SHANGHAI | World Financial Center | 1,614 FT / 492 M | 101 FLOORS - Page 51

Hoodrat · #**1001** Posted **Jun 16, 2006, 4:59 AM**

wow!

nice shot.

Fabb · #**1002** Posted **Jun 16, 2006, 6:02 AM**

About six floors of cladding. Good !

choyak1 · #**1003** Posted **Jun 16, 2006, 6:17 AM**

No why does the WFC appear skinnier than Jin Mao? at least it appears that way, or is it just the perspective??

giallo · #**1004** Posted **Jun 16, 2006, 6:24 AM**

Someone posted the width of the two buildings a few pages back and I think they were almost the exact same with SWFC being a tad wider.

giallo · #**1005** Posted **Jun 20, 2006, 7:45 AM**

Jun 19

You can now see the zipper

Fabb · #**1006** Posted **Jun 20, 2006, 8:50 AM**

The construction may accelerate as the tower gets thinner.

bobdreamz · #**1007** Posted **Jun 20, 2006, 9:11 AM**

thanks for the pics giallo...the tower is getting interesting now with the zipper!

NEWNANGuy · #**1008** Posted **Jun 20, 2006, 3:33 PM**

hey guys i have not been constantly following this one, so im sure this is old news but: is it just me or does anyone else like the old design with the circular hole more than the new one with the rectangular hole. when did they change the design and was there any particular reason why?

starvinggryphon · #**1009** Posted **Jun 20, 2006, 6:50 PM**

I believe it's because the old tower design with the circular opening looked a little too Japanese in design (the rising sun evident on the flag), and if you remember what the Empire of Japan did to China in the last century leading up to WWII........well let's just say it wasn't a good thing. The redesign incorporates a more Chinese approach. Well anyway, this is what I heard.

Fabb · #**1010** Posted **Jun 20, 2006, 8:44 PM**

I also suspect technical considerations about the feasibility (or the cost) of the circular opening.

HomeInMyShoes · #**1011** Posted **Jun 20, 2006, 8:53 PM**

I thought I heard the change was due to costs associated with the circular opening. I liked the circular opening more. Emporis (those bastards) still have the designers saying costs and easier implementation.

witchypoo · #**1012** Posted **Jun 20, 2006, 9:09 PM**

Maybe there'll be a surprise design change for the top, only to be revealed in the construction itself.

Chad · #**1013** Posted **Jun 21, 2006, 7:58 AM**

Increadible.

giallo · #**1014** Posted **Jun 29, 2006, 2:07 PM**

Jun 29

The core is eye level with the Hyatt lobby at the 54th floor of the Jin Mao Tower

Biff · #**1015** Posted **Jun 29, 2006, 5:29 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by giallo

Jun 29

It still seems that the amount of floor space available is pretty small compared the the size of the building. Maybe it's just the way it looks, but the the floor space to core ratio looks pretty even.

Man...this building is going to appear skinny. If you compare it to the height of Jin Mao knowing that it will be a fair bit taller. Sheesh...what an amazing building.

Fabb · #**1016** Posted **Jun 29, 2006, 7:28 PM**

The view from the Hyatt lobby is amazing !

blueberry · #**1017** Posted **Jun 29, 2006, 10:45 PM**

wow. just wow.

i love this supertall. i don't care if it's not the tallest, it's definitely going to be the sexiest tower for a long time.

and i may be a minority here, but i actually like the revised, trapezoidal opening much better than the circle. the circle was cool at first but then they muddled it up with the skybridge, and i think it would have looked a bit kitsche. also, i think the circle would have lessened the vertical impact of the tower. the trapezoidal opening "blends" better in my opinion.

but wow, the tower is going up super fast. congrats to shanghai.

WonderlandPark · #**1018** Posted **Jun 30, 2006, 1:21 AM**

Wow, moving fast now. That view is amazing, what a tower.

soonermeteor · #**1019** Posted **Jun 30, 2006, 1:54 AM**

I had no idea it was going to be a twin of Jin Mao...... a picture of the two together will be incredible when the WFC is finished.

Slugbelch · #**1020** Posted **Jun 30, 2006, 3:18 AM**

Please don't fall. No delays!