Som designed the world’s tallest building in the 1970s, the Chicago Sylphy Building.
The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, designed by SOM in the United States and constructed by Samsung in South Korea.
The tallest building in the United States designed by som, the New York Freedom Tower, is 1776 feet high, which means that the United States was founded in 1776. It is the first building of the World Trade Center rebuilt on the site of the World Trade Center on September 11th.
The war machine designed by SOM is the new headquarters of NATO. Located in the capital of Belgium, a neutral country, it was completed in 2017 with a total investment of 8 billion yuan.
SOM Architects was founded in 1936 in Chicago, USA, where skyscrapers originated. The company name is derived from the initials of three co founders. Since 1988, SOM has designed over 10000 landmark buildings in more than 50 countries around the world, including the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai at 828 meters, the tallest building in the United States at 542 meters, the Freedom Tower in New York, and the NATO headquarters building, among other world-renowned landmarks. SOM has designed over 130 important landmark buildings in major cities in China..
The Shanghai Jinmao Tower is the first super landmark building designed by SOM in China, located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It is jokingly known as one of the three piece kitchen sets. Covering an area of 36 acres, with a total construction area of 290000 square meters, it was led by the Ministry of Foreign Trade of the State Council at the time and had a total investment of over 5 billion yuan. The project was approved for design in 1992, construction began in 1994, and was completed in 1999. It is 420 meters high, with 88 floors above ground and 3 floors underground. The rent for Shanghai Jinmao Building is around 300 yuan per square month, and the current occupancy rate is close to 94%. Even if you have money, you may not be able to rent it!.
Beijing China International Trade Center was founded in 1984 and is the world’s largest international trade center jointly built by Guomao and Malaysia’s Guo Group. Guo Henian, a patriotic overseas Chinese from Fujian, founded Guo Group in Malaysia in 1949, which owns Yihai Golden Dragon Fish Grain and Oil, Kerry Group, Sandi Real Estate, and Shangri La Hotel. In 1984, Hong Kong’s Li Ka shing was originally interested in the International Trade Center project but lacked the courage to invest. In 1985, Guo Henian suspended all projects and withdrew 500 million US dollars to start the construction of the first phase of the Beijing International Trade Center. After its completion in 1990, the profits of the International Trade Center shocked the global real estate investment circle! The China Grand Hotel, managed by the Shangri La Hotel under Guo Henian, recouped its investment costs within two years, and in 1996, the first phase of Guomao fully recovered its investment costs. However, Li Ka shing, who missed the opportunity, could only invest a larger cost of 20 billion yuan to build the Wangfujing Oriental Plaza in Beijing..
The A building of Beijing International Trade Phase III, designed by SOM, is 330 meters high and designed with a narrow top and wide bottom to eliminate bulkiness. Construction began in 2005 and became the tallest building in Beijing at that time after completion in 2010. Som designed Tower B of Phase III of the International Trade Center, which is 296 meters high, inspired by Chinese bamboo. Construction began in 2013 and was completed in 2017. The entire Beijing International Trade Center covers an area of 250 acres, with a total construction area of 1.1 million square meters. Numerous Fortune 500 companies have settled in for office work, and it took 33 years to finally be completed in 2017. The annual rental income of Beijing International Trade Center is as high as 5 billion yuan!.
The Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Financial Center designed by SOM is located in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, and its geometric fluid design style has been popular among netizens.
