Tomorrow Square

Skyscraper in Shanghai, China
31°13′55″N 121°27′54″E / 31.232°N 121.465°E / 31.232; 121.465Construction started1997Estimated completion1 October 2003HeightAntenna spire285 m (935 ft)Roof238 m (781 ft)Technical detailsFloor count63Floor area130,063 m2 (1,399,990 sq ft)Lifts/elevators15Design and constructionArchitect(s)John Portman & AssociatesWebsiteJW Marriott Shanghai

Tomorrow Square (simplified Chinese: 明天广场; traditional Chinese: 明天廣場; pinyin: Míngtiān Guǎngchǎng) is the eighth-tallest building in Shanghai, China. It is located in Huangpu District, Puxi, close to People's Square. It is about 285 m (934 ft) tall and has 63 floors.

This multi-purpose building contains a 342-room JW Marriott hotel, and 255 executive apartment units. It was completed on 1 October 2003. Starting from a square base, the all-concrete Tomorrow Square tower transforms itself into a diagonal square as it rises to a peak. Engineers of the exterior vertical support system were faced with a unique challenge as a result of this unusual shape. They chose flat slabs for the hotel floors and beam and slab construction for the office floors. A combination of shear walls and frame action stabilizes the slender tower laterally against wind and earthquake forces. The foundations are 80-meter (260 ft)-long bored piles supporting a column mat.

See also

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External links

  • JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai
  • Marriott Executive Apartments
  • "Tomorrow Square". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  • "Emporis building ID 131104". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021.
  • "Tomorrow Square". SkyscraperPage.
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Skyscrapers in Shanghai over 170 meters (558 feet)
Completed:
Over 300 m
200–300 m
170–200 m
  • World Plaza Shanghai (199 m, 1998)
  • Bund Center (198 m, 2002)
  • Wenxin United Press Building (197 m, 1999)
  • Lan Sheng Building (196 m, 1997)
  • China Insurance Building (196 m, 1999)
  • The Center (196 m, 2004)
  • CITIC Square (193 m, 2000)
  • Huaneng Union Tower (188 m, 1997)
  • CAAC Pudong Tower (188 m, 2001)
  • Bao'an Tower (188 m, 1997)
  • Shanghai Futures Building (187 m, 1998)
  • China Merchants Tower (186 m, 1995)
  • Shanghai China Merchants Plaza Office Building (186 m, 1998)
  • Aurora Plaza (185 m, 2003)
  • Pudong Development Mansion (185 m, 2001)
  • Ciro's Plaza (181 m, 2002)
  • Union Square Towers (185 m, 2005)
  • Pudong Shangri La Hotel Extension (180 m, 2005)
  • Citigroup Tower (180 m, 2005)
  • Shanghai Property Information Exchange Center (180 m, 2000)
  • Harbour Ring Plaza (178 m, 1998)
  • K. Wah Center (178 m, 2005)
  • Four Seasons Hotel (172 m, 2002)
Under
construction:
  • Shanghai North Bund Center (480m)
  • TIPS China Building (289 m, 2009)
  • Albany Oasis Garden Office Tower (260 m, 2008)
  • Huamin King Tower (258 m, 2008)
  • X3-2 Office Development (200 m)
  • Park Place Office Tower (188 m)
  • Hopson International Tower (180 m, 2008)
  • Shanghai Expo Guest Hotel (178 m)
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