Lujiazui Skyscraper Loop

The Mingzhu Roundabout acts as a massive concrete hub in the middle of Pudong, defined by the sweeping, elevated pedestrian walkway that circles above the traffic. It was built during the nineteen nineties to manage the rapid flow of…

The Oriental Pearl Tower rises above the Pudong skyline as a series of eleven stacked spheres linked by three massive columns. Completed in nineteen ninety-four, it served as the first major step in transforming a stretch of low-rise…

The IFC Mall features a glass roof shaped like a series of diamond-cut crystals. It sits at the base of the two towers that anchor the Lujiazui financial district, designed to provide high-end retail space for the international bankers…

The Lujiazui Central Green Space features a massive, grass-covered mound shaped like a traditional Chinese jade bi, a flat circular ornament with a hole in the center. Before this park arrived in the late nineties, the ground held a dense…

The Jin Mao Tower stands out by its tiered, pagoda-like silhouette that narrows as it climbs toward its crown. Designed by the firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the tower draws on traditional Chinese architectural proportions,…

The Shanghai World Financial Center rises above the Pudong skyline with a distinct trapezoidal aperture carved into its summit. When construction finished in two thousand eight, the tower held the title of the tallest building in the city.…

The Shanghai Tower twists six hundred thirty-two meters into the sky, its glass facade spiraling like a giant, tapering spring. Designed by Gensler, this building houses nine separate vertical zones stacked inside a double-layered glass…