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Design Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Architect of Record: Architecture Design Institute of South China University of Technology
Structural Engineer: Arup; Architecture Design Institute of South China University of Technology
Construction Firm: China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Construction Completed: 2010

AE Interest: diamond shaped structure uses 20% less steel than similar designs; taper atrium and raked floors possible because of diamond shape

Notes: 103 stories; won 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize presented to the best new building outside the EU; contains offices, a conference center, retail, apartments, hotel, and sightseeing spaces at the top

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