#055 l World Trade Center l CHONGQING l 283m l 60fl

[RafflesCity]

World Trade Center
Chongqing, China

HEIGHT: 283m/929 feet
FLOORS: 60 floors
COMPLETION: 2005
ARCHITECT: ?

http://img198.exs.cx/img198/8317/cqwtc4kv.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/metallinestorm/wtcc9.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/childishking/00C87D83ss.jpg

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http://img137.exs.cx/img137/8506/00deca266pe.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/888/28chongqing-wtc-02.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/888/28chongqing-wtc-01.jpg

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[The Mad Hatter!!]

I LIKE THE SHAPE,BUT GETTING TIRED OF THE DOUBLE SPIRE THING.ALSO GLASS LOOKS NICE,GOOD HEIGHT-----8/10

[www.sercan.de]

8/10

[AtlanticaC5]

8/10 Great tower, soars good with it's nice shape.

[ChicagoDavid]

Wow, very modern and stylish. I give it 9/10

[Monkey]

Nice looking tower ... incredibly tall. :)

The spire could be improved though.

8.5

[chenlu]

(originally 5 paragraphs of explaination written, which I deleted)

Overall this building changes a lot and therefore is very eyecatching, but keeps the same style and harmony throughout, therefore very solid. But it is not extremely unique, appealing, and impressive compared to the most popular buildings, therefore I give it a 9.0 out of 10.

[kaka.ac]

A Great addition of Chongqing skyline !
9.5/10
But I think the top of it can be done more well .

[B@dGuYoM]

8/10 looks 350m tall

[Camaway]

Not bad but I have a feeling it will look veray outdated a few years from now.

7.5

[7 World Trade]

about time they got this one up...

i like how this building did not try to gain height through a cheap spire like a substancial number of chinese skyscrapers. like jin mao, its spire blends into the building perfectly and gives it a good pinnacle.

i also like its retro facade as well the big windows on the top that really goes well with the building. it could use a brighter facade color though.

9

[lrd1rocha]

It looks better on the renderings (as usual), but it is a quite stylish building. 8.0/10

[Hed Kandi]

Hate the spire but like the building.
People should drop using ugly spires on nice buildings. :cheers:

[ENDOPHINS]

The rendering is a way better ...

7/10

[pablofarrugia]

looks similar to designs going up in dubai....7/10

[Þróndeimr]

Looks really tall, and is really beautiful, though the renderings reveal a even more beautiful tower. 7.5/10

[Liz L]

7/10 - It has good height, it isn't a square box, it has a nice shiney-shiney glass facade, and the curved base gives a nice touch of contrast and meets the street well (I also like the two colors there). I really like the "racing stripe" shooting up the narrow side of the tower, and will at least give them an "E" for effort for *trying* to do something with the roof.

But - the spires are far too small and wimpy for the building, the horizontal emphasis on the spandrels might hurt the height, and could someone please, PUHLEEASE, pretty-please bring back some honest-to-goodness setbacks between base and summit?

[R@ptor]

9/10


Unlike some others, I really like the spire.

[onetwothree]

Nice design, but it's nothing special

[Sonic from Padova]

7/10

[beiklopa]

first impression - boring! 7/10

[HT]

I get boring after all these same looking chineasean buildings 6/10

[RafflesCity]

8/10

a bit bland but still very soothing to look at.

Nice colour, simple, non-fussy shape and pure soaring height.

The spire while not necessary adds a bit of finish

[RafflesCity]

pic by Makodo

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/888/7191wtc2.jpg

[robyk]

8/10

[Alvin]

Boring design in my opinion...5/10

[Reflex]

8/10.

[DamienK]

7.5/10

[Metropolist]

I like it ! 9/10

[chongqinghero]

http://bbs.zjw.cn/attachment/4_11521.jpg http://forum.xinhuanet.com/upfiles/00EF2DF6.002C

[Q-TIP]

Looks to be in a difficult area to build triangle base. 8/10

[Xeni-2]

8.5/10. Cool building.

[metallinestorm]

8/10, at the beginning this building have 100 floors and over 500m. but it just 62 floors now(not 60 floors).

[i_am_hydrogen]

8/10 - it looks good, especially within the skyline.

[TYW]

interesting shape and nice facade. looks weird from the side though...

8.5/10

[-(･∀･)-(^｡^)-]

／( ^｡^)／ bad ＼(^｡^)＼

[1st Division Marine]

9 is a good score for that skyscraper i reacon.

[Azn_chi_boi]

modern building, i dont really like the color or the spire, 6/10

[MattSal]

Nice building, but it seems they could have done a lot better. I give it a 7.5/10.

