<em>China Best Tall Buildings: An Overview of 2016 China Skyscrapers</em> chronicles the inaugural China Awards process, endeavoring to capture the annual progress of tall building development in one of the world’s most active high-rise epicenters. The book highlights 2016 winners and nominees through rich descriptions supported with current and precise height data, including the 2016 Legacy Award winners, which recognize proven value and performance over the period time from China’s economic opening in 1978 to a point up to 10 years preceding the award year, all accompanied by stunning full-color photos and detailed drawings. Explore the innovations in engineering that are shaping China’s cities of the future.
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Completed | Architecturally Topped Out | Structurally Topped Out | Under Construction | On Hold | Never Completed | Proposed | Vision | Demolished |
# | Status | Building Name | City | m | ft | Floors | Completion | Material | Use | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | COM | Shanghai Tower | Shanghai (CN) | 632 | 2,073 | 128 | 2015 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
2 | COM | TAIPEI 101 | Taipei (CN) | 508 | 1,667 | 101 | 2004 | composite | Office | |
3 | COM | Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai (CN) | 492 | 1,614 | 101 | 2008 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
4 | UCT | International Land-Sea Center | Chongqing (CN) | 458.2 | 1,503 | 98 | 2024 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
5 | COM | Wuhan Tower | Wuhan (CN) | 443.1 | 1,454 | 88 | 2019 | composite | Hotel / Residential / Office | |
6 | COM | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai (CN) | 420.5 | 1,380 | 88 | 1999 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
7 | COM | Two International Finance Centre | Hong Kong (CN) | 412 | 1,352 | 88 | 2003 | composite | Office | |
8 | COM | CITIC Plaza | Guangzhou (CN) | 390.2 | 1,280 | 80 | 1996 | composite | Office | |
9 | OH | Forum 66 Tower 2 | Shenyang (CN) | 384 | 1,260 | 76 | - | composite | Office | |
9 | COM | Shun Hing Square | Shenzhen (CN) | 384 | 1,260 | 69 | 1996 | composite | Office | |
11 | COM | Central Plaza | Hong Kong (CN) | 373.9 | 1,227 | 78 | 1992 | concrete | Office | |
12 | COM | Bank of China Tower | Hong Kong (CN) | 367.4 | 1,205 | 72 | 1990 | composite | Office | |
13 | COM | 85 Sky Tower | Kaohsiung (CN) | 347.5 | 1,140 | 85 | 1997 | steel | Hotel / Office / Retail | |
14 | COM | The Center | Hong Kong (CN) | 346 | 1,135 | 73 | 1998 | steel | Office | |
15 | COM | Macau Tower | Macau (CN) | 338 | 1,109 | 61 | 2001 | concrete | Telecommunications / Observation | |
16 | COM | Shimao International Plaza | Shanghai (CN) | 333.3 | 1,094 | 60 | 2006 | concrete | Hotel / Office / Retail | |
17 | COM | Wuxi Suning Plaza 1 | Wuxi (CN) | 328 | 1,076 | 67 | 2014 | composite | Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Office | |
18 | COM | Greenland Puli Center | Jinan (CN) | 303 | 994 | 61 | 2014 | composite | Office | |
18 | COM | Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Par… | Nanchang (CN) | 303 | 994 | 59 | 2015 | composite | Office | |
20 | COM | Shenzhen Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center | Shenzhen (CN) | 300.8 | 987 | 61 | 2015 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
21 | COM | R&F Yingkai Square | Guangzhou (CN) | 296.2 | 972 | 66 | 2014 | composite | Residential / Hotel / Office | |
22 | COM | Shaoxing Shimao Crowne Plaza | Shaoxing (CN) | 288 | 945 | 55 | 2012 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
23 | COM | Tomorrow Square | Shanghai (CN) | 284.6 | 934 | 60 | 2003 | concrete | Residential / Hotel / Office | |
