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The Jury
Tod Desmarais, AIA
Optima Inc.
Glencoe, Illinois
Peter Exley, AIA
Peter J. Exley Architect
Chicago, Illinois
Stephen Yas, AIA
Yas/Fischel Partnership
Evanston, Illinois



Jin Mao Tower Curtain Wall



Location
Shanghai, China
Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Client/Owner
China Jin Mao Group Co.
General Contractor
Shanghai Jin Mao Contractor (SJMC)
Consultant(s)
East China Architectural Design & Research Institute; Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design and Research
Photographer
Nick Merrick © Hedrich Blessing

While the massing of this 88-story tower recalls traditional Chinese pagoda forms, its skin is a state-of-the-art curtain wall comprised of high-performance glass and an expressed exterior stainless steel mullion system. A juror described it as "an extraordinary use of today’s technology and building materials to create a fabric, texture and detailing that relate to the historic and cultural values of the context." (Double winner. See Interior Architecture Awards.)