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The Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd. (ISA Architecture) was founded in 1953. Formerly SIADR, it is a leading international architectural, construction design, urban planning and engineering institute.
ISA is also committed to green building and sustainable urban development. They adhere to international and local long-term integration of architectural harmony with the environment.
They believe that appearance and function through a combination of design, enthusiasm, honesty and trustworthiness, forge innovative and quality results. To ISA, social responsibility, customer value, and the principle of advanced staff development continue make them a leader in their field.
Architecture; Structural Engineering; Urban Design
Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.
RANK
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Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
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1 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | 1999 |
421 m / 1,380 ft |
88 | Hotel / Office |
3 | Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1 | Ningbo | 2024 |
409 m / 1,342 ft |
80 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
6 | Guangxi Financial Investment Center | Nanning | 2021 |
330 m / 1,083 ft |
67 | Office |
7 | Wenzhou Trade Center | Wenzhou | 2011 |
322 m / 1,056 ft |
68 | Hotel / Office |
8 | Lumina Shanghai | Shanghai | 2021 |
285 m / 935 ft |
61 | Office |
9 | Tomorrow Square | Shanghai | 2003 |
285 m / 934 ft |
60 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
10 | Shanghai SK Group Tower | Shanghai | 2019 |
275 m / 902 ft |
59 | Office |
11 | One Lujiazui | Shanghai | 2008 |
269 m / 883 ft |
47 | Office |
12 | Changzhou Modern Media Center | Changzhou | 2013 |
265 m / 870 ft |
58 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
13 | Raffles City The Bund East Tower | Shanghai | 2018 |
263 m / 863 ft |
50 | Hotel / Office |
03 November 2016
Innovations in Building Performance and Resiliency: Pin-Fuse Seismic Systems
Throughout history, it has been proven time and again that the simplest innovations can often offer the greatest and widest ranging impact. This is certainly...
22 December 2023
Remembering Charles H. Thornton, 2012 Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Awardee
This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...
04 January 2022
First Phase of Plant-Covered Development Opens in Shanghai
The first section of the plant-covered 1000 Trees development, designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio, has officially opened in Shanghai, China. The mixed-use development features...
Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | 1999 |
421 m / 1,380 ft |
88 | Hotel / Office |
2 | Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower | Nanjing | 2025 |
420 m / 1,377 ft |
99 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
3 | Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1 | Ningbo | 2024 |
409 m / 1,342 ft |
80 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
4 | Xiamen Cross Strait Financial Centre | Xiamen | 2025 |
344 m / 1,128 ft |
68 | Office |
5 | Guangxi Financial Investment Center | Nanning | - |
330 m / 1,083 ft |
70 | Hotel / Office |
6 | Guangxi Financial Investment Center | Nanning | 2021 |
330 m / 1,083 ft |
67 | Office |
7 | Wenzhou Trade Center | Wenzhou | 2011 |
322 m / 1,056 ft |
68 | Hotel / Office |
8 | Lumina Shanghai | Shanghai | 2021 |
285 m / 935 ft |
61 | Office |
9 | Tomorrow Square | Shanghai | 2003 |
285 m / 934 ft |
60 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
10 | Shanghai SK Group Tower | Shanghai | 2019 |
275 m / 902 ft |
59 | Office |
11 | One Lujiazui | Shanghai | 2008 |
269 m / 883 ft |
47 | Office |
12 | Changzhou Modern Media Center | Changzhou | 2013 |
265 m / 870 ft |
58 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
13 | Raffles City The Bund East Tower | Shanghai | 2018 |
263 m / 863 ft |
50 | Hotel / Office |
13 | Raffles City the Bund West Tower | Shanghai | 2018 |
263 m / 863 ft |
50 | Hotel / Office |
15 | Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza | Ningbo | 2015 |
262 m / 861 ft |
52 | Office |
16 | Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 2 | Shanghai | 2013 |
260 m / 853 ft |
58 | Hotel / Office |
17 | The Fifth Center Technology and Innovation Tower | Shanghai | - |
260 m / 853 ft |
N/A | Office |
18 | Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center - Tower 1 | Hangzhou | 2011 |
258 m / 846 ft |
52 | Office |
19 | Cloud Nine | Shanghai | 2006 |
238 m / 781 ft |
58 | Hotel / Office |
20 | CITIC Plaza | Shanghai | 2010 |
228 m / 748 ft |
47 | Office |
21 | Bank of China Tower | Shanghai | 2000 |
226 m / 742 ft |
53 | Office |
22 | C&D International Tower | Xiamen | 2013 |
219 m / 720 ft |
49 | Office |
23 | Shangri-La Hotel | Xiamen | - |
217 m / 712 ft |
45 | Hotel |
24 | Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 1 | Shanghai | 2020 |
215 m / 705 ft |
32 | Office |
25 | Pudong International Information Port | Shanghai | 2001 |
211 m / 692 ft |
41 | Office |
26 | Taiping Financial Tower | Shanghai | 2011 |
208 m / 682 ft |
38 | Office |
27 | Binjiang Business District Tower 1 | Shanghai | 2024 |
202 m / 663 ft |
42 | Office |
28 | Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 3 | Shanghai | 2013 |
198 m / 649 ft |
43 | Office |
29 | Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 2 | Shanghai | 2020 |
195 m / 640 ft |
31 | Office |
30 | Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center - Tower 2 | Hangzhou | 2011 |
188 m / 617 ft |
36 | Office |
31 | Shanghai Industrial Center Tower 1 | Shanghai | - |
180 m / 591 ft |
N/A | Office |
32 | Oriental Fisherman's Wharf Tower | Shanghai | 2015 |
161 m / 527 ft |
34 | Residential / Office |
33 | Binjiang Business District Tower 2 | Shanghai | 2024 |
160 m / 525 ft |
33 | Office |
34 | Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 3 | Shanghai | 2020 |
152 m / 499 ft |
20 | Office |
