New Home For China’S Equivalent Of The Nasdaq Exchange For Hi-Tech Industries – Topped Out Last Saturday At 246 Metres,
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New Home For China’S Equivalent Of The Nasdaq Exchange For Hi-Tech Industries – Topped Out Last Saturday At 246 Metres, Confirming Its Monumental Presence In The Rapidly Developing Centre Of Shenzhen. The Building Is Remarkable Not Only For Its Height: With A Raised Podium Suspended 36 Metres Over A Public Plaza And Projecting 54 Metres From The Tower Base, The Shenzhen Stock Exchange Has One Of The Largest Cantilevers In The World. Adjacent To The City’S Government Offices And Facing Shennan Road, Shenzhen'S Main Artery, The Shenzhen Stock Exchange Is Planned As A Financial Centre With Civic Meaning. Raising The Podium Not Only Subverts The Traditional Architectural Necessity Of Connecting A Podium To The Ground; It Also Creates A Dramatic Public Plaza By Liberating The Ground Around The Tower. The Three-Story Floating Podium Is Built With 27, 000 Tons Of Steel. A Single Joint In The Supporting Truss Work Weighs As Much As 172 Tons. Oma Oversees The Ambitious Engineering And Detailed