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Qingdao Agora
IMC Centre, Wanbang International Shipping Building
Building
Completed
2011
Office
Concrete-Steel Composite
238.3 m / 782 ft
52
4
1400
20
2.5 m/s
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Proposed
Construction Start
Completed
Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
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Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The CTBUH lists a project manager when a specific firm has been commissioned to oversee this aspect of a tall building’s design/construction. When the project management efforts are handled by the developer, main contract, or architect, this field will be omitted.
The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
Qingdao Agora’s design is grounded in the philosophy of portraying a multivalent cultural, social, and economic richness. The structure of the building is inspired by the Chinese tradition of scholar’s rocks, which are used as vehicles for meditation. Like a scholar’s rock or a natural crystalline structure, the glass building sits on a stone base that pitches and bends to create a setting for it. The formal representation of this concept is an angular stone podium which is carved and faceted to form entrances, and a prismatic glass tower sitting upon it.
In contrast to the stereotypical western concept of a tall building as a monolith representing a singular commercial interest, Qingdao Agora was designed to foster a self-sustaining economy and an increasing quality of life for the city’s inhabitants. It is a mixed-use site with residential space, office space, and an intimate-scale commercial street-level activity. The building contains functions to support the daily social and economic needs of its inhabitants—for example a day care, health club facilities, banks—which create a village center for the community.
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