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Shanghai Tower has had trouble finding companies to move in since it was completed three years ago. The poor performance doesn’t bode well for the latest crop of office towers rising in China.

Some observers believe the Shanghai Tower’s failure to act as a magnet for large multinational firms, and its generally low occupancy rates, stem from the inevitable inefficiencies of a ...

Shanghai Tower is the tallest in China, per the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. It may be second in height to Dubai's Burj Khalifa, but it has 20% more floor area, per Al's book.

The 2,073-foot-tall Shanghai Tower, the world's second-tallest building, opens this year. More than just a skyscraper, it's a symbol of Shanghai's — and China's — soaring ambitions.

Three generations of China’s tallest buildings: the Jin Mao Tower (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1998; 420.5 meters), left; the Shanghai World Financial Center (Kohn Pedersen Fox, 2008; 492 meters ...