About

Member Since: 2010

Member Offices: Shanghai

Website: http://www.siadr.com.cn/

The Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd. (ISA Architecture) was founded in 1953. Formerly SIADR, it is a leading international architectural, construction design, urban planning and engineering institute.

ISA is also committed to green building and sustainable urban development. They adhere to international and local long-term integration of architectural harmony with the environment.

They believe that appearance and function through a combination of design, enthusiasm, honesty and trustworthiness, forge innovative and quality results. To ISA, social responsibility, customer value, and the principle of advanced staff development continue make them a leader in their field.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Cost Consulting; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Project Management; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Urban Design

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Jin Mao Tower
420.5 m / 1,380  ft
2 Guangxi Financial Investment Center
330 m / 1,083  ft
3 Wenzhou Trade Center
321.9 m / 1,056  ft
4 Tomorrow Square
284.6 m / 934  ft
5 One Lujiazui
269.1 m / 883  ft
6 Changzhou Modern Media Center
265.1 m / 870  ft
7 Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza
262.4 m / 861  ft
8 Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 2
260 m / 853  ft
9 The Fifth Center Technology and Innovation Tower
260 m / 853  ft
10 Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center - Tower 1
258 m / 846  ft

Awards

Jing An Kerry Centre

common.china-winners: Jing An Kerry Centre

China Urban Habitat 2016

Ctbuh Leaders

Haojiang Liu

Haojiang Liu

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Shanghai, 2017 – Present

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

03 November 2016

Innovations in Building Performance and Resiliency: Pin-Fuse Seismic Systems

Throughout history, it has been proven time and again that the simplest innovations can often offer the greatest and widest ranging impact. This is certainly...

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Research

12 December 2019

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

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Research

28 October 2019

Fifty Years of Fire Safety In Supertall Buildings

As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...

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Associated companies

RANK
Name
Height
1 Jin Mao Tower

420.5 m

1,380 ft

2 Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower

400 m

1,312 ft

3 Xiamen Cross Strait Financial Centre

343.9 m

1,128 ft

4 Guangxi Financial Investment Center

330 m

1,083 ft

5 Wenzhou Trade Center

321.9 m

1,056 ft

6 Tomorrow Square

284.6 m

934 ft

7 One Lujiazui

269.1 m

883 ft

8 Changzhou Modern Media Center

265.1 m

870 ft

9 Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza

262.4 m

861 ft

10 Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 2

260 m

853 ft

11 The Fifth Center Technology and Innovation Tower

260 m

853 ft

12 Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center - Tower 1

258 m

846 ft

13 Cloud Nine

238 m

781 ft

14 CITIC Plaza

228 m

748 ft

15 Bank of China Tower

226.1 m

742 ft

16 C&D International Tower

219.4 m

720 ft

17 Shangri-La Hotel

217 m

712 ft

18 Shanghai Stock Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center

215 m

705 ft

19 Pudong International Information Port

211 m

692 ft

20 Taiping Financial Tower

208 m

682 ft

21 Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 3

197.8 m

649 ft

22 China Financial Futures Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center

195 m

640 ft

23 Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center - Tower 2

188 m

617 ft

24 Shanghai Industrial Center Tower 1

180 m

591 ft

25 Oriental Fisherman's Wharf Tower

160.5 m

527 ft

26 China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation of Shanghai International Financial Center

152 m

499 ft

27 Land Rover Regional Offices Shanghai East Tower

100 m

328 ft

27 Land Rover Regional Offices Shanghai West Tower

100 m

328 ft

29 The Fifth Center Incubation Building 1

100 m

328 ft

29 The Fifth Center Incubation Building 2

100 m

328 ft

31 Xiamen Suiwa Tower

99.7 m

327 ft

32 Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower A

99.2 m

325 ft

32 Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower B

99.2 m

325 ft

34 United Family Medical Research Center

60 m

197 ft

35 Shanghai Industrial Center Tower 2

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

14 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (62%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (44%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 21 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 18 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Ctbuh Leaders At Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research (Co., Ltd.)

