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CITIC Tower – Beijing, China

Posted in Built by Anna Louise Sanders on February 4, 2021

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Name: CITIC Tower
Location: Beijing, China
Address: 10 Guanghau Rd, Chaoyang District
Year: 2018
Height: 1731 ft (527.7 m)
Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP Design: WSP
Architect of Record: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
Engineer of Record: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
Cost Consultant: WT Partnership
Facade Consultant: ALT Limited
Fire Consultant: Arup
Lighting Consultant: Brandston Partnership, Inc.
Property Management: Jones Lang LaSalle
Vertical Transportation: WSP
Awards: 2019 CTBUH Awards of Excellence for “Best Structural Engineering” and “Best Tall Building 400 m and above”
2019 Structural Awards for “Best Tall and Slender Structure”
2020 CTBUH Award of Excellence for “Best Tall Building 400 m and above”

AE Interest: The office building is the tallest building in Beijing and the ninth tallest building in the world. The building uses belt trusses, mega columns, and a reinforced concrete core to achieve its curved architecture, designed to resemble the ‘zun’, an ancient Chinese vessel.

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