LEGO Architecture Shanghai - Shanghai Architectural Overview; The Pearl of the Orient

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ThePearloftheOrient
Sitting on the Yangtze River and bordered by the East
ChinaSeathecityofShanghaihasre-emergedoverthe
pastdecadestobecomeoneofthebiggestcitiesandthe
busiestportintheworld
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Nowhereisthisdramaticdevelopmentmoreevidentthan
inthecity’sarchitectureShanghai’srichcollectionofArt
Decobuildingsfromthesandsnowstandside-
by-sidewithanever-increasingnumberofawe-inspiring
contemporarystructures
Thisisacitywheretheskylineisconstantlyevolvingand
everynewstructureappearstobeanattempttoout-do
previous ones in size choice of materials or ambitious
designInanever-changingworldShanghai’sarchitecture
issteppingconfidentlyintothefuture
“NewYorkmaybethecity
thatneversleepsbutShanghai
doesn’tevensitdown”
PatriciaMarx