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WHAT Architect WHERE Notes Terminal 1 was opened on October 1, 1999 along with a 4000m runway and including a cargo hub. It was built to handle the demand for traffic and to relieve Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport’s traffic. Andreu divided the terminal into 4 parts -a drop-off platform, Pudong Airport Qihang Road 900 ** Paul Andreu departure hall, retail area, and a gate concourse- and gave each its Terminal 上海浦东国际机场 own curving roof. Inside, skylights illuminate hundreds of vertical roof-support members; when illuminated at night, these verticals resemble ''a shower of comets falling from the sky,'' says the architect. Zone 1: Lujiazui Built in 2013 as a building in the city center of Shanghai for the promotion of an organic lifestyle, with a restaurant and a club included. The main purpose of the building is to showcase the products Tony's Organic 1818 Binjiang Avenue of Tony’s Farm by introducing a more natural way of living to city *** Playze House 1818濱江道 dwellers, which may often have an obscured understanding of the origins of their food products. In addition to the need for a shading system, the idea was to contrast the harshness of the adjacent massive glass towers with a soft and tactile skin. Built in 2011 as a complex of two towers. One is the CITIC Pacific HQ and the other one is Shanghai Nongshang Bank. A suspended walkway, Riviera TwinStar 8 Yincheng Middle Rd at a higher level to the grade of the street, connects two towers and **+ Arquitectonica Square 8銀城中中路 buildings to prevent a possible flood. The structural system of each tower comprises a perimeter frame pillars and core services. All the materials of the facade are entirely recyclable. 100 Shiji Dadao, near Built in 1997 as a skyscraper. The program includes office, hotel, Dongtai Lu museum and observation spaces. It has 101 floors and a height of Kohn Pedersen Fox ***** Shanghai World 上海环球金融中心, 494m. It has one of the most elegant building corners in the world. I (KPF) Financial Center 世纪大道100号, wouldn’t visit the observatory but rather have a drink at the Hyatt 近东泰路 Hotel Lounge Bar at 91st floor. Mon-Sun (8-23) Built in 2015 as Shanghai's tallest skyscraper. The tower takes the form of nine cylindrical buildings stacked atop each other, totaling 121 floors, all enclosed by the inner layer of the (amazing) glass façade. If you see 88 Century Avenue it close enough you can figure out this system. Between that and the ***** Shanghai Tower Gensler 88上海中心大厦 outer layer, which twists as it rises, nine indoor zones will provide public space for visitors. Each of these nine areas will have its own atrium, featuring gardens, cafés, restaurants and retail space and providing 360-degree views of the city. Built in 1999 as a hotel, retail and observation skyscraper. It draws 88 Century Avenue on traditional Chinese architecture such as the tiered pagoda, gently Skidmore, Owings & stepping back to create a rhythmic pattern as it rises. Don’t miss its ***** Jin Mao Tower 世纪大道88号, Merrill spectacular atrium on the 53rd floor and the amazing views from the 近东泰路 Club 9 bar. Don’t come here at night because interior lightning will ruin your pictures. Mon-Sun (8am-11pm) 8 Shiji Da Dao, near Built in 2010 as the official Apple store in Shanghai. By focusing on Lujiazui Huan Lu real architectural issues, such as light, site context and the feeling a Shanghai Apple Bohlin Cywinski ***** 世纪大道8号, space can evoke, BCJ created a recipe for Apple that is flexible Store Jackson 国金中心IFC商场B1 enough to produce variety, but cohesive enough to create an iconic 楼, 近陆家嘴环路 line of related buildings. Mon-Sun (10-22) Built in 2011 as Shanghai IFC, is a commercial building complex and a Shanghai 8 Shiji Da Dao César Pelli & shopping centre. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel occupies the south tower, **** International Finance 世纪大道8号, Associates while the north tower houses the current Shanghai headquarters of Centre 国金中心IFC商场4楼 HSBC in China. Views from the Ritz Carlton rooftop, Flair on the 58th floor, are absolutely amazing. Prices, naturally, are astronomical. Minimum charge of 350rmb per person. Mon-Sun (17.30-2) Built in 1994 as a communication, hotel, and observation skyscraper. Jiang Huan Chen, Lin 1 Century Avenue The tower has fifteen observatory levels. The highest (known as the Oriental Pearl TV ***** Benlin and Zhang 世纪大道1号近陆家 Space Module) is at 350 m. Although the revolving restaurant offers Tower Xiulin 嘴环路 amazing panoramic views, the food is completely not worth it. Ticket prices for the observatory range from 100-260rmb. Mon-Sun (9-21.30) Zone 2: Bund Built in 1910 as as the most exclusive men's club in Shanghai. The roof 2 Zhongshan East 1st