MIPIM Future Project Architectural Review Award for office category). Bright design, ecological architecture with hightech double skin : all its neighbours will suddenly age fast when it will be completed.

The building is an extension of the JieFang Daily News Building on the same block. They will be connected by two skybridges.
It will stand on the block next to the HongYi Tower.

Architects : Kaplan Mclaughlin Diaz ( http://www.kmd-arch.com )

Here is a PDF document with many details, elevations, renderings and model photographs : http://www.building.com.hk/feature/2004_11jiefang.pdf

[avcellvs]

The Shanghai KISS

A British based team lead by Alsop Design and Arup are to create a landmark structure to attract visitors to the World Expo 2010. Located on the Puxi side of the Huangpu River, the 250 m tall “Towering Kiss” will offer panoramic views over the historic Bund and the ‘Bladerunner’ vista of Pudong.

Alsop Director Stephen Pimbley outlines the project, “The sculptural tower is set to rotate every 4 hours whilst a series of visitor pods travel up and around the legs offering unique and exciting views which will be forever changing as the kiss rotates and as the city of Shanghai evolves.”

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/project/uploaded_files/47_385%20kiss.jpg

http://www.property-week.co.uk/Pictures/web/l/k/g/1106_image_city04_CMYK.jpg

http://www.property-week.co.uk/Pictures/web/k/g/i/1106_image_clad02_CMYK.jpg

http://www.property-week.co.uk/Pictures/web/e/u/l/1106_Pod_A_CMYK.jpg

A quite fun proposal, less premillenium than the ferris wheel...

[Shanghai_Fan]

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/4257/copiadeepsecial129pa.jpg


I'll keep upgrading it as I get more information. Will be pleased if somebody helps me to complete the missing data.
Enjoy!

PS: I will post renders about some Shanghai projects later. In most of cases I only have a render without any information, I hope we will exchange our knowledge so that we can find out what's going on about each project :D

[giallo]

A couple very important updates I forgot to mention.

Donghai Plaza has added what looks to be a 60ft/18m crown. The building looks even more dominant now


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/may26donghai.jpg




And the North Bund Tower is back in business...well, the site anyway. I counted five cranes up at the location. It looks like this project will have about nine buildings in total. I'll keep all of you posted on future developments.


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jun11n.bund




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jun11n.bund2




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jun11n.bund3




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jun11n.bund4




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jun11n.bund5

[Shanghai_Fan]

@giallo, do you kow how tall and how many floors will have the NBT at last? Depending on the source, it is supposed to be between 220 and 388m :S

[giallo]

I'm not sure. The guys I tried to communicate to at the site spoke Shanghainese.

Nice compilation poster BTW.

[Shanghai_Fan]

This project is supposed to be proposed/approved at B6 plot. 194m and 36f, I find it cute!

Giant Renders:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2524/194m35f7rz.th.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=194m35f7rz.jpg) http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7043/c2qnc76n9qow6o6pd.th.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=c2qnc76n9qow6o6pd.jpg) http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3620/c4rhf4xyoqailo3kt.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=c4rhf4xyoqailo3kt.jpg)


Source: skyscrapers.cn

[Shanghai_Fan]

Giant render of the Itochu Building new design (143m)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1091/136m9rk.th.jpg (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=136m9rk.jpg)

Source: skyscrapers.cn

[Shanghai_Fan]

I think that avcellvs wrote a long time ago that the third Lujiazui supertall proposed to be build at the Z3-2 plot would be released within 2006. Well, here we have some proposals...

This one is 371m tall. It has some Dubai-style, not bad!
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2142/118sg.th.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=118sg.jpg)http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/9735/214cn.th.jpg (http://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=214cn.jpg)

This one is too simple I think... Don't know about its height
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2670/z321maab5r8mypl78ij7ai.th.jpg (http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=z321maab5r8mypl78ij7ai.jpg)

Source: skyscrapers.cn

[Shanghai_Fan]

Qazaq posted this in Skyscrapercity a couple of weeks ago. This may be a never-built project for Shanghai Expo area, but who knows...