[rufi]

I like it 8.5

[HK Boy]

Once again, a very stylish building

[VEERMER]

Amazing. 9/10

[mtb_nz]

good design, but really average design to compare with some of the new towers out there 7/10

[empersouf]

abstract, but in a good way. 8.0

[TowersNYC]

i dunno..it looks better in the drawings..maybe we need better photos of it..i give it 4.5

[james2390]

I like it a lot!

10/10

[Djoez]

I really like triangular shaped buildings 9/10

[Medo]

nice tower. 8

[get13]

I don't like it 5

[O.G. Gnarkill]

Kinda reminds me of SEG Plaza in Shenzhen, a building
I don't particularly favor. It's just something about those
out-of-place double spires.....

7/10

[Justadude]

I like the overall design, but a few details bother me. Especially the way the top and bottom seem to go together awkwardly, and that unnecessary fin thing overhanging the street.

On the whole though, not bad. 8.5

[Pengui]

A classy one.
The cladding is nice and the shape prevents it from looking boxy. Excellent height and proportions, and the spire is nicely done I think. Nothing striking, still.
7.5

[360 Modena]

owww ahhh! that looks amazing!! :D 10 for sure!!

[chongqinghero]

http://files.photojerk.com/macpolo/CQCBD/01FDC67E.jpg http://files.photojerk.com/macpolo/CQCBD/01FD5EFE.jpg Top pics are old
Let us see new update pics
http://bbs.luzhou.net/UploadFile/2005-4/2005427154558700.jpg

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[Phobos]

7.5/10

Good shape and the base is quite nice.

[Okapi]

7/10

[Latoso]

8.5/10 It got an extra .5 for being near a McDonald's! :)

[Jules]

7.

[geminiguy7]

8/10

[Henk]

7/10.

[SoboleuS]

Surprisingly good design. It's not kitschy, unlike many other towers in China ;) 8,5/10

[CborG]

7/10

[ROYAL BLUE]

10/10

[Zarkon]

7.5/10

[EarlyBird]

The corners have dragged this away from being another box. I like it. 7.5/10.

[Javi]

7.5/10

[El_Greco]

8/10

[jimm]

6/10

[MIKI]

9!

[Trances]

another great modern tower for china

[FJP]

I like the new china style 9/10

[pali]

the spire looks bad but the building looks ok!
8

[andysimo123]

9/10 I like this great looking tower.

[CPN]

6,5/10
not bad but nothing special

[jesarm]

I don´t really like so much this tower 7/10

[jesarm]

I don´t really like so much this tower 7/10

[jesarm]

I don´t really like so much this tower 7/10

[Gerard]

a good one. 8.5/10

[london-b]

Nice, 8/10

[jesarm]

6,5/10

[jesarm]

very futuristic and unique designe with a impressive windows in its facada

[Scorpionn]

9/10

[deli]

8. don't like it veri much...just so so for a city like chongqing.

[Christian347]

7.5/10

[Accura4Matalan]

9/10

[wardrobes]

8/10

[Fabio]

8/10

looks nice

[clarky]

Nice tower 9/10

[Skylandman]

6/10

[۩SkyScraper۩]

:) 9/10

[Blue_Sky]

8/10 Great tower

[Dancer]

Nice 8.5

[Dancer]

Nice 8.5

[Aquarius]

7,5

[۩SkyScraper۩]

8/10

[Vrysxy]

9/10 i like its glass

[ChiLooper]

8.5/10

[Sinjin P.]

modern but I think the structural design is quite overused. 8/10

[FREKI]

9/10 - I love it!

[Cabman]

I like this. It looks of good quality hopefully it will age gracefully. 8.5

[sloid]

The Illustration got me saying "wow!" but the real thing looks boring.

[forvine]

7.5/10

[Red_Dragon808]

modern and beautiful 9 out of 10

[FROM LOS ANGELES]

One of the nicest buildings I've ever seen, I like the lobby, this is a very high-tech building. 10/10

[mr_storms]

The Illustration got me saying "wow!" but the real thing looks boring.
Agreed
7/10

[DarkFenX]

8/10

[warnings]

8/10

[Scruffy88]

Yet another case where the renderings looks fantastic but the actual pale in comparison. I like the base but i find the tower so boring.

6.5/10

[LordMarshall]

9/10

[quinte-de-toux]

pretty unremarkable

[rxpilot]

It needs more height and character. It looks fabulous in the first render, though.

