Dive summary:
- The Chicago-based architectural firm of Goettsch Partners has designed an office tower that will dominate the business district of the Chinese city of Shunde.
- The building, nearly 1.2 million square feet, will stand 656 feet above a ceremonial garden and have a four-sided lobby that is designed to blur the distinction between inside and outside.
- A screen using local design motifs will surround the building while also being part of an energy-efficiency system that will include high-performance glass from floor to ceiling in all offices and vertical shading.
From the article:
Architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has designed the new Poly Business Tower in Shunde, China. ...