The Bund City Hall Plaza

David Chipperfield ArchitectsShanghai, China2024

The new Bund City Hall Plaza, located in the Bund area of central Shanghai, is the result of the refurbishment, and extension of the existing Shanghai Municipal Council (SMC) Building. The SMC building has been a political symbol since its completion in 1922, initially as the headquarters of the Shanghai Municipal Council of the International Settlement and later the Shanghai Municipal Government. The original design by British architect T.C. Turner was intended to occupy the entire perimeter of the city block, framing a large central courtyard. However, due to material shortages after World War I, construction ended with only three quarters of the building complete. In more recent years the building has fallen into disrepair.

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