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NYC4Life · #**861** Posted **Oct 12, 2010, 5:52 PM**

This tower along with the Jin Mao and WFC will be an incredible trio of supertalls.

steveve · #**862** Posted **Oct 12, 2010, 8:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYC4Life

This tower along with the Jin Mao and WFC will be an incredible trio of supertalls.

Yeah... it's gonna be a hotspot for skyscrapers! (and photography!)

It's funny how the Jin Mao will, in a sense, feel out of place when all is complete.. it might even look dated too (surrounded by glass towers). not to mention, it'll probably look really short compared to Shanghai tower

Innsertnamehere · #**863** Posted **Oct 13, 2010, 12:34 AM**

the 3 towers are supposed to represent past(Jin Mao), present,(WFC) and future(shanghai tower). so no wonder that the Jin Mao tower looks dated!

xiahoudun · #**864** Posted **Oct 17, 2010, 10:34 PM**

I just came back from Shanghai. The pictures below were taken by me on 6th of October.

The picture below was taken on 30th of September from the 100th floor of the SWFC. Sorry about the bad quality.

xiahoudun · #**865** Posted **Oct 17, 2010, 10:53 PM**

On the 13th of October I went to the Bund (Puxi-side of the river). If you walk to the southern area the cranes are clearly visible.

DigitalNinja · #**866** Posted **Oct 17, 2010, 11:56 PM**

When I was on the SWFC I couldn't see the construction for this development but it looks amazing, anyone know if the observation deck will be higher than SWFC one?

Infernal_Elf · #**867** Posted **Oct 23, 2010, 4:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYC4Life

This tower along with the Jin Mao and WFC will be an incredible trio of supertalls.

yes indeed the way Shanghai has done it is very unique.
considering that all of them has taken records and are way close to each other.
and each design is very unique.

i guess the observation deck will be higher but they might go for very exclusive apartments or offices this time

BStyles · #**868** Posted **Nov 2, 2010, 2:11 PM**

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JDRCRASH · #**869** Posted **Nov 2, 2010, 2:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by DigitalNinja

When I was on the SWFC I couldn't see the construction for this development but it looks amazing, anyone know if the observation deck will be higher than SWFC one?

Yes it will be higher.

kiwi4life · #**870** Posted **Nov 4, 2010, 12:58 AM**

i like this tower it has a really neat design to it, cant wait to see it when its finished

vicfong · #**871** Posted **Nov 5, 2010, 4:51 PM**

Wonder when Shanghai is going to overtake Dubai in having the tallest building in the world

OneWorldTradeCenter · #**872** Posted **Nov 5, 2010, 6:10 PM**

Hasn't the ST a concrete core, or is it a steel core sourrounded by concrete like we have it at One WTC?

BStyles · #**873** Posted **Nov 5, 2010, 9:23 PM**

Reinforced concrete and steel, but not with the "moment frame" method like on 1WTC(the core will rise faster on this building, as opposed to it lagging several stories below the floors).

Shanghai isn't surpassing Dubai with the tallest, especially not with Shanghai Tower. ST is 2,073, while Burj is 2,717. I'm half and half about Jeddah Tower.

This tower finds elegance where towers like 1WTC and SWFC have gained it. It will look beautiful even if its not the tallest, which is why developers don't try to bump up the height.

Troubadour · #**874** Posted **Nov 6, 2010, 1:56 AM**

Is it an optical illusion, or is the core of this building bigger than 1 WTC?

CloserToTheSky · #**875** Posted **Nov 11, 2010, 8:13 PM**

Mighty building!

Innsertnamehere · #**876** Posted **Nov 11, 2010, 8:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by BStyles

Reinforced concrete and steel, but not with the "moment frame" method like on 1WTC(the core will rise faster on this building, as opposed to it lagging several stories below the floors).

Shanghai isn't surpassing Dubai with the tallest, especially not with Shanghai Tower. ST is 2,073, while Burj is 2,717. I'm half and half about Jeddah Tower.

This tower finds elegance where towers like 1WTC and SWFC have gained it. It will look beautiful even if its not the tallest, which is why developers don't try to bump up the height.

+1

this is 1 million times better than the burj dubai, IMO, and deserves the title "the worlds tallest building" much more than the burj dubai.

James Bond Agent 007 · #**877** Posted **Nov 12, 2010, 1:21 AM**

Damn, this is another one of those "I can't believe they're starting to build this."

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**878** Posted **Nov 12, 2010, 1:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Troubadour

Is it an optical illusion, or is the core of this building bigger than 1 WTC?

optical illusion

Aleks · #**879** Posted **Nov 12, 2010, 5:50 AM**

how do you know? unless we have measurements we couldn't know (unless someone has been both towers at the ground level stage). Engineer's could in-fact have made the core thicker. The floorplates of this tower are much bigger than 1WTC, plus these skyscrapers are designed with safety in mind. The Shanghai WFC's architects/engineers added the giant crossbeams to the core after 9/11, I don't see why they wouldn't design something much safer for this tower.

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Originally Posted by James Bond Agent 007

Damn, this is another one of those "I can't believe they're starting to build this."

mod again? i agree!

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**880** Posted **Nov 12, 2010, 12:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Aleks

how do you know? unless we have measurements we couldn't know (unless someone has been both towers at the ground level stage). Engineer's could in-fact have made the core thicker. The floorplates of this tower are much bigger than 1WTC, plus these skyscrapers are designed with safety in mind. The Shanghai WFC's architects/engineers added the giant crossbeams to the core after 9/11, I don't see why they wouldn't design something much safer for this tower

i dont though by judging the scale of the core as opposed to the size of the cars and concrete trucks it doesnt look as large as 1 WTC.