| Pearl River Tower | |
|---|---|
珠江城大厦 | |
 Pearl River Tower in 2011 | |
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| Alternative names | Guangdong Tobacco Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
| Location | Zhujiang Avenue West Guangzhou, China |
| Coordinates | 23°07′36″N 113°19′03″E / 23.12675°N 113.3176°E |
| Construction started | 8 September 2006 |
| Completed | 12 March 2011 |
| Owner | China National Tobacco Corporation |
| Height | |
| Roof | 309.6 m (1,016 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 71 (+5 basement floors) |
| Floor area | 212,165 m2 (2,283,730 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gordon Gill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Guangzhou Chengzong Design Institute |
| Developer | Abu Zayyad Holdings . |
| Structural engineer | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Main contractor | Shanghai Construction Group |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4][5] | |
Pearl River Tower (珠江城大厦) is a 71-story, 309.6 m (1,016 ft),[5] clean technology neofuturistic skyscraper at the junction of Jinsui Road/Zhujiang Avenue West, Tianhe, Guangzhou, China. The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with Adrian D. Smith and Gordon Gill (now at their own firm, AS+GG) as architects.[6] Ground broke on the tower on 8 September 2006 and construction was completed in March 2011. It is intended for office use and is partially occupied by the China National Tobacco Corporation.[7]
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- ^ "Emporis building ID 275364". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
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- ^ a b "Projects: Pearl River Tower". Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ Smith, Adrian (2007). The Architecture of Adrian Smith, SOM: Toward a Sustainable Future. Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd. p. 556. ISBN 978-1-86470-169-2.
- ^ "The winds of change". World Architecture News. 22 August 2006. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2012.