By End 2016, Over 43% of World's Skyscrapers Are In China

[danger007]

Looks cool. But I personally don't like concrete jungle. I hope China prefer to build green building as well.

 

[shadows888]

Looks cool. But I personally don't like concrete jungle. I hope China prefer to build green building as well.

There's plenty of green space in the cities, just good urban design anyhow.

 

[AndrewJin]

A combination of high-rises and green or other types of natural landscape is ideal.


Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Southwest China

Liuzhou, Guangxi Autonomous Region, Southwest China

Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Northwest China

Hefei, Anhui Province, Central China

 

[TaiShang]

Looks cool. But I personally don't like concrete jungle. I hope China prefer to build green building as well.

In my view, high rises are essential for concentrated business activity and efficient public services. I am, personally, in favor of high-rise urban centers and low-rise suburban areas.

High rises also generate a good image if they are beautifully located and altogether generate an impressive skyline.

 

[Jlaw]

In my view, high rises are essential for concentrated business activity and efficient public services. I am, personally, in favor of high-rise urban centers and low-rise suburban areas.

High rises also generate a good image of they are beautifully located and altogether generate an impressive skyline.

Midern High rises are environmentally friendly. Also they save a lot of space

 

[Shotgunner51]

Midern High rises are environmentally friendly. Also they save a lot of space

Yes skyscrapers are super-efficient for people to interact and do business, as long as they are supported by infra like transport, smart grid, data grid, green tech, vertical transport tech (hi-speed elevator), etc. China is constructing urban megaregions, "Rail + HiDense" is the way to go. Rail transports like metros, trams, HSR are fundamental to connect HiDense spots within the megaregions, or between them. Now 43% of skyscrapers are in China, at current infra expansion rate I expect this will go over 50% soon.

Megaregions
Conglomeration of Megacities

Source: https://defence.pk/threads/inside-chinas-80-million-urban-mega-regions.454330/#post-8792751​

 

[Shotgunner51]

There's plenty of green space in the cities, just good urban design anyhow.

True, here is a typical design, in a compact scale: Shanghai Lujiazhui CBD. Here skyscrapers (the leftmost one is SWFC, where I work) are closely connected to metro stations through above-the-ground and underground pedestrian walks, then parks & gardens between stations.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Video of Shanghai Tower: https://www.skypixel.com/share/video/25523e45-df21-4ea0-b400-ad8313816168

Made by @GS Zhou , original posted on https://defence.pk/threads/has-china-won-the-drone-war.473112/#post-9136513

 

[AndrewJin]

True, here is a typical design, in a compact scale: Shanghai Lujiazhui CBD. Here skyscrapers (the leftmost one is SWFC, where I work) are closely connected to metro stations through above-the-ground and underground pedestrian walks, then parks & gardens between stations.

Lujiazui Park?

 

[Shotgunner51]

Lujiazui Park?

Yes, Lujiazhui Central Green (陆家嘴中心绿地)

 

[Shotgunner51]

Shanghai Tower unveils world's highest art space
By Andrea Lo, CNN
Updated 0341 GMT (1141 HKT) February 6, 2017

(CNN) Ever since its completion last year, the Shanghai Tower has been the second tallest building on earth -- just behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Soon it will have another accolade to its name. The 2,073 feet (632 meter) tall tower is opening the highest art space in the world. Located on the 126th floor of this 128-story building, it will feature an immersive auditory experience designed to serenade visitors to Shanghai.

Grammy-winning composer and producer Simon Franglen, who is behind famous theme songs from Hollywood blockbusters "Avatar" and "Titanic", was commissioned to create the symphony that will play in this venue.

Top of the world

So why a symphony for a skyscraper? The inspiration, it seems, was the view.

"I have been at the top of many of the big buildings in the world, and this is something different," Franglen tells CNN. "(It is truly) like something from another world."​

From the top of the twisted tower, visitors have panoramic views of Shanghai, including its historic Bund waterfront area.

Before starting work, the composer was asked to meet the directors at the tower, and explain his vision.

