Skyscrapers come to change cities – Newsbeast



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Every day new building plans are being developed in some corner of the world and most are now looking higher and higher.

The man has always been passionate about her. breaking records and stable, a trend that cannot seem to be stopped.

Here we will talk about the spectacular skyscrapers that will arrive in 2021 to change the atmosphere of the cities that will host them.

They have been climbing higher and higher for years and 2021 is the year that it is expected to be ready.

They are not just another series of tall buildings, but members of the 100 tallest towers in the world, a golden list of skyscrapers that already exist, and others that are being prepared and will be completed in the coming years.

Our guide here is the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat), the institution that has established international standards for the measurement and definition of tall buildings.

It’s not just that it’s the most accurate database for any skyscraper discussion, it’s primarily that it acts as the body that attributes laurels to an architecture to enter the “tallest buildings in the world.”

So these are the projects we hope to see completed in 2021.

And if it wasn’t 2020 pandemic to delay or even freeze the construction of many more, the list would certainly be richer …

Riverview Plaza A1 – Wuhan, China

the Ohan, the capital of Hubei province and the largest city in central China, we all learned in 2020 as the epicenter of the coronavirus. From the images that went around the world we saw that the metropolis is full of spectacular skyscrapers.

Riverview Plaza A1 is the tallest of the three towers built by American architects Pelli Clarke Pelli since 2013 as part of the Riverview Plaza Development’s integrated design vision.

The A1 climbs to a height of 436 meters and will be for mixed use. Of its 73 floors, 45 will house offices, as well as a five-star hotel on top, with panoramic views of the Yangtze River.

The base of the 185,300-square-meter skyscraper. It will have shops and restaurants.

111 West 57th Street – New York, USA

Your new piece of jewelry is rapidly moving toward completion. Manhattan, the residential tower of 435.3 meters and 84 floors. It consists of two buildings, the historic 16-story 1925 Steinway Hall, which once housed the Steinway & Sons store, and the 84-story tower designed by SHoP Architects.

The steel and concrete skyscraper houses 60 luxury apartments, 14 at the base and 46 in the main tower, but also a series of exclusive services exclusively for tenants.

When delivered in 2021, it will be crowned one of the tallest buildings in America. But also the thinnest skyscraper on the planet. Construction began in 2015 and despite its incredible adventures, including lawsuits, financial troubles, and technical challenges, it is almost ready.

Dongguan International Trade Center 1 – Dongguan, China

Another massive skyscraper, set to become a member of the group of the 100 tallest buildings in the universe in 2021, is feverishly preparing itself in central China’s key industrial hub, Doguan City.

The tower of 426.9 meters, 88 floors and 215,000 m2. it will exclusively house offices. It started to grow in 2014 and when put into use it will be the tallest building in the city, but also one of the tallest in China.

It is even built in the center of the city, in a privileged area of ​​Doguan, where a large part of exportable products from the country.

Trade Center 1 is the tallest of the 5 towers of the huge complex under construction (the next two are 280 and 210 meters high), providing apartments, offices and hotels.

PIF Tower – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Tower of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) is a skyscraper that began construction in 2010, was partially completed in 2014, in 2019 it was ready for construction and in 2021 it will be delivered for use. It is 385 meters high and will house offices on its 72 floors.

The new jewel of the city’s financial center is the tallest of the 5 buildings under construction, symbolizing a new era of supremacy for the capital of Saudi Arabia.

In fact, it is one of the most technologically advanced skyscrapers in the world, with an innovative solar energy system that automatically regulates the internal temperature, responding to its intense sun and heat. Riad.

It has built-in wireless communication functions and its own optical fibers, as it is designed for large corporate offices.

“Smart” infrastructures combine voice, data and audiovisual material to save costs and promote productivity.

Thamrin Nine Tower 1 – Jakarta, Indonesia

Thamrin Nine is a spectacular mixed-use building complex built in Jakarta, offering 570,000 square meters. be covered by offices, shops, apartments, hotels, sports facilities and entertainment venues.

The complex consists of 6 towers, 3 with apartments and 3 with offices. The highest of all is Tower 1 (also known as the Autograph Tower) of 382.9 meters and 75 floors, which will house offices.

Construction began in 2014 and will be delivered in 2021 as Indonesia’s first spectacular skyscraper. The lower floors will house offices, while the upper floors will be used by the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

Tower 1 is even a “green” skyscraper, saving 30% of the energy that a conventional-sized skyscraper would consume.

A little further down is Tower 2 of the complex, 300 meters high …

Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower – Guiyang, China

Built at an altitude of mountains, rivers and tributaries, Guiyang is a bustling Chinese city with its new commercial center. Work began in 2017 on the jewel of the mixed-use construction plan, this 380-meter tower (no floor numbers announced).

The tallest skyscraper The huge complex of 21 buildings occupies 163,466 square meters out of a total of 829,000 square meters. from the new metropolitan center. It will house offices of multinational companies and a hotel.

Next to it will be built a shopping center on one side and a high-rise building with services on the other. The new Guiyang World Trade Center is one of the largest construction projects in the world, a crossroads that will change the city.

Both above and below ground, as sports facilities, entertainment facilities and much more will be built there.

Shenzhen Downtown – Shenzhen, China

Its construction began in 2012 and in 2021 it will be delivered for use, since here all schedules were met to the letter. It is a very tall skyscraper of 375.6 meters and 70 floors that adds to the already numerous skyscrapers of Shenzhen.

The metropolis of southern China, north Hong Kong, already houses 6 of the 56 skyscrapers in the world of more than 350 meters and longs for others, since 3/4 of its 12.5 million inhabitants are foreigners or Chinese from other regions.

It is a city that beats with commercial and industrial activity and seeks even taller buildings. The new tower is not even the tallest in the city, but it will be in the 100 tallest buildings in the world as soon as it is delivered …

Haitian Center Tower 2 – Qingtao, China

Qingdao, in the eastern province of Shandong, is a major port of the country, but also a commercial and industrial center. It houses the largest sea bridge in the world and other similar wonders, being one of its cities. From China with the highest standard of living.

And soon, in 2021, it will have to show off for another reason, the soaring 369-meter, 74-story skyscraper that will house offices and hotels.

Also known as New Horizon Tower 2, it is the jewel of Centro Haitiano, an ambitious construction plan that seeks to completely change the look of the beach.

Here 3 tall skyscrapers are built (the other two are 240 and 204 meters high), but also impressive mixed-use complexes, such as luxury apartments, two hotels, huge offices, but also shops, conference centers and much more.

Tower 2, which began construction in 2016, will be the tallest building in Qingtao.

Greenland Group Suzhou Center – Suzhou, China

A true miracle began in 2014 in Suzhou, together with Carry off, a skyscraper of bold design of 358 meters and 77 floors, to house offices, hotels and homes.

Here aerodynamics played its own role, a significant role, creating this “lung”, as architects want it, at the center of the construction.

It is nothing more than the skyscraper’s atrium, a fully functional 30-story window that bathes the interior in light and opens to bring fresh air.

The skyscraper innovations in terms of energy savings and “green” solutions are literally endless. Compared to a conventional tower of similar size, it operates with 60% less energy.

And with a particularly low footprint on the environment.



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