24 | OH | Wuhan Tiandi Park Place Office Tower 1 | Wuhan (CN) | 283 | 928 | - | - | Office | ||
25 | COM | Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza | Zhengzhou (CN) | 280 | 919 | 56 | 2014 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
26 | COM | Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower | Nanchang (CN) | 268 | 879 | 56 | 2015 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
27 | COM | Fortune Financial Center | Beijing (CN) | 267 | 876 | 60 | 2014 | composite | Office | |
28 | COM | Changzhou Modern Media Center | Changzhou (CN) | 265.1 | 870 | 58 | 2013 | composite | Residential / Hotel / Office | |
29 | COM | Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza | Ningbo (CN) | 262.4 | 861 | 52 | 2015 | composite | Office | |
30 | COM | Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 2 | Shanghai (CN) | 260 | 853 | 58 | 2013 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
30 | COM | Beijing Greenland Center | Beijing (CN) | 260 | 853 | 55 | 2016 | composite | Residential / Office | |
32 | COM | Center 66 Office 1 | Wuxi (CN) | 250 | 820 | 44 | 2014 | composite | Office / Retail | |
33 | COM | Forebase Financial Plaza | Chongqing (CN) | 245.3 | 805 | 54 | 2014 | concrete | Hotel / Office | |
34 | COM | Global Harbor North Tower | Shanghai (CN) | 245 | 804 | 45 | 2014 | concrete | Serviced Apartments / Office / Retail | |
35 | COM | Asia Pacific Tower & Jinling Hotel | Nanjing (CN) | 242 | 794 | 57 | 2014 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
35 | COM | Dalian World Trade Center | Dalian (CN) | 242 | 794 | 50 | 2000 | steel | Office | |
37 | COM | Tianjin International Trade Tower 1 | Tianjin (CN) | 235 | 771 | 57 | 2014 | steel | Serviced Apartments / Retail | |
37 | COM | Changsha Xinhe Delta Office | Changsha (CN) | 235 | 771 | 47 | 2014 | composite | Office | |
39 | COM | CCTV Headquarters | Beijing (CN) | 234 | 768 | 54 | 2012 | composite | Office | |
40 | COM | Kingtown International Center | Nanjing (CN) | 231.2 | 759 | 56 | 2014 | composite | Hotel / Office | |
41 | COM | Taiping Finance Tower | Shenzhen (CN) | 228 | 748 | 48 | 2014 | composite | Office | |
41 | UC | Tianjin Kerry Center | Tianjin (CN) | 228 | 748 | 44 | 2024 | steel | Office | |
43 | COM | Bank of China Tower | Shanghai (CN) | 226.1 | 742 | 53 | 2000 | Office | ||
44 | COM | Hopewell Centre | Hong Kong (CN) | 222 | 728 | 64 | 1981 | concrete | Office | |
45 | COM | Pudong International Information Port | Shanghai (CN) | 211 | 692 | 41 | 2001 | steel | Office | |
46 | COM | Jing Guang Center | Beijing (CN) | 208 | 682 | 51 | 1990 | Residential / Hotel / Office | ||
47 | COM | J57 Mini Sky City | Changsha (CN) | 207.8 | 682 | 57 | 2015 | steel | Abandoned | |
48 | COM | Fuzhou Shenglong Financial Centre | Fuzhou (CN) | 206.6 | 678 | 47 | 2014 | composite | Office | |
49 | COM | Wangjing SOHO T3 | Beijing (CN) | 200 | 656 | 45 | 2014 | composite | Office | |
50 | COM | Oriental Financial Center | Shanghai (CN) | 199 | 653 | 31 | 2014 | composite | Office | |
51 | COM | Grand Hyatt Dalian | Dalian (CN) | 195.4 | 641 | 47 | 2014 | concrete | Residential / Hotel | |
52 | COM | Evergrande Huazhi Office Tower | Chengdu (CN) | 194.4 | 638 | 36 | 2015 | concrete | Office | |
53 | COM | Lujiazui Century Tower 1 | Shanghai (CN) | 190 | 623 | 41 | 2014 | concrete | Office | |
54 | COM | Agile Corporation Headquarters Tower | Guangzhou (CN) | 189.7 | 622 | 39 | 2014 | composite | Office | |
55 | COM | Lippo Tower | Hong Kong (CN) | 186 | 610 | 48 | 1988 | Office | ||
56 | COM | Shenzhen Development Bank | Shenzhen (CN) | 183.6 | 602 | 35 | 1996 | Office | ||
57 | COM | People's Daily New Headquarters | Beijing (CN) | 179.7 | 590 | 33 | 2015 | concrete | Office | |
