The tale of two Shanghais
(arun.is)
Looking out from top of the Shanghai Tower, I realized that my appreciation for skyscrapers has changed since that visit nearly two decades prior. I was initially fascinated by the amount of engineering that goes into extreme buildings. That fascination shifted as I started to see skyscrapers as cultural markers, and the results of complex systems of economics and politics.
Looking out from top of the Shanghai Tower, I realized that my appreciation for skyscrapers has changed since that visit nearly two decades prior. I was initially fascinated by the amount of engineering that goes into extreme buildings. That fascination shifted as I started to see skyscrapers as cultural markers, and the results of complex systems of economics and politics.