GUANGZHOU | Chow Tai Fook Centre | 1,738 FT / 530 M | 111 FLOORS - Page 3

scalziand · #41 Posted: **Aug 15, 2011, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sid Vicious

any proof

The picture I posted showed a reactivation ceremony and renewed work on the foundation. Guess I should have mirrored the pic.

Fabb · #42 Posted: **Aug 17, 2011, 6:57 AM**

It's going to be a monumental tower.
The second setback mirrors the height of the West Tower. It's pretty much the only feature that makes them "twins".

Travis007 · #43 Posted: **Aug 17, 2011, 12:35 PM**

This is going to be quite an iconic view in a few years when this is complete.

Ehrgeiz91 · #44 Posted: **Aug 18, 2011, 12:44 AM**

Love this design... It's beautiful, and really simple. It seems relevant to the turn recent Asian* skyscraper design has taken.

scalziand · #45 Posted: **Oct 8, 2011, 10:20 PM**

CBTUH changed their status to 530m/111floors and U/C.
http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/building...uilding_id=176

scalziand · #46 Posted: **Oct 10, 2011, 7:21 AM**

Tower crane is back:

大家姐

scalziand · #47 Posted: **Oct 31, 2011, 2:09 AM**

Here we go:

罗生

whiteford · #48 Posted: **Nov 2, 2011, 7:09 PM**

oh god! another wonderful monster supertall for china. you guys are so freaking lucky over there.

Dylan Leblanc · #49 Posted: **Nov 3, 2011, 12:08 AM**

thanks for the update scalziand!

scalziand · #50 Posted: **Nov 9, 2011, 7:46 PM**

罗生

Kippis · #51 Posted: **Nov 10, 2011, 12:29 AM**

Great design on this tower, but I have to pose a really dumb question: Is this going to have actual tenants, or is it going to be empty like 90% of other towers that have gone up in recent years in China?

scalziand · #52 Posted: **Nov 15, 2011, 3:11 PM**

Ryen

Zapatan · #53 Posted: **Nov 16, 2011, 3:14 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kippis

Great design on this tower, but I have to pose a really dumb question: Is this going to have actual tenants, or is it going to be empty like 90% of other towers that have gone up in recent years in China?

yea, usually the government just puts them up for show

fountainkopf · #54 Posted: **Nov 17, 2011, 1:25 PM**

Will they be empty like the Empire State building was for the first two decades ?

hunser · #55 Posted: **Nov 17, 2011, 1:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by fountainkopf

Will they*ll be empty like the Empire State building was for the first two decades ?

Well I wouldn't be surprised. According to DER SPIEGEL some 70 million housing units in China are empty. And just yesterday the IMF warned China of a massive property bubble, which is going to burst eventually. It's only a matter of time...

Sorry for going OT.

scalziand · #56 Posted: **Nov 25, 2011, 1:53 AM**

hanjfcool

scalziand · #57 Posted: **Nov 27, 2011, 5:17 AM**

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meh_cd · #58 Posted: **Nov 27, 2011, 5:32 PM**

Interesting how China appears to be using a similar construction method on all of their new supertalls. Massive steel beams with concrete poured inside, yes?

scalziand · #59 Posted: **Nov 27, 2011, 10:00 PM**

hanjfcool

whiteford · #60 Posted: **Nov 28, 2011, 8:13 PM**

good to see this one going up. its going to be a breath taking tower. this will be one of china's best towers to date. it reminds me of the Aura tower going up in toronto. only three times the size lol