| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Pudong New Area (Shanghai, Shanghai Shi (municipality), China) | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1994-1999 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | en_US |
| dc.creator | Smith, Adrian D. | en_US |
| dc.date | 1994-1999 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-07T15:59:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-08-07T15:59:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1994-1999 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 228934 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 2373 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/136718 | |
| dc.description | Exterior, curtain wall made of glass, steel, aluminum and granite; It was designed by the Chicago office of SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill); Adrian Smith, named architect. It contains offices and the Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel. Its postmodern form, whose complexity rises as it ascends, draws on traditional Chinese architecture such as the tiered pagoda, gently stepping back to create a rhythmic pattern as it rises. Like the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the building's proportions revolve around the number 8, associated with prosperity in Chinese culture. The 88 floors (93 if the spire floors are counted) are divided into 16 segments, each of which is 1/8 shorter than the 16-storey base. The tower is built around an octagon-shaped concrete shear wall core surrounded by 8 exterior composite supercolumns and 8 exterior steel columns. Three sets of 8 two-story high outrigger trusses connect the columns to the core at six of the floors to provide additional support. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/11/2011) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | steel; concrete; glass | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
| dc.subject | business, commerce and trade | en_US |
| dc.subject | contemporary (1960 to present) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Twentieth century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Postmodern | en_US |
| dc.title | Jin Mao Tower | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | 金茂大厦 | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A1-SOM-JMT-C1 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Chinese | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | skyscraper | en_US |
| vra.worktype | mixed-use development | en_US |
| vra.worktype | hotel (public accommodation) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | office building | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Adrian D. Smith (American architect, born 1944); Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (American architectural firm, founded 1939) | en_US |
