Shanghai IFC is a commercial complex at 8 Century Avenue in Lujiazui, designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects. Sun Hung Kai Properties developed it, as it did the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong. Construction began in 2006, and the complex opened on January 1, 2011. The article names no style or materials.
The South Tower reached 249.9 m (820 ft) in 2009 and houses a Ritz-Carlton hotel. The North Tower stands 259.9 m (853 ft) and houses the Shanghai headquarters of HSBC. A central building rises 85 m (279 ft). A mall sits below with an Apple Store beneath a sunken forecourt, a cinema, a supermarket and luxury brands.
A pair of bronze lions at the North Tower front continue a tradition from the historic HSBC Building on the Bund. The mall connects to Lujiazui Station, and a footbridge links to Lujiazui Central Park.
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