People's Tower (Shanghai World Abundant Culture Tower/上海世博文化塔 )

588m and 144 floors
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/PeoplesTower1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/PeoplesTower2.jpg

[Shanghai_Fan]

This residential tower is going to be built just behind Skyline Mansion. It will be 177m tall and 43 floors. It is... rare?
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/618/px7feaskq0irsajjc4s6a4gx2a3oc.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=px7feaskq0irsajjc4s6a4gx2a3oc.jpg)

Have not idea what is this project behind People's Square, but it looks to be something very tall. It's close to Tomorrow Square tower, isn't it? Giallo may take a look around to check if there is something going up over there :D
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/5796/1841531149220054zdxd252hkmtv4r.th.jpg (http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1841531149220054zdxd252hkmtv4r.jpg)

[Shanghai_Fan]

This project is at X3-2 plot, 208m. An alternative to the X3-2 tower old design? The original one is nicer, no doubt...
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/9600/208m8tc.th.jpg (http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=208m8tc.jpg)

Ok, I have more than other 50 renders of different projects in Shanghai, but I have no information excepting what is deduced from the image itself in most cases, so I'll only post the most significant ones and maybe somebody can tell us something more. I collected 90% of this material from Chinese forums, where I don't understand anything, also from some threads in Skyscrapercity where some forumers open a thred and post 30 nice renders but don't explain nothing at all about any of them, this has happened several times :|

Perhaps it is an empty contribution to post renders with no info of projects that may not be built ever, but after all, there is nothing to lose.

Here I come...

All of these renders are related to the Xujiaxui Redevelopment by Agrest and Gandelsonas studio
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/201/dsc04726i4sdqyywyepz2eq.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04726i4sdqyywyepz2eq.jpg) http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/979/dsc04725aeoc7ebxtnnx4bb.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04725aeoc7ebxtnnx4bb.jpg) http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/3413/dsc04731o2wzuplkffxq9eu.th.jpg (http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04731o2wzuplkffxq9eu.jpg) http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/2388/dsc04727anbhafcvhzpy5sv.th.jpg (http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04727anbhafcvhzpy5sv.jpg) http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1774/dsc04732z2t1qvok4akb4js.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04732z2t1qvok4akb4js.jpg) http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/8209/dsc04734rgsqqvxurfoz7wr.th.jpg (http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04734rgsqqvxurfoz7wr.jpg) http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7372/dsc04772l5vfj3csy0du1ss.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04772l5vfj3csy0du1ss.jpg) http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8238/dsc04735mge2gs77jy507ns.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04735mge2gs77jy507ns.jpg)

Fudu Mansion Tower, this project may have been proposed in the plots recently cleared after the removal of all those shipyards. It looks to be very tall!
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6548/1841531145629355ucv5zkjb5hs920.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1841531145629355ucv5zkjb5hs920.jpg)

There are supposed to be many projects around Bei Wai Tian twins, including a supertall, and an interesting project of three big towers next to North Bund Tower... I wonder how longer are we going to wait before this area starts booming!
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/8716/nba10mq.th.jpg (http://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nba10mq.jpg) http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/9766/nba25ts.th.jpg (http://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nba25ts.jpg)http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2892/nba30sg.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nba30sg.jpg)

Another nice project
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9879/main3pic179bvfecis6t8rp.th.gif (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=main3pic179bvfecis6t8rp.gif) http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/295/main402piclj32xsnce6wr3ho.th.gif (http://img64.imageshack.us/my.php?image=main402piclj32xsnce6wr3ho.gif)

This tower is proposed along Nanjing Road, that's all what I know about it
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7633/1788nanjingwestroadshanghaioff.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1788nanjingwestroadshanghaioff.jpg)

This little one is approved to be build very close to Oriental Pearl TV tower, don't know where exactly.
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9674/yuwmvl8xdyb6jx6ut0ko7at.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yuwmvl8xdyb6jx6ut0ko7at.jpg)

Tower 120m tall
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/5986/120m6gw.th.jpg (http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=120m6gw.jpg)

Project next to World Plaza
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5106/0123386b6em.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0123386b6em.jpg)

I love this one, I have seen this render posted in so many forums... but I have never got any piece of info about it :(
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6737/pvlfiyjmjgzoqceqepgaw4jfi3tx.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pvlfiyjmjgzoqceqepgaw4jfi3tx.jpg)

Pudong Hotel
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1645/pudonghotel2bc.th.jpg (http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudonghotel2bc.jpg)

The render says it all...
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4488/18415311377513975ak.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18415311377513975ak.jpg)

