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The International Commerce Centre is the tallest building in Hong Kong , spanning 118 floors and reaching heights of *** ft . The mixed-use building completed in 2010 and is now home to offices , restaurants , and over 300 hotel rooms at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates , Arup and Wong & Ouyang , the International Commerce Centre has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records for providing the largest light and sound show on a single building , covering over 50,000 square metres . The building attracts both tourists and locals , with the shopping mall based in the basement floors , and has one of the highest swimming pools in the world . The building even houses an observation deck , named Sky100 , providing stunning views of Hong Kong .

Built to survive earthquakes measuring up to eight on the Richter scale , the Shanghai World Financial Center ( SWFC ) took over 10 years to complete , costing 1.2 billion USD . The SWFC has become a hotspot for financial , cultural and information services . The building spans over 1,500ft and has 101 floors , encompassing restaurants , retail facilities , over 60 office floors and a hotel with over 150 rooms . Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Irie Miyake Architects and Engineers , alongside contractors China State Construction Engineering Corporation , Shanghai Construction Group and developers Mori Building , SWFC is also home to several observation decks , situated on floors 94 , 97 and 100 , with a sky walk situated on the 100th floor .

28 July 2017