*Shanghai* 上海

[kix111]

Originally Posted by travelworld123

is the ping an building really that hated? i dont know much about it lol
is there any thread on this?

i think that gap to the right of the ping an builing should be filled with another iconic building... really would love shanghai's skyline to be extremely the best!!

Well, yes at least among the Shanghai forumers in skyscrapers.cn. It is even more hated after they put on the ugly logo.

And unfortunately that gap is Century Avenue, it will never be filled.

[kix111]

Originally Posted by big-dog

yes it's ugly and but consistent with Ping'an 's Pudong compus style (luxury but tacky imo)

This is the pic I took in March in Ping'an when working on a project with them

Oh yea sure, while they are working on maybe China's tallest modern skyscraper in Shenzhen.

[Vrooms]

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[drunkenmunkey888]

Originally Posted by kix111

Well, yes at least among the Shanghai forumers in skyscrapers.cn. It is even more hated after they put on the ugly logo.

And unfortunately that gap is Century Avenue, it will never be filled.

Pudong has too much green space and boulevards to be practical. They should fill in that useless, wasteful park smack in the middle of the development. And Lujiazui could really use a people mover or monorail that connects to the line 2 station.

[fragel]

Originally Posted by Vrooms

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This is a nice picture. But looks like Jin Mao is keeping a low profile

[HKG]

Shanghai Expo
http://dcbbs.zol.com.cn/71/752_705365.html

[big-dog]

Originally Posted by fragel

This is a nice picture. But looks like Jin Mao is keeping a low profile

yes it seems that Jin Mao stopped contributing to Pudong skyline after SWFC was built.

[Vrooms]

Originally Posted by fragel

This is a nice picture. But looks like Jin Mao is keeping a low profile

Normally their crown is lit. It will look even better if the building was outlined with lights! Here Jin Mao Tower while SWFC was still under contruction:
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[travelworld123]

Originally Posted by drunkenmunkey888

Pudong has too much green space and boulevards to be practical. They should fill in that useless, wasteful park smack in the middle of the development. And Lujiazui could really use a people mover or monorail that connects to the line 2 station.

i agree, lujiazui is shanghai's new, great opportunity to establish one of the world's greatest skylines, so i think they should fill it up even more and leave the big parks and green spaces somewhere else in shanghai or maybe lessen the green space a bit. i personally think that lujiazui should be even denser. now that would be incredible.

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[foxmulder]

Originally Posted by travelworld123

i agree, lujiazui is shanghai's new, great opportunity to establish one of the world's greatest skylines, so i think they should fill it up even more and leave the big parks and green spaces somewhere else in shanghai or maybe lessen the green space a bit. i personally think that lujiazui should be even denser. now that would be incredible.

I completely disagree with both of you. Parks are musts for large cities. That is why I like Shanghai skyline, those supertalls have some place to breath. Otherwise only thing you will see would have been someone else's windows.

[onthebund]

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[travelworld123]

Originally Posted by foxmulder

I completely disagree with both of you. Parks are musts for large cities. That is why I like Shanghai skyline, those supertalls have some place to breath. Otherwise only thing you will see would have been someone else's windows.

i disagree, i think an area designated like lujiazui for business and fast paced vibrancy should have more dense skyscrapers. i don't think skyscrapers are well suited individually. Hong Kong (I'm not trying to compare but meh), is really dense and is amazing. Green parks and places should probably be moved more back or towards the further Puxi side. just my opinion

[NCT]

Lujiazui Park is surrounded by 3 'motorways' you just can't cross easily. There's nothing BUT office towers there, no shopping, no restaurants, no entertainment, no residents, no nothing, so the park cannot become a natural focal point - people have no reason to go there. Shanghai's parks and the numberous green spaces are simply too small, and located next to motorways, so there's nothing to do inside them. What Shanghai needs is something like Hyde Park, so big it's tranquill inside and you can actually hold events in them.

[travelworld123]

Originally Posted by NCT

Lujiazui Park is surrounded by 3 'motorways' you just can't cross easily. There's nothing BUT office towers there, no shopping, no restaurants, no entertainment, no residents, no nothing, so the park cannot become a natural focal point - people have no reason to go there. Shanghai's parks and the numberous green spaces are simply too small, and located next to motorways, so there's nothing to do inside them. What Shanghai needs is something like Hyde Park, so big it's tranquill inside and you can actually hold events in them.

no shopping restaurants nothing? dang, i think that needs some changing. i've been to lujiazui twice actually and now that u mention, (i didn't really take much notice lol) that it was pretty empty around there. the streets were really bland and not many people (partly because of ongoing expo construction). it needs more side shops, active things etc...
yes and the roads are a bit too wide too making it more pedestrian unfriendly. if they have more neon light sort of shopping streets and narrower roads then it would make the place more vibrant and bustling with life. i hope this is the path the developers follow

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[NCT]

West Shanghai on a crap summer's day.

[NCT]

The same shots taken on a beautiful summer's day.

Those office towers are the Hongqiao economic zone:



Yan'an Elevated Road and junction with Inner Ring Road:



Tianshan Park, Kaiqiao Garden and Yan'an Road West Station of lines 3 and 4:



Looking towards Zhongshan Park and Longzhimeng:

[Squirtle Squad]

Originally Posted by NCT

Those office towers are the Hongqiao economic zone:

We're going to get an office there in october. Maybe I can throw some rotten vegetables in your windows during the lunch break.

[NCT]

Nah make it fresh vegetables so we don't need to go out to buy any.