Unknown projects
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/2330/18415311377497143mx.th.jpg (http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18415311377497143mx.jpg) http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6207/729660767px.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=729660767px.jpg) http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/8876/413506567jl.th.jpg (http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=413506567jl.jpg) http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/541/904735487fh.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=904735487fh.jpg)

[avcellvs]

Shanghai fan, a few precisions :

The alternate project for the X3-2 tower is in fact one of the candidate (with the Fudu Mansion Tower) for the the X3-3 plot. As construction began will soon now which one was choosen.


http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yuwmvl8xdyb6jx6ut0ko7at.jpg

This boring box is a project for the B6-4 plot next to the Grand Mall in the very foreground of Lujiazui zone


http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=120m6gw.jpg

This one is the Standard Chartered Tower located in pudong, Century Avenue

After HSBC and Citibank, Standard Charted Bank will also have Shanghai-headquartered building of China Region with its own name. Yesterday, it signed the Intention of Lujiazui Financial Trade Zone D3-5 Land Parcel (Lujiazui Development Tower) Naming and Building Utilization with Shanghai Lujiazui Financial Trade Zone Development Co., Ltd (600663). Standard Chartered Bank is expected to make the investment of more than US$40 million (about RMB320 million) to settle down this building in the way of leasing and purchasing and win the right to name this building.

Standard Chartered Bank Tower is estimated to be completed by 2008, when its general agency of China Region, Shanghai Branch and its associated institutions will move into this building. Standard Chartered Bank Tower, together with Shanghai Securities Mansion, China Insurance Building, China Development Bank Tower and Pudong Development Bank Tower forms the building complex. This project covers an area of 6 thousand square meters and has the total building area of 43,000 square meters with the building height of 120 meters of 26 floors aboveground and 3 floors underground.

Yang Xiaoming, Chairman of Lujiazui Company told reporter that the pairs have met together at the early of 2005 and conducted negotiations with headquarter of China Region of Standard Charted Bank for many times on the issues of right of naming, utilization area, construction standard and quality. Lujiazui Company will make the investment of RMB1 billion to wholly complete the construction of this building at the early of 2008 and meet the various construction standards proposed by Standard Chartered Bank for the operation of regional headquarter of multinational bank.

Shanghai is not only the area with most thriving economy and largest potential, but also the headquarter of China Region of Standard Charted Bank. The signature of the intention represents Standard Chartered Bank intents to further enlarge the investment in China to vigorously develop business in China.Zeng Jingxuan, President of China Region of Standard Chartered Bank.

It was learned that Shanghai has identified recently that during the period of 11th Five-year Plan, Shanghai will build the framework of four centers on finance, trade, ship delivery and economy to increase the comprehensive competitive capacities of Shanghai as internationalized city. In virtue of Pudong being the trial area of national comprehensive supporting reform, Lujiazui financial center will take building Financial Cityas objective and make all-out efforts on developing modern service industry with the finance as the core.
Currently, Lujiazui financial center has congregated domestic and foreign funded financial institutions and the exchange centers of securities, futures, diamond, property right, real estate and talent and attracted more than 5,600 functional enterprises to settle down. After a large number of world famous banks such as HSBC, Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank and the headquarters of multinationals, Lujiazui is bound to be the core functional area of modern service industry with most vigorous innovation, most developed economy and most improved environment.the related principal of Pudong New Area government.


http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0123386b6em.jpg

This is the HongYi Building, it's already topped out.


http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=413506567jl.jpg

These twins are a project for Puxi's Shangri-La Hotel, in the Jingan district close the Park Place yad and the Plazza 66

[Urban Zombie®]

Qazaq posted this in Skyscrapercity a couple of weeks ago. This may be a never-built project for Shanghai Expo area, but who knows...

People's Tower (Shanghai World Abundant Culture Tower/上海世博文化塔 )

588m and 144 floors
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/PeoplesTower1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/PeoplesTower2.jpg

Yeah, I don't know about this one. I searched extensively online in both chinese and english sites, but all I came up with was a one paragraph article from 2004--minus the pictures even. I don't want to spoil the mood, but it looks like there hasn't been any word at all about this for two years.

[Shanghai_Fan]

Oh, thank you, avcellvss. I'll post more unknown renders, you may be able to help to identify more ones!

