China’s Pearl River Tower is the world’s first super-tall smart building. With its revolutionary aerodynamic shape, the Pearl River Tower sets the benchmark for building designs of the future.
On the banks of the Pearl River in Guangzhou city, an impressive new silhouette is placing China’s third largest city firmly in the limelight. The Guangzhou Sightseeing and TV Tower is a shrine to modern technology and design–and testimony to the vision of a small architectural team who dared to dream big.
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