Plaza 66
| Plaza 66 | |
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| 恒隆广场 | |
 Tower 1 (right) & Tower 2 (left) |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office, retail |
| Location | Jing'an District, Shanghai, China |
| Coordinates | 31°13′48″N 121°26′56″E / 31.23°N 121.449°ECoordinates: 31°13′48″N 121°26′56″E / 31.23°N 121.449°E |
| Completed |
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| Cost | US$320 M [1] |
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| Technical details | |
| Floor count |
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| Floor area | 140,263 m2 (1,509,780 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Shanghai Construction Group |
| Architect | East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd., Frank C. Y. Feng Architects & Associates, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti Engineers, Flack & Kurtz Consulting Engineers |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Plaza 66 (Chinese: 恒隆广场) is a commercial and office complex in Shanghai, consisting of a shopping mall and two skyscrapers. The shopping mall has 5 levels with a total area of over 50,000 square metres. Tower One is 288 metres (945 ft) high and was completed in 2001, while Tower 2 is 228 metres (748 ft) high and was completed in 2006.
Tower One is currently the 5th tallest skyscraper in Shanghai and the third tallest building in the Puxi area. It is located at 1266 Nanjing Road West and has 66 floors.[2][3] The project was developed by Hang Lung Properties of Hong Kong, led by Ronnie Chan. The buildings were designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) architects from New York. The lead designer for KPF was James von Klemperer and the manager in charge of the project was Paul Katz. The building got third most votes in the 2001 Emporis Skyscraper Award selection.[4]
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[edit] Introduction
Plaza 66 is the tallest building in Pu Xi(浦西) of Shanghai. The building has 66 floors, which is why it was named Plaza 66. There is a department store from the first floor to the fifth floor and it is usually regarded as the leader of the fashions in Shanghai. Many fashion brands have chosen this department store as the location for their flagship stores in Shanghai. They include Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Celine, Escada, Bvlgari, Fendi, Loewe, Prada, Versace, Lanvin, etc.
[edit] Images
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Tower One in 2004
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Tower One viewed from the street
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Georges Binder, ed (2006). One Hundred and One of the World's Tallest Buildings. Mulgrave, Victoria Australia: The Images Publishing Group PTY Ltd 2006. pp. 94–95. ISBN 1-86470-173-0.
- ^ Emporis.com - Plaza 66
- ^ Emporis.com - Plaza 66 Tower 2
- ^ Emporis Skyscraper Award - The nominees for 2001
http://www.allaboutsh.com/Shopping/Dstores/DS9.html
[edit] External links
- Plaza 66 Tower One at Emporis
- Plaza 66 Tower Two at Emporis
- Plaza 66 Tower One at SkyscraperPage
- Plaza 66 Tower Two at SkyscraperPage
- Plaza 66 at www.hanglung.com
