G1TOWER Scheduled for Completion in April

January 30, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
G1TOWER Scheduled for Completion in April

Hitachi, Ltd. announced that in April of this year, it will complete the “G1TOWER,” a research tower that is currently under construction at an elevator R&D and manufacturing base in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Measuring 213 meters above ground, this will be the tallest elevator research facility in the world. Utilizing the unprecedented height of this new research tower, Hitachi will conduct verification tests on the world’s... 

Shanghai Tower, Tallest Building in China Breaks Ground

November 29, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction

Shanghai Center project will be started since Nov. 29, 2008. It is proposed to be the tallest building of China after it finished. Shanghai Tower will be a 632-meter, super-tall tower sited in the heart of Shanghai’s Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, adjacent to the Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center. As the newest icon on the Shanghai skyline, Shanghai Tower’s distinctive transparent spiral form will showcase cutting-edge sustainable...