"The way they were talking about the building and how the space works reminded me very much of the meridians and energy flows in acupuncture. I mentioned this, and I think that was part of the reason why they decided I understood what they were trying to do," he says. ​

A day in Shanghai

After a walk in Shanghai Park, Franglen composed a piece based on a day in the city that also reflects the aesthetics of the tower.

"Shanghai ... is a city for the 22nd century," he says.

"It feels 100 years ahead of everywhere else in the world."​

"When you look at the skyscraper, it doesn't look like any other skyscraper in the world. It looks like it grows from the ground, rather than being stamped on the ground like many skyscrapers do. I wanted to write a piece of music that felt like it grew."​

Franglen's symphony begins with bird song Franglen heard in the park, followed by the sound of the city waking up, with car horns, people rushing, and even an occasional bleep from a cell phone. This is followed by the sound of a river -- "I needed something that could flow through the piece of music" -- as well as of the tower's construction.

It closes with sounds inspired by sunset.

Surround sound

Listening to Franglen's piece will be an all-consuming experience thanks to the 260 loudspeakers he has had installed in the space.

Inside the art space

"They're above you, they're below you, they're everywhere," he says.

"If I want to put (the sound of) a bell in front of your face, I can -- because we're using a unique sound system that allows me to put music in free space," he says, referring to the unusual aural experience created by strategic loudspeaker placement.

"The sounds spin around in the space," he adds. "What I've done is written a piece of music that allows you to walk around inside it." ​

The music was performed by four orchestras, comprising 240 players, and features a 48 voice-strong choir, 60 drums and 55 bells. The four orchestral parts interlock in a complex manner.

"One section of the orchestra would play one set of the notes, another set would play another -- and they would play against each other, so that they're almost competing in the three-dimensional space."​

Franglen says different versions of the piece, varying in length, will be played in the space throughout the year. A six to seven minute-long version will be played to new visitors, to give them a sense of the experience, while a 20-minute composition is also in place for special events.

The space will also feature a viewing gallery, where the building's tuned mass damper -- which stablizes the tower, and is normally hidden out of sight -- can be seen.

Cultural heart

Franglen calls the symphonic suite "one of the most exciting projects" he has ever worked on. The opening date of the art space and ticket prices are yet to be announced, but it is intended to be the heart of cultural happenings in the tower.

"I hope that in the future other places build these types of installations and will realize culture is really important," he says.

"The work Shanghai Tower is trying to do, which is to think more than just in terms of commerce, is really special."​

Read the original article with videos at http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/05/architecture/symphony-shanghai-tower/index.html

 

[TaiShang]

City in China plans to build Asia’s first Vertical Forest towers

By Curtis Stone (People's Daily Online) 11:19, February 07, 2017

Nanjing Green Towers (Photo credit: Stefano Boeri Architetti)

Chinese leaders in Beijing are taking big steps to tackle climate change and pollution, and some of China’s cities are acting too.

Nanjing, the capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province, is getting a Vertical Forest, a set of two green residential towers that will beautify the city and will provide residents and visitors with a breath of fresh air. Nanjing, like many major cities in China, is looking for innovative ways to deal with air pollution.

The brain behind the concept is Stefano Boeri Architetti, an architect based in Milan, Italy. The first example of the Vertical Forest was realized in Milan in 2014. The two residential towers host 900 trees and over 20,000 plants from a wide range of shrubs and floral plants. On flat land, each vertical forest equals an area of 7,000 square meters of forest area.

Now, Stefano is bringing his innovative model for a sustainable residential building to Nanjing, a major city in China built along the Yangtze River. It will be the first Vertical Forest built in Asia.

According to the architect's website, Nanjing Green Towers will host a total of 1,100 trees from 23 local species and 2,500 cascading plants and shrubs and plants. The two green residential towers will provide 25 tons of CO2 absorption each year and will produce around 132 pounds of oxygen each day. The project is slated for completion in 2018.

The green residential towers aid in the absorption of CO2 and dust particles and produce oxygen. Other Chinese megacities, like Chongqing and Shanghai, are reportedly planning to build similar green structures.