35 | Baosteel Shanghai Headquarters | Shanghai | 2016 |
120 m / 392 ft |
24 | Office |
36 | Shanghai Mangoohub Building A | Shanghai | 2021 |
100 m / 328 ft |
21 | Office |
37 | Land Rover Regional Offices Shanghai East Tower | Shanghai | 2018 |
100 m / 328 ft |
20 | Office |
37 | Land Rover Regional Offices Shanghai West Tower | Shanghai | 2018 |
100 m / 328 ft |
20 | Office |
39 | 1000 Trees Phase 2 | Shanghai | 2024 |
100 m / 328 ft |
19 | Office |
40 | The Fifth Center Incubation Building 1 | Shanghai | - |
100 m / 328 ft |
N/A | Office |
40 | The Fifth Center Incubation Building 2 | Shanghai | - |
100 m / 328 ft |
N/A | Office |
42 | Xiamen Suiwa Tower | Xiamen | - |
100 m / 327 ft |
22 | Office |
43 | Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower A | Shanghai | - |
99 m / 325 ft |
N/A | Office |
43 | Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower B | Shanghai | - |
99 m / 325 ft |
N/A | Office |
45 | Shanghai Mangoohub Building B | Shanghai | 2021 |
62 m / 203 ft |
12 | Office |
46 | 1000 Trees Phase 1 | Shanghai | 2021 |
60 m / 197 ft |
12 | Retail |
47 | United Family Medical Research Center | Shanghai | - |
60 m / 197 ft |
N/A | Hospital |
48 | Mango Box | Shanghai | 2021 |
31 m / 102 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 7 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,880 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
7 | Office |
49 | Binjiang Business District Tower 3 | Shanghai | 2024 |
- |
18 | Office |
49 | Binjiang Business District Tower 4 | Shanghai | 2024 |
- |
18 | Office |
51 | Shanghai Industrial Center Tower 2 | Shanghai | - |
- |
N/A | Office |
Average Building Age*
12 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (64%)
Most Common Material*
Composite (62%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
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03 November 2016
Throughout history, it has been proven time and again that the simplest innovations can often offer the greatest and widest ranging impact. This is certainly...
19 October 2016
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Gaungzhou, China. Florence Chan of Kohn Pedersen Fox presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: "Guangzhou Developments" Since the reformation...
18 September 2014
September 18, 2014. Shanghai, China. James von Klemperer from Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "Urban Density...
18 September 2014
JAHN’s Archi-Neering –integrated design approach- is broadly displayed in the future Shanghai International Financial center, in Pudong, which consist of 3 towers physically connected by...
17 September 2014
This presentation, with the project case designed by Institute of Shanghai Architectural Design & Research (Co. Ltd.), from the agglomerate character of the development of...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Bin Niu, ECADI, Enfang Liu, ISA Architecture, and Yiru Huang, Tongji University.
17 September 2014
Enfang Liu of ISA Architecture is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower.
16 September 2014
As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware...
16 September 2014
An analysis on dynamic characteristics and wind-induced response of a high-rise building with a steel tower on the roof was conducted by ANSYS. It shows...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 08 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiangdong Du, RWDI; Yaming Li, ISA Architecture; Kevin Peddie, Windtech Consultants; Peter...
22 December 2023
Charles Thornton & Richard Tomasetti
This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...
16 May 2023
Jason Barr & Peter A. Weismantle
This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...
22 August 2022
S. Isaac Work & Shawn Ursini, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Tall building design has diversified and adapted to accommodate increased demand for distinctive amenities at a range of heights. Swimming pools are a classic feature...
03 January 2022
CTBUH Research
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall...
01 August 2020
Antony Wood, Peng Du & Daniel Safarik, CTBUH
For more than a century, architects and urban visionaries have foretold of three-dimensional cities, with tall buildings linked by skybridges forming a new kind of...
12 December 2019
CTBUH Research
The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...
28 October 2019
Peter Weismantle, AS+GG; James Antell, Telgian Engineering & Consulting
As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...
29 July 2019
Since humans first began constructing tall buildings, history has been cluttered with claims of all manner of “highest” records. In this study, we examine those...
12 December 2018
CTBUH Research
The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...
04 January 2022
The first section of the plant-covered 1000 Trees development, designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio, has officially opened in Shanghai, China. The mixed-use development features...
02 June 2021
A new Ritz-Carlton is expected to open in Ningbo in 2025. The hotel is slated to occupy the 62nd to 80th floors of the 409-meter-tall...
17 November 2017
CTBUH China and Shanghai Young Professionals Committee (YPC) co-hosted a symposium on “Gains and Losses in Tall Building Design Competitions.”
03 August 2017
The CTBUH Shanghai Young Professionals Committee (YPC) held its first board meeting at the Shanghai office of Gensler.
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
19 September 2014
Delegates toured the 37th floor of Tomorrow Square, which takes advantage of the building’s 45-degree plan shift by offering views in at least eight directions.
16 September 2014
Design adaptation in tall buildings was a main theme in the Technical Workshop, "Wind Engineering," at the Shanghai 2014 Conference.
16–19 September 2014
The survival of humanity relies on a radical repositioning of our cities to develop them beyond a collection of disparate icons, towards a vision of a Sustainable Vertical Urbanism.
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