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Height
1
To Tip:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
729 m
/ 2,392 ft
2
Architectural:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."
729 m
/ 2,392 ft
3
Occupied:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
592.8 m
/ 1,945 ft
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2
3
Floors
Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).
137
Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.
5
Official Name
The current legal building name.
Century Plaza
Type
Complex
Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished
Never Completed
Country
City
Function
hotel / office / residential
# of Apartments
706
# of Hotel Rooms
276
# of Parking Spaces
1,500
Map of Buildings in Complex
Note: Only buildings that have GPS coordinates recorded are displayed.
List of Buildings in Complex
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RANK
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Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzhou Zhongnan Center | - |
729 m / 2,392 ft |
137 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
| 2 | Century Plaza North Tower | - |
400 m / 1,312 ft |
N/A | N/A |
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17 October 2016
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Research
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Analysis of Pile Foundations and Load Tests
Jiangbin Wu, Weidong Wang, Yuting Huang, Xiangjun Wang & Shubo Nie, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
This chapter describes the pile design and the static loading tests of the megatall Suzhou Zhongnan Center tower and its deep basement. Large-diameter and super-long...
Videos
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...
18 September 2014
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18 September 2014
Analysis of Pile Foundations and Loading Test of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Zhongnan Center is located on soft soil deposits in Suzhou, China and is currently under construction. This presentation describes the pile design and the...
18 September 2014
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Foundation Pit Support Design and Environment Protection Measure of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Suzhou Zhongnan Center excavation site is very large, very deep, and has complex surrounding environmental conditions. Hydrogeological conditions and other unfavorable factors have brought...
18 September 2014
Structural Design Challenges of Zhongnan Center
This presentation will give an overview of the following solutions used to address the structural challenges of the Zhongnan Center: a foundation to support the...
18 September 2014
The MEP Design Challenges of a Mega Tall Building in China – the Suzhou Zhongnan Center
Design challenges from MEP perspective for the Zhongnan Center arise from the need for a safe, reliable, high tech, green, sustainable, user-friendly building. The devised...
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2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 2 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 2 Questions & Answers session with speakers Jiemin Ding, TJAD, Weiguo Chen, Zhongnan Group, and Guangjing Sha,...
Research
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Analysis of Pile Foundations and Load Tests
Jiangbin Wu, Weidong Wang, Yuting Huang, Xiangjun Wang & Shubo Nie, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
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Comparative Study of Zhongnan Center Under Earthquake and Wind
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16 September 2014
Core Structural Design and Optimization
Guangjing Sha, Zhongnan Construction Group Co.; Xin Zhao & Fang Xu, Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd., Ltd.; Tao Shi, Department of Civil Engineering, Tongji University
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16 September 2014
Design and Environmental Protection Measures During Excavation
Qiping Weng, R.B. Liu, Weidong Wang & Z.H. Wu, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
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16 September 2014
Design Challenges of the 3 Tallest Buildings in North/ East/ South China
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16 September 2014
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16 September 2014
Designing a Megatall for Lateral Stability and Settlement
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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.
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The tour started at Suzhou Zhongnan Center and continued to one of the two International Fortune Plaza towers, which had just had its topping-out ceremony the day prior.
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On a second intensive journey inside six months, Executive Director Antony Wood traveled to China to make additional connections and develop further support.