[Childish King]

http://album.hevnet.cn/upload/snailboy/bigpic/2006216192216170.jpg
http://album.hevnet.cn/upload/snailboy/bigpic/2006216192455815.jpg

[sharpie20]

7.5/10

[marpa]

8,5/10

[anakin]

8/10

[dżimi pejdż]

6.5/10

[Skyman]

9/10

[Oaronuviss]

Defineatly has style.
8.0

[zee]

9/10

[Kajus]

I wish, we have towers like this :) great - 9/10

[Max the Swede]

Blends in very well. nice! 7.5/10

[Taller, Better]

Not very interesting to me. Looks like an older style of building than 2005

[Xoceelias]

7/10.

[LAYZIEDOGG]

awesome 8.5/10

[Woko]

i really like this tower. I think that this tower should be nice at times square. 10/10

[ZZ-II]

i like it, 9/10

[mtt16]

8/10 nice

[virarch]

5/10

[gutooo]

9/10

[mannix_10]

6/10

[JAB323]

Pretty cool, 10.10

[Dreamlıneя]

9.5/10 :)

[cffuny]

:):)10/10:):)

[Mosaic]

9/10

[Very Controversial]

8.5/10, sweet

[Orienthai]

9.5/10 Nice

[artech21]

3 / 10

A simple glass facade would have improved the building to a 5/10. Still a piece of junk. But at least not as visually annoying.

[MelboyPete]

not bad, love the setback.

[FloridaFuture]

rendering-9.5/10
actual building- 7.5/10
i like the base

[vincent young]

Average.

6.5 / 10

[(((myx)))]

10. gorgeous!

[kamil.bukowski]

7.5/10

[krull]

It is a simple and nice looking building! 9/10

[frango1]

1 / 10

-2 for inferior construction materials; -1 for inferior workmanship of chinese workers; -1 for poor work/professional ethics of chinese workers and managers; -1 for poor maintainence; -3.5 for design.

[Piotr-Stettin]

8/10 :)

[Gummo]

8/10

[david thomas]

3/10

[hans gruber]

2 /10

It's a boring copycat piece.

[imani]

2 /10

It's a boring copycat piece.

ditto ^^

2 / 10

[jodie mitchell]

1 / 10

-2 for inferior construction materials; -1 for inferior workmanship of chinese workers; -1 for poor work/professional ethics of chinese workers and managers; -1 for poor maintainence; -3.5 for design.

What? ethics is part of your criteria? That's a little too tough.

2.5 / 10

[sumting wong]

1 / 10

[Gators Rule]

1.5 / 10

[W!CKED]

8/10

[Kelsen]

It has a good height, it's not boxy an I like it!

9/10.

[SouthernEuropean]

5/10

[Aliya]

8/10

[VaastuShastra]

10 - nice.

[shrekroma]

ugly podium

[cong san muon nam]

Very nice design. 8/10

[Skyman]

8/10

[pau-chin]

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[Gregorious]

9/10. This one's a beaut!

[Miso]

9/10

[Wu-Gambino]

6/10

It's like deja vu.

[Slodi]

nice design 8/10

[Nõgesh]

Very massive, 7

[Chinky Orz]

9/10

Love skyscrapers like this.:wink2:

[LMCA1990]

8/10

[Astralis]

Absolute 10/10

[chinatown]

hey this one looks really good!
8/10

[MasonicStage™]

8,5/10

[newyorkrunaway1]

7/10

[RON-E]

6/10

[pau-chin]

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/594/rrr1xw4.jpg

[DragonAnime]

Boring to me- 6/10

[kon133]

3,5/10

[skyscraperboy]

7/10.

[Nikkodemo]

Nice shape and beautiful!

9/10

[incognito_rn]

quite beautiful but tall.

[lucianmx_2007]

stunning !!!!!!8.5/10

[aan1107]

nice one... 7/10

[poisonous_ivy]

I like the top, I hate the shape. I don't find it smart or elegant. Nice solution for placing lifts. 5

[Budowlaniec]

I like this building but is not orginal 6.5/10

[illusions77]

i'm not too sure i like the base and color. 7.5 / 10

[Racingfreak]

I like the shape 9,5/10!

[Halabalooza]

good height and modern look. 8

[Gregor]

8/10

[davee08]

very nice 9/10

[WAuzzie]

8/10

[xever_7]

8.5/10

[Infrarojo]

8/10 points

[meds]

7/10

[Kawasaki_Kragujevac]

8/10

[Miguel_Prat]

6/10

[stasiua]

Interesting, loss, that not black
:)

8/10

[briker]

8/10

[Eric Offereins]

7/10

[Rutger1991]

8/10

[SacOnTheRise]

6, Tall boxy shiny, and boring.