Full Livestream | The Shanghai Tower & Asia's Skyscrapers
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In this online lecture, Prof. Ali H. Akhtar (author of 1368: China & the Making of the Modern World, Stanford Univ. Press 2022) revisits the question of whether the Shanghai Tower was a success or failure. This talk focuses on the four goals of the developers (San Francisco-based firm Gensler), namely symbolism, sustainable development (environmentally friendly real estate), community building, and profitability in large office spaces.
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