[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Biographies]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Ningbo Center Ningbo Center is a mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Ningbo, China. Built between 2018 and 2025, the tower stands at 409 m (1,342 ft) tall with 80 floors. It became the first supertall and the tallest building in Ningbo, surpassing the previous Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza by 146 meters. Construction started on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2018. == History == Ningbo Center Building started pile foundation construction in January 2019, and the structure fully topped out in the second half of 2024. The building was opened on April 9, 2025. The top 20 floors house a Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and the bottom 60 floors contain Grade-A office space. The building has a total construction area of about 250,000 square meters. It has 80 floors above ground and 3 floors underground. It was jointly developed by Shanghai Construction Group , Shanshan Group and Greentown China . It was designed by SOM Architects . Construction started on April 9, 2018. The bottom was completed on August 24, 2020. The upper part of the building started on November 24, 2020. On May 20, 2022, it surpassed Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza to become the tallest building in Ningbo. The top was completed on April 26, 2023. The completion acceptance and filing were completed on January 21, 2025. The building was put into use on April 9, 2025. Floors 1 to 60 of the building are Grade A office buildings, and floors 61 to 80 are the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. == Elevator configuration == The fourth phase of Ningbo Center Building uses Hitachi high-speed elevators, including two HEX elevators with a running speed of up to 10 m/s, making them the fastest elevators in Zhejiang Province, and five OEX elevators, which are the first double-car elevators to appear in Ningbo. == See also == List of tallest buildings in China == References == - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/International Building Codes]] - [[Building Construction/Construction & Materials/Building Material/Natural Stone]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 09 - Plumbing Services]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 07 - Construction Management]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 08 - Building Services/Section 6 - ICT Installations]] - [[Digital Architecture]] - [[Design/Building Typologies/Industrial Architecture]] - [[Structures]] - [[Wiki-Architecture/General Architecture]] - [[Professional Practice/Public & Cultural/Low Cost Construction]]