Chinese Company Builds 57-Story Skyscraper in 19 Days

Chinese Company Builds 57-Story Skyscraper in 19 Days

“Three floors in a day is China’s new normal,” says a representative for this 57-floor skyscraper that was built in just 19 days. Known as the “Mini Sky City” tower in Changsha, the 180,000-square-meter mixed-use building was built in record speed with modular, “LEGO-like” blocks. The process also claimed to have required less materials and significantly reduced the amount of air pollution commonly caused by dusty construction sites.

A time-lapse of the construction process, after the break.

Adding to that, the representative claims the building’s interior air is “99.9% pure” due to the built’s tight envelope, built-in air conditioning system and efficient quadruple-pane glass. 

via BSB

The tower is comprised of 19 ten-meter-high atriums, 800 apartments, and office space for 4,000 people. It is part of a larger Sky City complex which is expected to realize a 220-story skyscraper that will reach nearly 840-meters. 

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "Chinese Company Builds 57-Story Skyscraper in 19 Days" 24 Mar 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/612783/chinese-company-builds-57-story-skyscraper-in-19-days> ISSN 0719-8884

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中国公司19天建成57层高楼

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