Shanghai is mostly famous for it's new shiny skyscrapers, and is by many people wrongfully perceived as having a rather bland mix of buildings and architecture in overall.
What many don't know is that Shanghai is the home of arguably one of the largest (perhaps the largest?) collections of Art Deco architecture on the planet.

In this thread I'll (hopefully) keep posting pictures of art deco buildings in Shanghai. And anyone is of course welcome to post whatever you can find, or what you've taken yourself.


This first set is from meckleychina on Flickr.


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AMAZING!

I've heard too that Shanghai has the most number of Art Deco-styled buildings in the world.

I find it interesting that a lot of the Art Deco buildings you posted were of movie cinemas or apartment buildings.

that was a very cool photothread. thanks

Wow I had no idea. When were these mostly built - in the 20's by the nationalists?

Thank you that was very nice to see!

Some are nice, some are just so so and should be demolished.

cool buildings, shanghai is one of the most interesting cities in the world.

yeah these are amazing. Too bad architects and planners prefer those ugly commieblocks. Why don't they just keep building these kinds of buildings?

^^
Well, there are a lot of interesting stuff going up as well. Probably more than in any other city on the planet, at least in sheer amount. :)


More photos to come...

well done Staff

shanghai is really a more than meets eyes city

Some great buildings there. Marvellous.

hmm i stilil dont understand what art deco is, could someone please explain? thanks

Originally posted by Staff
Well, there are a lot of interesting stuff going up as well. Probably more than in any other city on the planet, at least in sheer amount.


More photos to come...

So they're building more new Art Deco buildings that come up to the street? If thats the case, then that would be awesome. It would be nice to see Shanghai with art deco filling in the gaps between glassy skyscrapers and minimal commieblocks in the next few decades. Am I being overly optimistic?

By the way, are these buildings (both old and new ones u/c) designed by Western architects or Chinese ones?

Historical Architecture of Shanghai
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=366318

So they're building more new Art Deco buildings that come up to the street? If thats the case, then that would be awesome. It would be nice to see Shanghai with art deco filling in the gaps between glassy skyscrapers and minimal commieblocks in the next few decades. Am I being overly optimistic?
Nah, no new art deco is going up in Shanghai (or anywhere in the world, I guess). I'm rather referring to new exciting architecture in all different forms.

By the way, are these buildings (both old and new ones u/c) designed by Western architects or Chinese ones?
Both! :)