New super tallest tower in Shanghai by Gensler

Project: Shanghai Tower

Location: Shanghai, China
Designed by Gensler
Date of estimated completion: 2014
Hight: 632m
Website: www.gensler.com

This New super tallest tower in Shanghai by Gensler as amazing project. Shanghai Tower is located in the Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, an area of Shanghai that was farmland eighteen years ago. Most people will probably ask why build a tower so high when you can build 3 smaller towers at a smaller price (and yes the space is there), or how does it relate to the street, etc.

Shanghai Tower contains Class-A office space, entertainment venues, retail, a conference center, a luxury hotel and cultural amenity spaces. The tower will be registered for a high level of building certification from the China Green Building Committee and the U.S. Green Building Council.

“We hope Shanghai Tower inspires new ideas about what sustainable tall buildings can be,” said Art Gensler, FAIA, Chairman of Gensler. “We’ve lined the perimeter of the tower, top to bottom, with public spaces, and we’ve integrated strategic environmental thinking into every move. The tower is a stage that comes to life through the presence of people.”