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official
name
: Taipei 101
location
: Taipei, Taiwan
building
function
: Office
architectural
height
: 508 m
number
of
storeys
: 101
status
: Completed
completion
: 2004
architect
: C.Y. Lee & Partners
structural
engineer
: Thornton Tomasetti; Evergreen Engineering
structural
system
: Outriggered frame system/composite
Taipei 101: architectural and structural information
The 101-storey, 508 m high Taipei 101 in Taipei (Taiwan) was designed by C.Y. Lee &
Partners. It is a composite building with an outriggered frame system. Its aspect ratio
is approximately 9. The Taipei 101 gained the title of “the world's tallest building” in
2004 and it is the first building to have exceeded the half kilometre limit.
The Taipei 101, with a design inspired by the form of bamboo, has a ground floor
with a 63.5×63.5 m square cross-section, then a 25-storey pyramid form on top of
which are 8 modules consisting of 8-storey truncated inverted pyramids (slightly
outward sloping towards the top). The top of the building is in the shape of a 12-storey
truncated inverted pyramid. According to Chinese belief, the number 8 is identified
with wealth and abundance. The floor-to-floor height is 4.2 m.
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