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Shanghai, 2017 – Present

Haojiang Liu

03 November 2016

Innovations in Building Performance and Resiliency: Pin-Fuse Seismic Systems

Throughout history, it has been proven time and again that the simplest innovations can often offer the greatest and widest ranging impact. This is certainly...

19 October 2016

CTF Guangzhou - Efficiency in Mixed-Use Supertall

Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Gaungzhou, China. Florence Chan of Kohn Pedersen Fox presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: "Guangzhou Developments" Since the reformation...

18 September 2014

Urban Density and the Porous High Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City

September 18, 2014. Shanghai, China. James von Klemperer from Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "Urban Density...

18 September 2014

Shanghai International Financial Center: Future City Vision

JAHN’s Archi-Neering –integrated design approach- is broadly displayed in the future Shanghai International Financial center, in Pudong, which consist of 3 towers physically connected by...

17 September 2014

Interview: Enfang Liu

Enfang Liu of ISA Architecture is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower.

17 September 2014

Sustainable Vertical Urban Agglomeration

This presentation, with the project case designed by Institute of Shanghai Architectural Design & Research (Co. Ltd.), from the agglomerate character of the development of...

17 September 2014

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 04 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Bin Niu, ECADI, Enfang Liu, ISA Architecture, and Yiru Huang, Tongji University.

16 September 2014

The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China

As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware...

16 September 2014

Research on Wind-Induced Vibration of the Steel Tower on High- Rise Buildings

An analysis on dynamic characteristics and wind-induced response of a high-rise building with a steel tower on the roof was conducted by ANSYS. It shows...

16 September 2014

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 08 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 08 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiangdong Du, RWDI; Yaming Li, ISA Architecture; Kevin Peddie, Windtech Consultants; Peter...

12 December 2019

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

CTBUH Research

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

28 October 2019

Fifty Years of Fire Safety In Supertall Buildings

Peter Weismantle, AS+GG; James Antell, Telgian Engineering & Consulting

As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...

29 July 2019

Highest Special-Purpose Spaces

Since humans first began constructing tall buildings, history has been cluttered with claims of all manner of “highest” records. In this study, we examine those...

17 October 2016

The Vertical Renewal of the Megacity

Enfang Liu, Jianing Pan, Dapeng Sun & Youlong You, Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design and Research

This paper elaborates the positive effect and unique advantages of supertall high-rise buildings along with their inherent problems throughout the urbanization of Shanghai, a megacity,...

17 October 2016

Grounded Development an Essential Protocol for Tallness

Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido, JAHN

Tallness is superficial, unless it is literally and physically rooted to the dynamics of context and culture. Tallness has become relevant as our instrument to...

17 October 2016

SOM and China: Evolving Skyscraper Design Amid Rapid Urban Growth

Scott Duncan & Yue Zhu, SOM

China’s rapid urban and economic growth has challenged designers, engineers, and planners to innovate and collaborate to meet the needs of a changing country. Skidmore,...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research

CTBUH Shanghai Young Professionals Committee Talks Competitions

17 November 2017

CTBUH China and Shanghai Young Professionals Committee (YPC) co-hosted a symposium on “Gains and Losses in Tall Building Design Competitions.”

CTBUH Shanghai YPC Holds Inaugural Meeting

03 August 2017

The CTBUH Shanghai Young Professionals Committee (YPC) held its first board meeting at the Shanghai office of Gensler.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

Tomorrow Square Technical Tour Report

19 September 2014

Delegates toured the 37th floor of Tomorrow Square, which takes advantage of the building’s 45-degree plan shift by offering views in at least eight directions.

Wind Engineering Workshop, Shanghai 2014

16 September 2014

Design adaptation in tall buildings was a main theme in the Technical Workshop, "Wind Engineering," at the Shanghai 2014 Conference.

CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Gold Sponsor

16–19 September 2014

The survival of humanity relies on a radical repositioning of our cities to develop them beyond a collection of disparate icons, towards a vision of a Sustainable Vertical Urbanism.