{"id":7477,"date":"2021-10-03T18:01:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T18:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/?page_id=7477"},"modified":"2021-11-07T22:35:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T22:35:56","slug":"citic-tower","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/citic-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"CITIC Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/IMG_2276-768x1024.jpeg\" target=\"_self\" data-caption=\"Installation view\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Overlay Wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstallation view\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- Overlay Wrapper Closed -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/IMG_2293-768x1024.jpeg\" target=\"_self\" data-caption=\"Installation view\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Overlay Wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstallation view\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- Overlay Wrapper Closed -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/CITIC-01-1024x943.jpg\" target=\"_self\" data-caption=\"Exterior photographs\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Overlay Wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExterior photographs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- Overlay Wrapper Closed -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/CITIC-02-1024x874.jpg\" target=\"_self\" data-caption=\"Diagrams\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Overlay Wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiagrams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- Overlay Wrapper Closed -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/CITIC-03-1024x681.jpg\" target=\"_self\" data-caption=\"Construction photograph\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Overlay Wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruction photograph\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- Overlay Wrapper Closed -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/CITIC-04-1024x824.jpg\" target=\"_self\" data-caption=\"Floor plans\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Overlay Wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFloor plans\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- Overlay Wrapper Closed -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/CITIC-05-889x1024.jpg\" target=\"_self\" data-caption=\"Ground floor photographs\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Overlay Wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGround floor photographs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- Overlay Wrapper Closed -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/CITIC-06-1024x843.jpg\" target=\"_self\" data-caption=\"Top floor photograph\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Overlay Wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTop floor photograph\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- Overlay Wrapper Closed -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- pagination -->\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"672\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HT8n2yXLRzU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\tThe video begins with Robert Whitlock&#8217;s lecture, followed by Q&amp;A with Museum Director Carol Willis, whose introduction to the webinar is included after the discussion.\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/world-view-designing-global-supertalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/world-view-designing-global-supertalls\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633745487970000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHeqmzDm9Ydi4W9_UF5RmNQ3QFBcQ\">&lt; View All Lectures\u00a0<\/a>in the series<\/strong>\n\t<h2>CITIC TOWER<\/h2>\n<p>Located at the heart of the Central Business District of China&#8217;s capital Beijing, CITIC Tower is the tallest skyscraper in the city with a height of 528 m.\/ 1,732 ft. Its 108 stories are devoted to office space, the majority of which is occupied by the CITIC Group, a giant state-owned investment company that is also the project&#8217;s developer.<\/p>\n<p>Widely known as China Zun, the tower has a shape inspired by a traditional ceremonial vessel that flares at the top and base. This symbolic cultural reference was established by TFP Farrells, the firm that won the 2010 competition for the district&#8217;s master plan. The concept was carried forward into the final design by KPF. Robert Whitlock, the partner who led the project, described the process: &#8220;We abstracted the zun&#8217;s elegant form and focused on its gradual transformation, applying this motif across immense scales, from the tower&#8217;s overall massing all the way down to its curtain wall, entry vestibule, and interior detailing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The subtly concave silhouette required complex engineering and computer modeling to adjust the constantly shifting sizes of floor plates. As shown in this delicate presentation model, thin ribs carry the curtain wall and taper or widen as they rise the full vertical height, creating 128 fa\u00e7ade panels per floor. The ribs flare and curl at the base and expand at the crown to enclose the dramatic volume of the observation deck with its panoramic views of the capital.<\/p>\n\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Name<\/td>\n<td>China Zun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Location<\/td>\n<td>Beijing, China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Urban Area Population<\/td>\n<td>21,250,000 (2018)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Year Proposed<\/td>\n<td>2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Construction Started<\/td>\n<td>2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Year Completed<\/td>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>528 m \/ 1,732 ft \/ 108 fl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Developer<\/td>\n<td>CITIC HEYE Investment CO. LTD.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Architect<\/td>\n<td>Kohn Pedersen Fox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Architect of Record<\/td>\n<td>Beijing Institute of Architectural Design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Structural Engineer<\/td>\n<td>Arup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MEP<\/td>\n<td>Parsons Brinckerhoff Consultants Private Limited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>G.F.A.<\/td>\n<td>437,000 m2 \/ 4,703,829 ft2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/china-resources-tower\/\">&lt; BACK<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/merdeka-118\/\">NEXT &gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nInstallation view Installation view Exterior photographs Diagrams Construction photograph Floor plans Ground floor photographs Top floor photograph The video begins with Robert Whitlock&#8217;s lecture, followed by Q&amp;A with Museum Director Carol Willis, whose introduction to the webinar is included after&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/citic-tower\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;CITIC Tower&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/citic-tower\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;CITIC Tower&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7495,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7477","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/supertall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}