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Congratulations, Gensler

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So, today Architectural Record announced that Gensler is the top billing architectural firm in America, snaking the title out from underneath longstanding heavyweights, AECOM.  So in honor of that, Great Spaces is taking a look at Gensler's most recent project, which is currently underway in China.  More







Not to be confused with the soon-to-be-tallest-building-in-the-world, supposed-to-be-built-in-90-days building, Gensler's Shangai Tower will soon be China's tallest building, coming in at a whopping 632 meters.  Another building advertising itself as a "self-contained city," it is going to be the star of Shanghai's financial district.  At first glance, it may not look like anything special, just a skyscraper with a swoosh, but with so many things, the beauty is in the details...





 Check out the writeup on ArchDaily for more!