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This Image Makes Me Want To Fly Away

6:00AM June 30, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

I don’t know who made this image, or how. I just know that it’s now making the rounds and I wanted to share it with you because it’s simply a magnificent shot. More »


This 1930s Shanghai Townhouse Has A Secret

12:00PM December 2, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

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This exterior of this 1930s era townhouse in Shanghai isn’t anything you’d think twice about. The inside, however, which has sliding wall partitions, a double height living room and a bamboo courtyard, is decidedly less historic. More »


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New Train Record Smashed In Shanghai’s Speedy Bullet Train

8:20PM September 30, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Traveling at 415km/h, Shanghai’s latest bullet train has smashed the previous record held by the country last year, by 21km/h. It services the Shanghai to Hangzhou route, which are about 202km apart. More »


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How To Survive The Shanghai Expo

12:20PM August 25, 2010 | Stephen Hsia

My aunt in Vancouver shared a wise Chinese adage recently: “If you don’t go to the Shanghai Expo, you will regret it. If you go to the Shanghai Expo, you will regret it even more.” More »


Expat Ad Agency Transplants English Cottage To Shanghai

8:00AM August 25, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Take a quick look around the offices of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and you might think you missed your plane to Shanghai. Rooms ripped straight from a meticulous English household offer a respite for the homesick, and commentary on Shanghai’s boom. More »


Shanghai Apple Store Opens For Business This Weekend

8:20PM July 8, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

Chinese Apple fan club members have a new meeting place to talk about Apple in, with the Shanghai Apple Store opening this weekend. Fanatics descend from street level through a 40-foot cylinder, then serenely glide in via a glass staircase. More »


Shanghai Skyline: Before And After

6:40AM June 9, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Back in 1990 – top – Shanghai looked like a lovely green city. Only 20 years later – bottom – you can film the second part of Blade Runner in it. More »


Shanghai’s Dream Cube Is Even More Awesome Than Anticipated

3:40AM April 30, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Often, overzealous renders get our hopes up for architectural projects that never quite stun the same way in person. But Basil Childers’ first photos of Shanghai’s Dream Pavilion are even more impressive than the initial renders promised. More »


Seed Cathedral Could Do Some Serious Damage To Skydivers

11:00PM February 22, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Looking like an English hedgehog with over 60,000 7.5m-long transparent acrylic rods shooting out of the building, the United Kingdom Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo is costing the equivalent of $US38.6 million to construct. More »


The Shanghai World Expo 2010 Will Be An Amazing Architectural Freak Show

2:20AM December 2, 2009 | Danny Allen

How do you top Singapore’s pixelated skyscraper, Macau’s giant bunny, that twirly Danish Pavilion, and even a corporate building made from used CD cases? If you’re Romania, you build a $US3.5 million giant green apple to reflect a healthy lifestyle… More »