SMART CITY DISPATCH · VISUAL ATLAS
Shanghai, China
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai Tower seen from Xinkaihe Road, above a tree-lined street, in September 2016. · Stefan Fussan · Own work - My images are also available on MyPortfolio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original source ↗
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ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Shanghai Tower is a supertall mixed-use building in Shanghai’s Lujiazui district designed by Gensler. Its twisting profile and double-layer façade were developed to respond to wind effects and create sheltered internal areas at different heights. The building includes sky-garden spaces and a large vertical stacking of public and commercial uses. Architectural accounts also discuss on-building wind turbines, but their current operational status and output have not been independently verified in this Atlas. The tower is a strong study in how structural engineering, environmental façade design, and vertical circulation shape very tall buildings, separate from any unsubstantiated claims of autonomous operation.
WHY IT MATTERS
Shanghai Tower is a study in how a supertall building’s twisting form and double-layer façade respond to wind and organize uses at multiple heights. Sky gardens and vertically stacked public and commercial functions add another scale to the design challenge. It is included for structural and environmental façade design; wind-turbine operation and output remain unverified and are not presented as established performance.
RESEARCH NOTES & SOURCES
claimed unverified
Do not mark wind-turbine capability as verified operational unless an appropriate installed-system or operator source specifically confirms it.
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