Tag: Shanghai
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A Tale of Two Towers
Recently Josh Leon spent time around two instructive pieces of vertical architecture that could presumably be competitors in a race between the U.S. and China for economic hegemony. One is the 1,614 foot Shanghai World Financial Center; the other is Manhattan’s 1,776-foot One World Trade Center. (keep reading…) -
City of Contrasts: A Slideshow from Shanghai
World Watch columnist Josh Leon spent part of his summer in Shanghai. Here, a slideshow of images from his trip and his musings on global Shanghai’s urban aesthetic. (keep reading…) -
Shanghai Dispatch #3: Architecture on Acid
In his final dispatch from the World Expo in Shanghai, Josh Leon takes a look at the bold architectural offerings of Britain and China—and critiques the U.S.‘s “disinterested” effort. (keep reading…) -
Shanghai Dispatch #2: Urban Best Practices
Josh Leon’s second blog post from the World Expo in Shanghai, in which he looks at the many different urban utopias on display. (keep reading…) -
Shanghai Dispatch #1: Expo City
The first of several dispatches from Shanghai, where Josh Leon is taking in the World Expo. (keep reading…) -
Here Comes the World Expo
In a week, Shanghai’s World Expo will begin ushering in daily crowds larger than the population of Boston. They will pack into a 2.5-square-mile wonderland of fantastical pavilions that extol the capitalist-driven smart growth consensus. (keep reading…) -
The Non-Legacy of the 2010 Expo
Brendan Crain wonders why the upcoming Shanghai Expo can’t follow Vancouver’s lead and absorb the new structures into the urban landscape after the event is over. (keep reading…) -
Shanghai’s Rush to the Future
Josh Leon takes a look at the problems and the paradoxes taking shape as Shanghai plans to host this summer’s World Expo.
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A Recipe for Slums
Josh Leon takes a look at a report detailing the World Bank’s latest policy recommendations for dealing with urban population growth, housing and migration—and doesn’t like what he sees. (keep reading…) -
A Glimpse into Our Vertical Future
Josh Leon on the relentless upward motion of cities like Shanghai and Dubai, and the excitement and excess implicit in the new building boom. (keep reading…) - Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
