晋思建筑设计的上海中心大厦被美国《建筑文摘》列入‘过去五年重新定义建筑界的十三座建筑’名单。 上海中心的高度已经超越了其物理意义上的高度，重新定义了不断发展的建筑界。

Gensler’s Shanghai Tower has been included in the list of the “13 Buildings that redefined Architecture in the Past 5 Years” by Architectural Digest . The list includes structures that go above and beyond their vertical height in redefining the ever-changing world of architecture.

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2015年竣工的上海中心大厦高632米，打破了许多超高层建筑纪录： 中国最高建筑、世界第二高建筑、世界最高的观景平台、世界上第二快的电梯系统。 项目的建筑设计采用圆角的不对称造型，相比传统的造型构造节省了5800万美元的材料成本。 “塔楼的不对称造型，其锥形收分轮廓和圆角设计使得建筑能够承受上海常见的台风，”晋思建筑大中华区执行总裁李晓梅女士，同时也担任上海中心大厦项目负责人解释，“通过在加拿大实验室进行的风洞试验，Gensler对大厦的造型进行了改进，将建筑风荷载降低了24％，降低了建筑的结构构造，为业主节省了5800万美元的材料成本。 ”

Designed by Gensler and completed in 2015, the 2,073 foot-tall Shanghai Tower has a seemingly endless list of records: tallest building in China, second tallest in the world, world's tallest observation deck, and the world's second-fastest elevator system. Yet, shockingly, that list almost pales in comparison with the fact that the firm's design of the building—an asymmetrical form with rounded corners—saved $58 million in material cost versus a traditional angular build of the same size. "The tower's asymmetrical form, its tapering profile, and its rounded corners allows the building to withstand the typhoon-force winds that are common in Shanghai" says Xiaomei Lee, Gensler's regional managing principal in China, and project director of the Shanghai Tower. "Using a wind tunnel test conducted in a Canadian lab, Gensler refined the tower's form, which reduced building wind loads by 24 percent. The result came in the form of a lighter structure, saving $58 million in costs for required materials."

大名单中也包含了其他著名建筑如Foster+Partners事务所设计的苹果总部园区，Calatrava设计的纽约Oculus交通枢纽，BIG事务所设计的哥本哈根垃圾焚烧厂。

Among other winners are iconic buildings like Foster+Partners’Apple Park, Calatrava's Oculus and Amager Bakke by Bjark Ingels Group.

photo credit: Connie Zhou

photo credit: Connie Zhou