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Posted by Neil Byrne 27 Jun
Shanghai - the city of the future is here
I was in Shanghai to meet with a new client, the Chinese lighting company Zhongtai who have commissioned a breathtaking new office, showroom and exhibition space by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.
The first thing to hit you about this city – the once named Paris of the East – is the sheer scale of the place. It is much higher rise than Tokyo, with soaring motorways dissecting the landscape. Tucked in between all of these are some beautiful period villas all but hidden by the modern city growing up around them.