The Shanghai World Financial Center, designed by Kohn Pederson Fox and completed and opened in August of this year, 11 years after construction began. It stands 101 stories tall and is among the tallest buildings in the world, at one point being the tallest building in the world by roof height, and is sheathed in over 10,000 windows which were installed at a rate of roughly 15 per day. This building will be work, entertainment, and hotel to some 17,000 people and features the world’s highest observation deck, and with a transparent glass floor. Visually, the design is relatively straightforward, simple, and elegant despite its giganticness. What is most interesting, though, is the story behind the construction:
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