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Building: Jiushi Corporation Headquarters
Location: Shanghai, China
Completed: 2001
Architect: Foster + Partners
Co-architects: East China Architectural Design and Research Institute
Structural Engineers: Shanghai General Arts Design & Engineering Co., Ltd
Client: Juishi Corporation
Consultants: Obayashi, Claude Engle

AE Interests: no internal columns in combination of curved floor plates, concrete core structure, triple skin ventilation glazing system decreasing buildup of solar heat, floors stepped back for terrace sectioned façade