SHENZHEN | Ping An International Finance Centre | 1,929 FT / 588 M | 115 FLOORS - Page 27

wilfredo267 · #**521** Posted **Jan 31, 2015, 1:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by gramsjdg

better no spire than to have an un-cladded spire like the monstrosity on top of 1WTC...

Not in this case.

davidinasia · #**522** Posted **Feb 10, 2015, 9:34 AM**

Not sure if this has been posted yet, from Vincent Loy's blog.

Design-mind · #**523** Posted **Feb 10, 2015, 7:37 PM**

So glad they went with the silver instead of the gold columns. This looks gorgeous in the silver!

Welcome2Boise · #**524** Posted **Feb 10, 2015, 7:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Design-mind

So glad they went with the silver instead of the gold columns. This looks gorgeous in the silver!

Agree, gold would have been tacky. This looks great so far. Still fuming about the spire though

excel · #**525** Posted **Feb 11, 2015, 5:28 AM**

This thing is best.

muppet · #**526** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 10:59 AM**

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...181902&page=85

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muppet · #**527** Posted **Feb 16, 2015, 11:15 AM**

Shenzhen- China by frank_huot, on Flickr

hunser · #**528** Posted **Feb 27, 2015, 7:29 PM**

m.focus.cn/sz/zixun/6062970/

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Shenzhen's tallest building 60 meters short of the aviation industry as a high limit adjustment

February 25, 2015 Southern Metropolis Daily

"Design 660 meters, is now 600 meters." Earlier users post, said, originally designed for 660-meter-high safe financial center, the final height will be locked in the 600 meters. Southern Reporter confirmed the news from the authorities. The height of the "shrink", allegedly because of the high limit due to aviation.
Ping Financial Center project with a total construction area of 460,700 square meters, the project investment of not less than 50 billion yuan, will be built as the headquarters of China's Ping An and Shenzhen to become the financial industry and urban construction of a new milestone. According to the design plan was announced, the main height of 588.45 meters, the design height of 660.00 meters: the first will be built in China, the world's second tallest building. In July last year, the project had already exceeded the Beijing-based, to become the tallest skyscraper in Shenzhen. December 29, 2014 afternoon, the concrete core wall structure of the project 555.5 m official cap. As the project's general contractor in the construction of the media to participate in a game of capping ceremony to announce the project will be fully completed in April 2016, after the completion of the total height will reach 600 meters.
"Others have not changed, in fact, the original antenna withdrawal", the Southern reporter was informed that the 60 meters short of the main spire is canceled "antenna" means the body does not affect the original design. Official said, mainly because of the height limit due to aviation.
Temporarily adjust the height, this is not the first high-rise buildings facing this problem. Guangzhou landmark waistline, for example, the international competition program to determine the height of 610 meters. And after the completion of the airport air traffic control authorities to assess and coordinate with the government, reduced to 600 meters below. The main way to reduce, but also cut the antenna. This had a cost of more than ten million more, schedule delays for months

MolsonExport · #**529** Posted **Feb 27, 2015, 7:41 PM**

Shit, that is farking tall.

forj · #**530** Posted **Feb 27, 2015, 9:35 PM**

I might be off here but it's gotta be pretty close.. this seems like what we would end up with without the spire.. Definitely a bummer

H-TownChris · #**531** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 2:49 PM**

That really sucks, really messed up the building...

muppet · #**532** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 6:51 PM**

whiteford · #**533** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 2:44 AM**

its still going to look great. the needle will be gone but i bet they keep the mount for it and have a very short point. that would still be awesome and look great