58 | COM | Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation He… | Hong Kong (CN) | 178.8 | 587 | 43 | 1985 | steel | Office | |
59 | COM | China Resources Building | Hong Kong (CN) | 178 | 584 | 50 | 1983 | concrete | Office | |
60 | COM | Shanghai Center 1 | Wuxi (CN) | 167 | 548 | 42 | 2013 | Hotel / Office | ||
61 | COM | The Gloucester | Hong Kong (CN) | 164.2 | 539 | 41 | 2013 | concrete | Residential | |
62 | COM | The Wave of Science and Technology Park S01 R… | Jinan (CN) | 161.3 | 529 | 35 | 2014 | concrete | Office | |
63 | COM | International Foreign Trade Center | Shenzhen (CN) | 160 | 525 | 50 | 1985 | concrete | Hotel | |
64 | COM | Ding Sheng BHW Taiwan Central Plaza | Taichung (CN) | 158.9 | 521 | 36 | 2015 | steel | Office | |
65 | COM | Shenzhen Xinhe World Office Tower A | Shenzhen (CN) | 155.9 | 511 | 31 | 2015 | concrete | Office | |
66 | COM | Hua Nan Bank Headquarters | Taipei (CN) | 154.5 | 507 | 27 | 2014 | steel | Office | |
67 | COM | Dayong Commercial Center 1 | Shenzhen (CN) | 153.2 | 502 | 35 | 2015 | steel/concrete | Office | |
68 | COM | Jin Jiang Hotel | Shanghai (CN) | 153 | 502 | 46 | 1988 | Hotel | ||
69 | COM | Studio City | Macau (CN) | 152 | 499 | 32 | 2015 | concrete | Hotel / Casino | |
70 | COM | Guangzhou Development Center Building | Guangzhou (CN) | 150 | 492 | 37 | 2004 | Office | ||
70 | COM | Guangming Building | Shanghai (CN) | 150 | 492 | 34 | 2008 | steel | Office | |
72 | COM | WPP Campus | Shanghai (CN) | 149.6 | 491 | 31 | 2015 | concrete | Office / Retail | |
73 | COM | Huamao Tower 1 | Huizhou (CN) | 149 | 489 | 34 | 2013 | Office | ||
74 | COM | Shanghai Arch | Shanghai (CN) | 143.7 | 471 | 29 | 2014 | concrete | Office | |
75 | COM | Bund SOHO Building C | Shanghai (CN) | 135.6 | 445 | 31 | 2015 | composite | Office | |
76 | COM | OLIV | Hong Kong (CN) | 135.6 | 445 | 25 | 2014 | concrete | Retail | |
77 | COM | 5 Corporate Avenue | Shanghai (CN) | 134.6 | 441 | 27 | 2014 | concrete | Office | |
78 | COM | Hongkou SOHO | Shanghai (CN) | 133.5 | 438 | 29 | 2015 | concrete | Office | |
79 | COM | Huadong Electrical Power Distribution Buildin… | Shanghai (CN) | 125.5 | 412 | 26 | 1989 | concrete | Office | |
80 | COM | Colorful Yunnan • Flower City Tower A | Kunming (CN) | 124.8 | 409 | 27 | 2015 | composite | Hotel / Retail | |
81 | COM | Fake Hills Linear Tower | Beihai (CN) | 121 | 397 | 33 | 2014 | concrete | Residential | |
82 | COM | Xiamen World Overseas Chinese International C… | Xiamen (CN) | 112.8 | 370 | 23 | 2014 | steel | Office | |
83 | COM | JW Marriott Shenzhen Bao'an | Shenzhen (CN) | 112 | 367 | 23 | 2015 | concrete | Hotel | |
84 | COM | Shenye TaiRan Building | Shenzhen (CN) | 106 | 348 | 25 | 2012 | concrete | Office | |
85 | COM | 1700 Huangxing Road | Shanghai (CN) | 105.6 | 346 | 22 | 2014 | concrete | Office | |
86 | COM | Kunlun Hotel | Beijing (CN) | 102.1 | 335 | 28 | 1986 | Hotel | ||
87 | COM | Jing Mian Xin Cheng Tower | Beijing (CN) | 102 | 335 | 24 | 2013 | concrete | Office | |
88 | COM | White Swan Hotel | Guangzhou (CN) | 100 | 328 | 29 | 1983 | concrete | Hotel | |
89 | COM | Chongqing Land Group Headquarters | Chongqing (CN) | 98.6 | 323 | 20 | 2014 | composite | Office | |
90 | COM | Tao Zhu Yin Yuan | Taipei (CN) | 93.2 | 306 | 21 | 2020 | composite | Residential | |
91 | COM | Sunrise Kempinski Hotel | Beijing (CN) | 90.6 | 297 | 20 | 2014 | steel/concrete | Hotel | |
92 | COM | HVW Headquarters | Taoyuan (CN) | 82.6 | 271 | 19 | 2014 | concrete | Office | |
93 | COM | Mount Parker Residences | Hong Kong (CN) | 81.6 | 268 | 21 | 2014 | concrete | Residential |
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