While plans for a pair of one kilometre tall towers in Wuhan have been in the news recently, an 838 metre tall Chinese project announced last year and planned for completion by April 2014, appears to currently be serving as… Read More>>
Shanghai Tower Crane Operator Wins Photo Prize
A crane operator working on what will soon be China’s tallest building has won second prize in the Shanghai City photo contest, for his astonishing views of the city.
Wei Gensheng’s job swinging construction materials into place from atop the… Read More>>
Shanghai Tower Tops Out – Is Now China’s Tallest
A topping-out ceremony was held on Saturday for what is, for now, China’s tallest building when the final beam was hoisted to the top of the Shanghai Tower.
At 632 metres and 121 stories, the project will be second only… Read More>>
The Many Mysteries of Changsha’s 220-Storey, 270-Day Skyscraper
News this week that ground had been broken in Changsha for construction of the world’s tallest building brought media attention from around the world. And not all of the headlines were positive.
The decision by Changsha-based conglomerate Broad Sustainable Building… Read More>>