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12-01-2022

SOM designs Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters

In Shenzhen, in southeastern China, the headquarters of the Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank, designed by the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) architectural firm were recently completed. The building is a 158-metre-tall, 33-story tower built on the edge of a public park in one of the main commercial districts of the modern Chinese metropolis. To meet the comfort needs of the building’s indoor spaces – taking into consideration the warm tropical climate of this region – the architects adopted solutions that respect the principles of sustainability and biophilia.

14-01-2020

Skyscrapers in 2019 - the CTBUH Annual Report

Following a well-established tradition, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) published its Annual Report on skyscrapers measuring 200 metres or taller built in 2019 around the world. Skybridges, horizontal volumes that link the vertical development of skyscrapers, were among the main trends.