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official
name
: Shanghai World Financial Center
location
: Shanghai, China
building
function
: Mixed-use (office, hotel)
architectural
height
: 492 m
number
of
storeys
: 101
status
: Completed
completion
: 2008
architect
: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Irie Miyake Architects and Engineers
structural
engineer
: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
structural
system
: Outriggered frame system/composite
(photos courtesy of Niels Jakob Darger)
Shanghai World Financial Center: architectural and structural information
The 101-storey, 492 m high Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) in Shanghai
(China) was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Irie Miyake Architects and
Engineers (
Figure 4.14
).
It is a composite building with an outriggered frame system.
Its aspect ratio is approximately 8.5. The SWFC was named as the winner of “Best Tall
Buildings 2008, Asia and Australasia” by CTBUH.
The SWFC has a square cross-section at ground level. The cross-section changes
from a square to a hexagon throughout the height of the building, ending at the top
of the building as a rectangle. At the point where it changes from a hexagon to a
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