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Field notes · 13 notes
Buildings, architects and the details that make Shanghai worth looking at slowly.
13 notes
On the street · 7 minute read
A suggested Shanghai walk from Wukang Building toward Anfu Road, with villas, apartment blocks, contemporary shops and clear limits on residential access.
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A practical rainy-day Shanghai architecture plan using the Shanghai History Museum or Rockbund Art Museum, with current visitor distinctions and short outdoor links.
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On the street · 5 minute read
Read Shanghai’s Columbia Circle through country-club buildings, former industrial space and contemporary connections, with clear distinctions between exterior and interior access.
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A closer reading of Shanghai’s 1933 Old Millfun: former slaughterhouse, reinforced concrete, circulation, bridges and the limits of visiting an active commercial venue.
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Compare Palmer & Turner’s 1923 HSBC building and 1929 Sassoon House on Shanghai’s Bund: classical authority, Art Deco verticality and the work of an architectural firm.
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A suggested walk around Fuxing Park, Sinan Road and Sinan Mansions, comparing a public garden with streets, villas and contemporary commercial uses.
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Architects of Shanghai · 2 minute read
Compare three Shanghai landmarks associated with László Hudec: Wukang Building, Park Hotel and Grand Cinema. A guide to looking beyond one signature style.
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Architects of Shanghai · 2 minute read
Read the Majestic Theatre through Fan Wenzhao's architecture: public entertainment, modern design and the collaborators behind a Shanghai landmark.
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Architects of Shanghai · 2 minute read
Meet Dong Dayou through the Greater Shanghai Plan and Jiangwan's civic buildings: a different starting point for Shanghai architectural history.
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Ways of looking · 2 minute read
A careful way to recognize Art Deco in Shanghai: compare overall form, repeated geometry and materials, while keeping other architectural traditions distinct.
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On the street · 3 minute read
Read Hudec's Green House at 333 Tongren Road through its Chinese client, curved balconies and fitted plan. Historical context for an exterior-focused architecture walk.
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On the street · 3 minute read
The Chinese and French names at Bugao Li offer a compact way to read Shanghai's lane architecture, naming and thresholds from the public street.
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Look beyond the Wukang Building photograph: notice thresholds, balconies, materials and Shanghai's plane-tree canopy on a neighborhood walk.
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