Slide show - Shaping Asia, designing vertical cities

Images of projects by the architectural firm KPF

The 118-story International Commerce Centre (ICC) tower is the tallest building in Hong Kong. (Photo: Tim Griffith)

The 118-story International Commerce Centre (ICC) tower is the tallest building in Hong Kong. (Photo: Tim Griffith)

A prominent part of the work of KPF — the architectural firm that Paul Katz *85, James von Klemperer *83, and Joshua Chaiken ’82 *85 work for — is designing super-tall buildings. About half of the firm’s work today is in Asia, where it has helped shaped urban centers.

The 118-story International Commerce Centre (ICC) tower is the tallest building in Hong Kong. (Photo: Tim Griffith)

The 118-story International Commerce Centre (ICC) tower is the tallest building in Hong Kong. (Photo: Tim Griffith)

A close-up of the base of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) tower. (Photo: Nacasa & Partners)

A close-up of the base of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) tower. (Photo: Nacasa & Partners)

Marina Bay Financial Centre, Singapore. (Photo: Michael Weber)

Marina Bay Financial Centre, Singapore. (Photo: Michael Weber)

Plaza 66, one of the tallest buildings in Shanghai, China. (Photo: Zhen Zhonghai)

Plaza 66, one of the tallest buildings in Shanghai, China. (Photo: Zhen Zhonghai)

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