• There were four steps in the approach to the Pearl River Tower's high-performance design: reduction, absorption, reclamation, and generation.
  • Awarded the project through a design competition, SOM’s team set out to create one of the world’s most energy-efficient skyscrapers. Pearl River Tower © Tim Griffith.
  • The Pearl River Tower's design enables it to funnel wind through four large wind turbines to generate up to 15 times more energy than regular freestanding turbines.
  • Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)’s design for the 71-story Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China, was selected in a 2005 competition.
  • The Pearl River Tower is one of many tall buildings that have recently sprouted in Guangzhou's new business district.
  • China's Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou is the world's first super tall smart building. With its revolutionary aerodynamic shape, the Pearl River Tower sets t...
  • At the time it was the tallest building in the world and stands as a land mark across the road of Pearl River Tower, the destination of our engineers this time.
  • Pearl River Tower - Jonnu Singleton-7863.jpg. Pearl River Tower - Jonnu Singleton-7832.jpg.
  • SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES Pearl River Tower is designed to be one of the world’s highest-performing super-tall buildings.
  • The Pearl River Tower is a 309.7 m high skyscraper in Guangzhou (China). This building was built 2011 and has 71 floors.