About

Member Since: 2010

Member Offices: Shanghai

Website: http://www.shanghaitower.com.cn/enversion/index.asp

Shanghai Tower Construction and Development Co., Ltd. was set up on 2007. Shanghai Tower aims to become a landmark building, powered by the funding, technology and experience of its shareholders.

The tower is fully conversant with market demand, and completes the functional allocation of a high-rise, making it a respectable, green, vertical city. The staff pursues the “highest,noblest and most exquisite” design and development objectives for Shanghai Tower with the corporation spirit of “passion, harmony, innovation, and practicality”.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Construction / Contractor; Developer; Financial Industry; Owner (Buildings, Land); Property Management

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Shanghai Tower
632 m / 2,073  ft
2 Qingdao Hai Tian Center
368.9 m / 1,210  ft

Awards

Qingdao Hai Tian

Winner: Qingdao Hai Tian

Best Tall Building, by Region, Asia 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Ming Yan

Ming Yan

CTBUH China Office Board, 2022 – Present

Shanghai

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

03 November 2016

A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower

As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...

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Research

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

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Research

03 January 2022

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2021: A State of Current Construction

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall...

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Associated companies

RANK
Name
Height
1 Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft

2 Qingdao Hai Tian Center

369 m / 1,210 ft

Statistics

Average Building Age*

6 Years

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use (100%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (100%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 2 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 2 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Xue Mei

Executive Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development

Jun Sun

Ming Yan

Secretary of the Party Committee & Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development

Ctbuh Leaders At Shanghai Tower Construction & Development

CTBUH China Office Board, 2022 – Present

Ming Yan

Secretary of the Party Committee & Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development

03 November 2016

A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower

As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...

03 November 2016

2016 Awards - Session 3 Q&A

Alexander Durst, Chief Development Officer, The Durst Organization; Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group; Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D; Grant Uhlir, Managing Director,...

03 November 2016

Interview: Shanghai Tower

Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...

18 October 2016

CTBUH Video Interview – Andrew Nicholson

Andrew Nicholson of CBRE is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Andrew discusses the building management of the Shanghai Tower.

17 October 2016

Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism

Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...

17 October 2016

Mixed Use Tall Buildings – The Challenges and Benefits of Vertical Urbanization

Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Samuel So, JLL, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 3c: Building Operation. China is the global epicenter of...

17 October 2016

Panel Discussion: Future Cities: What are the Biggest Threats and Opportunities?

Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. A panel discussing the challenges of growing urban populations throughout the globe.

17 October 2016

CTBUH Video Interview – Jianping Gu

Jianping Gu of Shanghai Tower Construction & Development is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jianping discusses the economics of constructing...

17 October 2016

CTBUH Video Interview – Claude Bojer Godefroy

Claude Bojer Godefroy of Henning Larsen Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Claude discusses the design process for interior...

18 September 2014

Construction Technology and Management Innovation in Shanghai Tower

The extreme height and unusual shape of the Shanghai Tower are factors that require additional considerations in terms of construction feasibility. By performing extensive data...

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

Tarek Hassan, Yehia El-Ezaby & Charles Malek, rector Dar Al Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

03 January 2022

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2021: A State of Current Construction

CTBUH Research

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall...

20 March 2020

Interactive Study on The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now

CTBUH Research

This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...

31 January 2019

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in Numbers: 2018 Year in Review

CTBUH Research

In 2018, 143 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is a slight decrease from 2017’s record-breaking total of 147, and it...

30 July 2018

World’s Tallest Buildings with Dampers

CTBUH Research

As tall buildings continue to be built in seismically-active and cyclone-prone areas, the need to augment the structures of these buildings with dynamic modification devices...

01 March 2017

Foundation Differential Settlement Included Time-dependent Elevation Control for Supertall Structures

Xin Zhao, Tongji University; Shehong Liu, Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.

Due to the time-dependent properties of materials, structures, and loads, accurate time-dependent effects analysis and precise construction controls are very significant for rational analysis and...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Shanghai Tower Construction & Development

CTBUH President Returns to China, Speaking in Four Cities and Sitting on International Design Competition Jury

14 June 2023

In early June 2023, CTBUH President Dr. Antony Wood and CTBUH Asia Regional Director Dr. Peng Du traveled to China and spoke at events in four cities: Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Wuxi, and Shanghai. At each event, the CTBUH mission and upcoming CTBUH conferences in Asia were introduced, and Wood gave a presentation on "10 Principles for a New High Rise Architecture."

CTBUH China Hosts Tall Building Symposium

19 June 2018

CTBUH China held its board meeting at Tongji University in Shanghai, which was followed by a half-day symposium titled "The Future of Vertical Cities"

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

Shanghai Tower Signboard Ceremony

13 May 2016

CTBUH joined Shanghai Tower officials in unveiling the commemorative signboard designating Shanghai Tower as the tallest building in China.

CTBUH China Office Kicks Off

18 March 2015

The CTBUH China Office / Asia Headquarters officially launched at CAUP at Tongji University with the inaugural board meeting and a reception

Shanghai Tower Technical Tour Report

19 September 2014

The construction tour of the impressive Shanghai Tower allowed delegates to ascend to the 119th-floor observatory, as well as explore a finished 12-story atrium.