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The architecture of Shanghai is a dynamic blend of past and present, reflecting the city’s rapid evolution into a global metropolis. Characterized by a skyline punctuated with futuristic skyscrapers, Shanghai showcases cutting-edge contemporary design and engineering feats. Iconic structures like the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Shanghai Tower symbolize modernity and innovation. Simultaneously, Shanghai preserves its historical heritage through beautifully restored colonial-era buildings, such as those in the Bund area, and traditional Chinese architectural elements in structures like the Yuyuan Garden. This juxtaposition of old and new, East and West, creates a rich tapestry of architectural diversity that mirrors the city’s status as a cultural and economic hub.
As the global population continues to surge, the significance of cities as centers of economic activity, cultural diversity, and infrastructural development grows. Over half of the world’s population now lives…
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Located in Shanghai’s Jing’an District, the DOK Design Aesthetic Experience Center seamlessly blends historical reverence and contemporary design. This newly transformed space, originally a textile factory, now embodies the essence…
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In Shanghai, a metropolis that thrives on its contrasts between the contemporary and the traditional, the AVVENN retail space was conceptualized and brought to life by the design firm Time…
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For nearly half a century, from 1931 through 1972, the 1,454-foot Empire State Building held the title of the tallest building in the world. Since then, the world has come a…
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The Déjà Vu Recycle Store on Anfu Road is an exemplary blend of innovative architectural design and sustainable consumerism. Formerly housing the Shanghai Film Distribution and Exhibition Corporation, this zigzag…
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In the heart of Wukang Road, amidst the vibrant cityscape, stands a heritage garden house from the 1930s. Wrapped in the embrace of nature and entwined with the bustling streets,…
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The PARKLIFE installation designed by TEAM_BLDG is part of Design Shanghai – Xintiandi Design Festival 2022, where the architects explore the relationship between humans, nature, and home.
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With a retrospective display of projects dating from 1982 to today, including projects such as the MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome (2010) or the Leeza SOHO in Beijing…
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In 2019, Wutopia Lab completed the Sinan books Poetry Store as a renovation in the historical St. Nicholas Church of Shanghai. Given the fact that the dome could not be…
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The Spiral Gallery designed by Atelier Deshaus in 2011 uses round shapes and divides the circulation into two levels in order to blur the boundaries between the building and the…
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Completed in 2014 by the acclaimed Chinese architecture firm Atelier Deshaus, the West Bund Long Museum is strategically situated along the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. The museum…
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Blossom Pavilion is a cooperative spatial device designed by Atelier Deshaus with artist Zhan Wang, which is also one of the spatial art pieces project of Shanghai Urban Space Art…
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