China's tallest skyscraper, the 580-meter-tall Shanghai Center, will begin construction this December and is expected to be completed in 2014, Shanghai Morning Post reported.
After rounds of bids and selections, the design by the architectural firm Gensler was finally selected in a competition. The building will look like a soaring dragon. The 580 meter height will make it the tallest building in Shanghai.
Upon completion, the building will incorporate functions of office building, hotel, retail sales and entertainments. Its total area will reach 558,800 square meters, exceeding Shanghai World Financial Center's 380,000 square meters.
By People's Daily Online
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