Property News · May 19, 2018

How Shanghai Tower has paid the price of China’s quest for height


Twisting more than 600 metres into the sky like a giant corkscrew, Shanghai Tower is not just a remarkable feat of engineering but a symbol of the city’s rise to become one of the planet’s major financial hubs.
A testament to lofty ambition it may be, but until recently the glossy facade of China’s tallest building hid an interior that was by most estimates half empty. And those floors that were occupied were reportedly leased almost exclusively to domestic companies.
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Source : South China Morning Post
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