I really hope they don't choose that boring proposal for the B6-4 project, the proposal which looks like a flame is so cute...
It's sad to know that the Fudu Mansion Tower will have to compete against the old X3-2 project. Two amazing projects but only one of them will become real :(

More unknown projects

Ascendas Plaza
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1517/ascendasplaza4ba.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ascendasplaza4ba.jpg)

YouYou Square
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4765/youyousquare016mp.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=youyousquare016mp.jpg) http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2103/youyousquare020my.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=youyousquare020my.jpg)

I saved this as "Harmony City", I think that it is a possible design for the tower proposed at WeiTanYuan redevelopment
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3859/0127a1874qr.jpg

Other unknown ones
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/951/18415311377486864yf.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18415311377486864yf.jpg) http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/6494/563548307ps.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=563548307ps.jpg) http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8494/846917743xk.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=846917743xk.jpg) http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/4193/200605271706370ld.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200605271706370ld.jpg) http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/904/p1104spf1pzgmykkj0xe.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1104spf1pzgmykkj0xe.jpg)

[avcellvs]

It's sad to know that the Fudu Mansion Tower will have to compete against the old X3-2 project. Two amazing projects but only one of them will become real

Don't. The Fudu Mansion project is for the X3-3 plot not for the X3-2 plot.

[Shanghai_Fan]

^^ I thought that the Global Financial Building was being built at X3-3 plot... The X3-1 is the remaining one where I don't what is going up though, maybe here is where the GFB is located instead?

[avcellvs]

Yes, The Global Financial Building will be buit on the X3-1 plot.

[Shanghai_Fan]

Future City
250m and 52 floors
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Another unknown render
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4537/s7cswbzts1e5uglb2y0j8q6odc4ab.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s7cswbzts1e5uglb2y0j8q6odc4ab.jpg)

[Shanghai_Fan]

Shanghai Everbright City Tianmu Square

201m, 48 floors. Scheduled to be completed within 2008
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6396/813bs.th.jpg (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=813bs.jpg)

[giallo]

^ Totally awful

[colemonkee]

^ Agreed. The 1980's just called. They want their skyscraper back.

[Shanghai_Fan]

I hope it never gets built too :S

[Shanghai_Fan]

Concord World project, Jingan

According to Emporis:
Phase I: 2x 100m and 37 floor towers (completed in 1997)
Phase II: 4x 100m (approved)
Phase III: 1x 288m (approved)

We need info about this huge development...
I found two renders at John Martin's website, but this architect is not supposed to be involved, so it may be an old rejected proposal for the phase three tower.

http://www.johnmartin.com/projects/images/00000098.gif

http://www.johnmartin.com/projects/images/00000099.gif

http://www.johnmartin.com/projects/international/005.htm

[Pandemonious]

^Oh, how cute, they bought their skyscraper a big gaudy hat...:rolleyes:

[giallo]

I'll always applaud Shanghai for taking architectual risks, but with it comes a huge downside. I hope that this Queen Elizabeth of buildings never sees the light of day.

[Urban Zombie®]

^Actually I think the building would be all right if it weren't for that top hat up top--Fred Astaire was never huge over here, so there really is no reason to build a monument for him. Otherwise I like the look of the rest of the building.

[staff]

I also admire Shanghai for the risk-taking mentality when it comes to architecture - and even if there's a downside of it, the overall quality of the new building designs in Shanghai has been really high.

[giallo]

It's just that Shanghai has this weird fasination with putting eccentric hats on top of their buildings. Leave that to the british royals.

I admit that the building would look nice without the hat. The same can't be said for Queen Elizabeth II.

[Fabb]

Concord World project, Jingan

According to Emporis:
Phase I: 2x 100m and 37 floor towers (completed in 1997)
Phase II: 4x 100m (approved)
Phase III: 1x 288m (approved)

Interesting.

Future city looks very promising as well.

[Shanghai_Fan]

Wow, look at that huge area which has been cleared in the south of the Bund, near Jie Shi Tower. The pic was taken yesterday:

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/1662/cimg4013qj7.jpg
Pic by Ysh

What's going on over there? Any highrise proposal?
BTW, since Lujiazui is totally full already there should be launched a new CBD for massive skyscraping construction within 2010, don't you think so?

[Fabb]

BTW, since Lujiazui is totally full already there should be launched a new CBD for massive skyscraping construction within 2010

It's doesn't look full.
It's not nearly as dense of the business districts of NYC and HK.