Tianjin Kerry Centre Tower 1 | |
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General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Residential |
Location | Tianjin, China |
Opening | 2014 |
Height | |
Roof | 705 ft (215 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 59 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Tianjin Kerry Centre Tower 2 | |
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General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Residential |
Location | Tianjin, China |
Opening | 2014 |
Height | |
Roof | 705 ft (215 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 59 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Tianjin Kerry Centre Tower 3 | |
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General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Residential |
Location | Tianjin, China |
Opening | 2014 |
Height | |
Roof | 705 ft (215 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 59 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Tianjin Kerry Centre is a residential complex home to three skyscrapers, Tianjian Kerry Centre Towers 1-3. The complex was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and construction was completed in 2014 after beginning in 2009. [1]
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. The firm opened their first branch in New York City in 1937, and has since expanded all over the world, with regional offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mumbai and Dubai.
Kerry Centre was developed by Kerry Properties. [2]
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