The Shanghai Global Center incident was not a wake-up call, and Japan once again won the bid to design a comprehensive transportation hub for East Station

Tech 2023-10-26 10:20:46 Source: Network

The sun wheel slowly rises, and the first ray of sunshine shines on Xintiandi in Pudong. Here, a landmark that leads the world trend is emerging - the Shanghai Global Financial Center, with its unique design eye-catching and controversial

The sun wheel slowly rises, and the first ray of sunshine shines on Xintiandi in Pudong. Here, a landmark that leads the world trend is emerging - the Shanghai Global Financial Center, with its unique design eye-catching and controversial. The public feedback wave with fresh memories still lingers in the hearts of many citizens to this day. However, history did not stop there. In the bidding for the comprehensive transportation hub design scheme of Shanghai East Station, a design scheme from Japan once again stood out and won the bid for this project.

Shanghai East Station, as an important component of China's external window and modern transportation hub, its design level is related to the city's taste and national image. However, against the backdrop of many international first-class design teams participating in bidding, the Japanese design scheme in the consortium ultimately won, once again sparking heated discussions about the strength of domestic design.

Some voices question why a country's important transportation facilities cannot be independently completed by domestic design forces and must rely on foreign aid. More bluntly, given the complex historical relationship between the two countries, the successful selection of Japan's plan is difficult to convince.

Indeed, this design proposal from a distant island country may not fully align with the development process of Shanghai. However, we should also examine the limitations of domestic design. Can top domestic design institutes such as China Architectural Design and Research Institute and East China Architectural Design and Research Institute also provide better solutions? Can its design philosophy and aesthetics be integrated into the cultural heritage of Shanghai?

The controversy over the design of the Shanghai Global Financial Center has sounded an alarm for us. Unfortunately, we have not learned enough lessons from it. At this new starting point, we still need to reflect on the need to improve the overall level of domestic design in an open and inclusive manner, in order to create works that are more in line with urban characteristics and more innovative.

History cannot be repeated, but the future is full of infinite possibilities. We should not be defined by past regrets, but should look forward, align with world-class design concepts, and explore the potential of Chinese wisdom in design. I believe that through joint efforts, Chinese design will surely shine on the future stage.

Let's work hand in hand to turn this city around and write a new chapter.

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