Wuhan Greenland Center
| Wuhan Greenland Center | |
|---|---|
 The construction site of the 636 metre main tower, photo taken on Dec 27th, 2014. | |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Hotel, Residential, Office |
| Location | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Coordinates | 30°35′06″N 114°19′02″E / 30.5850°N 114.3172°E |
| Estimated completion | 2017[1] |
| Cost | $4.5 billion |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 636 m (2,087 ft) |
| Roof | 547 m (1,795 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 125 |
| Floor area | 303,275 m2 (3,264,420 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
| Developer | Greenland Group |
| Engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| References | |
| [2][3] | |
Wuhan Greenland Center[4] is a 636-metre-tall (2,087 ft) 125-storey skyscraper currently under construction in Wuhan, China.[1][5] In June 2011, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects in conjunction with Thornton Tomasetti Engineers won the design competition to build the tower for Greenland Group.[6] The design has many energy saving features.[6] The building's height was increased to 636 m, and the expected completion date is now 2017.[1][5]
Construction site panorama
History
- Dec 8, 2010, ceremony for construction held.[7]
- Jul 1, 2011, overall construction started.
- Jun 28, 2012, started building underground reinforcement structure.[8]
- Sep 12, 2012, started digging the base.[9]
- Jun 26, 2013, base completed.[10]
- Jan 4, 2014, first steel beams installed.[11]
- Jul 28, 2014, basement finished, above-ground construction started.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Wuhan Greenland Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ↑ "Wuhan Greenland Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
- ↑ "Wuhan Greenland Center". AS+GG. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ↑ Official English Name
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bloomberg News (2012-02-28). "Chinese Tower May Add Floors to Become World’s Tallest After Burj Khalifa". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Wins Competition to Design Wuhan Greenland Center, to Be the World's Fourth Tallest Building". AS+GG. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ↑ 武汉绿地国际金融城暨绿地中心开工奠基典礼举行
- ↑ 武汉绿地中心地下工程开工
- ↑ "中国第二"高武汉绿地中心项目开挖亚洲最大基坑
- ↑ 武汉绿地中心项目举行“百日会战”暨劳动竞赛启动仪式
- ↑ 武汉在建第一高楼现场绑活鸡祭祀钢柱(图)
- ↑ 世界第3高楼绿地中心主塔楼 “跃”出地面
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Coordinates: 30°35′06″N 114°19′02″E / 30.58500°N 114.31722°E