Shanghai: a 21st Century City

The Lujiazui district in Shanghai has gone from farmland to financial center in two decades, resulting in a skyline and architectural landscape that needs a unifying landmark.

Shanghai Tower will stand as a beacon and an icon for the city of Shanghai, completing the precinct’s harmonious trio of buildings — including Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center — and giving the precinct its defining silhouette in the sky.

The spiraling form of the tower rotates as it rises, symbolizing movement and the dynamism that characterizes the emergence of modern China.