 

[oprih]

Not just environment-friendly but a potential tourist attraction too.

 

[TaiShang]

Shanghai Tower unveils world's highest art space
By Andrea Lo, CNN
Updated 0341 GMT (1141 HKT) February 6, 2017

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(CNN) Ever since its completion last year, the Shanghai Tower has been the second tallest building on earth -- just behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Soon it will have another accolade to its name. The 2,073 feet (632 meter) tall tower is opening the highest art space in the world. Located on the 126th floor of this 128-story building, it will feature an immersive auditory experience designed to serenade visitors to Shanghai.

Grammy-winning composer and producer Simon Franglen, who is behind famous theme songs from Hollywood blockbusters "Avatar" and "Titanic", was commissioned to create the symphony that will play in this venue.

Top of the world

So why a symphony for a skyscraper? The inspiration, it seems, was the view.

"I have been at the top of many of the big buildings in the world, and this is something different," Franglen tells CNN. "(It is truly) like something from another world."​

From the top of the twisted tower, visitors have panoramic views of Shanghai, including its historic Bund waterfront area.

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Before starting work, the composer was asked to meet the directors at the tower, and explain his vision.

"The way they were talking about the building and how the space works reminded me very much of the meridians and energy flows in acupuncture. I mentioned this, and I think that was part of the reason why they decided I understood what they were trying to do," he says. ​

A day in Shanghai

After a walk in Shanghai Park, Franglen composed a piece based on a day in the city that also reflects the aesthetics of the tower.

"Shanghai ... is a city for the 22nd century," he says.

"It feels 100 years ahead of everywhere else in the world."​

"When you look at the skyscraper, it doesn't look like any other skyscraper in the world. It looks like it grows from the ground, rather than being stamped on the ground like many skyscrapers do. I wanted to write a piece of music that felt like it grew."​

Franglen's symphony begins with bird song Franglen heard in the park, followed by the sound of the city waking up, with car horns, people rushing, and even an occasional bleep from a cell phone. This is followed by the sound of a river -- "I needed something that could flow through the piece of music" -- as well as of the tower's construction.

It closes with sounds inspired by sunset.

Surround sound

Listening to Franglen's piece will be an all-consuming experience thanks to the 260 loudspeakers he has had installed in the space.

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Inside the art space

"They're above you, they're below you, they're everywhere," he says.

"If I want to put (the sound of) a bell in front of your face, I can -- because we're using a unique sound system that allows me to put music in free space," he says, referring to the unusual aural experience created by strategic loudspeaker placement.

"The sounds spin around in the space," he adds. "What I've done is written a piece of music that allows you to walk around inside it." ​

The music was performed by four orchestras, comprising 240 players, and features a 48 voice-strong choir, 60 drums and 55 bells. The four orchestral parts interlock in a complex manner.

"One section of the orchestra would play one set of the notes, another set would play another -- and they would play against each other, so that they're almost competing in the three-dimensional space."​

Franglen says different versions of the piece, varying in length, will be played in the space throughout the year. A six to seven minute-long version will be played to new visitors, to give them a sense of the experience, while a 20-minute composition is also in place for special events.

The space will also feature a viewing gallery, where the building's tuned mass damper -- which stablizes the tower, and is normally hidden out of sight -- can be seen.

Cultural heart

Franglen calls the symphonic suite "one of the most exciting projects" he has ever worked on. The opening date of the art space and ticket prices are yet to be announced, but it is intended to be the heart of cultural happenings in the tower.

"I hope that in the future other places build these types of installations and will realize culture is really important," he says.

"The work Shanghai Tower is trying to do, which is to think more than just in terms of commerce, is really special."​

Read the original article with videos at http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/05/architecture/symphony-shanghai-tower/index.html

Shanghai is more future than present. In Shanghai, it is never today.

You want to see the perfect future world, see Shanghai.

 

[Shotgunner51]

City in China plans to build Asia’s first Vertical Forest towers

An eco-friendly green skyscraper, look forward to that!