https://www.scmp.com/rss/308566/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The party's mouthpiece ran a full-page report yesterday that questioned the mainland's aggressive skyscraper push in recent years, attributing it to vain local government officials. The commentary in the People's Daily came amid controversy over the planned 838-metre Sky City in Changsha, Hunan, which would be the world's tallest building once it is completed. Last week, media reported on the topping-out ceremony for the second-tallest building in the world: the 632-metre Shanghai... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1296240/party-paper-calls-end-tall-building-frenzy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1296240/party-paper-calls-end-tall-building-frenzy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:00:00 +0000 The Chinese developer who aims to give China the world's tallest building will not be using Chinese steel. Citing safety concerns, Broad Group president Zhang Yue said yesterday the company would use only foreign steel for its controversial 838-metre Sky City tower in Changsha - a project he hopes to complete in a record-breaking seven months. "The hundreds of thousands of tonnes steel used by Sky City will come from the most technologically advanced country, Luxembourg, with very high price,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1293698/chinese-steel-not-safe-enough-sky-city-project?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1293698/chinese-steel-not-safe-enough-sky-city-project?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:00:00 +0000 An application to build the world's tallest skyscraper in Changsha has not yet been approved, the local government said yesterday, appearing to contradict the developer's claims that construction was cleared to start. The Binshui New City management committee said it wanted to reassure critics that construction of the 838-metre Sky City - which developers plan to build in a record-breaking seven months - would not proceed until "relevant legal procedures" were met, Xinhua reported. The panel... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1292272/application-build-worlds-tallest-building-china-not-yet-approved?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1292272/application-build-worlds-tallest-building-china-not-yet-approved?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000 The company seeking to build a record-breaking "prefab" skyscraper in Changsha insisted the project was proceeding as planned, despite mainland media reports that it lacked necessary approvals. Broad Group spokeswoman Zhu Linfang disputed a Xinhua report that the company's plan to build the world's tallest building in just seven months had not received approval from Hunan's Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. The Xinhua report noted that no work was taking place at the site of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1290392/we-do-have-permission-build-changsha-skyscraper-says-developer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1290392/we-do-have-permission-build-changsha-skyscraper-says-developer?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jul 2013 06:03:07 +0000 A groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday for the world's tallest building in Changsha was greeted with praise from some mainland architects - and brickbats from others. Some held serious safety concerns about the skyscraper, but others hailed it as a revolutionary work of prefabricated urban landscape. The more than 200-storey structure will tower 838 metres above the Hunan provincial capital and be made entirely of factory-made modules that will be assembled by workers in seven months. Yin Zhi , a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288748/changsha-skyscraper-faces-brickbats-and-praise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288748/changsha-skyscraper-faces-brickbats-and-praise?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000 A Changsha developer dazzled the world when it built a 30-storey hotel within 15 days. Now as it aims to construct the world's tallest building in a mere nine months, experts are raising questions about safety and wondering whether the project is part of a technological revolution or a public relations campaign. On Saturday, a ground-breaking ceremony marked the start of construction of an 838-metre, 208-storey skyscraper on the outskirts of Hunan’s capital city, which its developer Broad Group... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288415/worlds-tallest-building-be-built-9-months-drawing-doubts-and-safety?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288415/worlds-tallest-building-be-built-9-months-drawing-doubts-and-safety?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:32:35 +0000 China has embarked on the construction of an 838-metre-tall building in Changsha that is billed as the “world’s tallest”. Developer Broad Group on Saturday held a ground-breaking ceremony in the capital city of central province Hunan to start building the 208-storey tower, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald newspaper reported on Sunday. Upon completion, the building would be about 10 metres taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, currently the world’s tallest. The Changsha project, carried out by China... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1287673/china-starts-construction-worlds-tallest-building?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1287673/china-starts-construction-worlds-tallest-building?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jul 2013 07:15:21 +0000