Shanghai Club section of the facade has two symmetrical Baroque-style cupolas, with *** H. Tarrant Rd Building intricate carved details. Now is home to the the Waldorf Astoria. The 2中山市东一路 Long Bar offers amazingly restored interiors which keep the old style. Originally built in 1916 as Union Building. The building is in Neo- 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Renaissance style with a symmetrical facade, but with some Baroque Lu, near Guangdong style details. The roof features a domed corner pavilion. In 1997 a Shanghai Gallery of *** Michael Graves Lu private equity fund from Singapore purchased the building, and in 2004 Art 中山东一路3号3楼, converted it to a shopping centre, called "Three on the Bund". 近广东路 Shanghai Gallery of Art opened in January of 2004. Don't miss the rooftop bar on the top floor, amazing views! Mon-Sun (11-19) 37 Fuzhou Lu, near The food and drinks here aren't quite as cheap as a regular hostel, Captain's Bar Sichuan Zhong Lu but for the location they are a bargain. Captain's remains the least ***** - Rooftop 福州路37号, expensive way to eat and drink with an amazing Bund view. Mon-Sun 近四川中路 (11-2) Fuzhou Rd Built in 2010 as a 5,000-pound bronze sculpture. This work of art is + Zhongshan Dong Yi said to have the same height, length and weight as the New York City *** Bund Financial Bull Arturo Di Modica L Charging Bull. The bull is reddish as a tribute to the country that 福州路+中山东一路 commissioned the work. Designed by Shanghai's über famous Palmer & Turner, it was built in 1923 as HSBC's HQ. The bank commissioned two bronze lions from the 12 Zhongshan East United Kingdom at the time of construction, to be placed outside the *** HSBC Building Palmer & Turner 1st Rd front doors flanking the entrance staircase. Near the ceiling of the 12中山市东一路 octagonal entrance hall of the bank building were originally eight mosaic murals that are worth visiting. Mon-Sun (8-16) Built in 1927, the building remains a customs house today. Together with the neighboring HSBC Building, the Customs House is seen as one 13 Zhongshan East of the symbols of the Bund and Shanghai. The exterior follows a *** Customs House Palmer & Turner 1st Rd Greek-revival Neo-Classicist design. At the centre is an octagonal 13中山市东一路 dome, with mosaics on the eight sides. The most famous feature of the Customs House is the clock tower and clock. Bar Rouge is the most famous club in Shanghai, and sets the standard 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi for Bund nightlife, with its terrace view, classy, sleek interiors and Lu ***** Bar Rouge Rooftop - iconic French-Shanghai identity. Anyways, this place has AMAZING 中山东一路18号外滩 skyline views. Not completely worth it after 11pm when lights go out. 18号 100RMB after 10pm. Sun-Wed (18-3) Thu-Sat (18-4) 20 Nanjing Dong Lu, Built in 1929 as the Cathay Hotel. The building featured extensive use near Zhongshan Dong of straight lines in the exterior, with decorative patterns at Fairmont Peace Yi Lu pediments and eaves. During the Cultural Revolution, the hotel was *** Victor Sassoon Hotel used by the Gang of Four. A low-rise extension has been added to 南京东路20号, the rear of the hotel, housing guestrooms as well as a sky-lit 近中山东一路 swimming pool and spa. Built in 1937 as the headquarters of the Bank of China. In the original 23 Zhongshan East design, this building had 34 floors and would be the highest in the Far Bank of China 1st Rd East. However, Victor Sassoon insisted that "any house built next to *** Tsuyee Pei Building my building is not allowed to be higher than the spire of the Sassoon 23中山市东一路 House". Finally, the Bank of China building was cut nearly half, with a top height 1ft lower than the nearby Sassoon House. Originally built in 1933 by the British design firm Palmer and Turner as 20 Huqiu Lu, the Royal Asiatic Society building. In 2007 it got restored. This large near Beijing Dong Lu RockBund Art David Chipperfield contemporary art space has no permanent collection, so it's not really *** Museum (restoration) a museum in the traditional sense, but it does host impressive 虎丘路20号, contemporary shows by some of China's most successful artists. 近北京东路 General admission 30 RMB, students 10 RMB. Tue-Sun (10-18) The Bund Museum, housing the Bund Signal Tower, was once the 475, Zhongshan East tallest building in Asia and 150 years ago people in Shanghai set The Bund Historical 1st Rd ** - their clocks by it. In addition to fascinating relics and old photos of Museum life along the Bund, it provides a spectacular view of the 475中山市东一路 waterfront from the top floor. FREE admission. Mon-Fri (9-16) Built in 1908 as the first all-steel bridge and the only surviving Waibaidu Bridge ***** Waibaidu Bridge Howarth Erskine Ltd example of a camelback truss bridge in China.