MY SHANGHAI TEN DAYS IN WONDERLAND
MY SHANGHAI: TEN DAYS IN WONDERLAND JONATHANLEONARD
JONATHAN LEONARD
MY SHANGHAI: TEN DAYS IN WONDERLAND JONATHAN LEONARD
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Saturday, March 20, 2010 Partly Cloudy PEOPLES’ SQUARE | TIANZIFANG | TONGJI
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DOCUMENTATION INTENT ANTICIPATING THIS TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY, I KEENLY UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN MY LIFETIME.
EVEN IF I
WERE TO RETURN TO SHANGHAI, CHINA AT A FUTURE DATE, CONDITIONS ARE GUARENTEED TO BE UNLIKE WHAT I WOULD EXPERIENCE NOW IN 2010. FOR THIS REASON, I CALCULATED A PLAN OF DOCUMENTATION WHICH INCLUDED A GATHERING OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARTIFACTS THROUGHOUT THE TRIP.
THE AIM OF MY EXHIBITION ACHIEVES
FOUR SIGNIFICANT OBJECTIVES, ALL OF WHICH ACT TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE TIME AND MONEY INVESTED IN THIS TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY. FIRST IN TERMS OF DOCUMENTATION, I USED PHOTOGRAPHY AS A REPRODUCIBLE MEDIUM TO DISTILL MY EXPERIENCE IN SHANGHAI. SECOND, THE ORGANIZATION OF THESE IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS INTO A COMPREHENSIVE SEQUENCE AIDS IN SHARING THE EXPERIENCE. THE THIRD AND FOURTH COMPONENTS ASSIST MY MEMORY IN DISTILLING A RECOLLECTION OF THE EXPERIENCE. REVIEWING THE IMAGES RECALLS MINOR OR UN-ACCENTUATED DETAILS ABOUT THE TRIP IN MY MIND. FINALLY THE FOURTH COMPONENT, THE COMPILATION OF MY EXPERIENCE BECOMES A TOOL FOR ME TO ACKNOWLEDGE FACETS OF THE CITY I MISSED BECAUSE OF THE SPEED OF THE VISIT. THE MOST INTRIGUING IMAGES OFTEN INCLUDE INITIALLY UNNOTICED DETAILS. MY REASONING FOR GOING WAS TO DELVE INTO A CULTURE I KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT. AT THAT RATE, WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW WAS ONLY SUPERFICIAL AND CAME FROM UNRELIABLE SOURCES.
THROUGH SCAN
AND PHOTOGRAPHY, MY GOAL IN PRESENTING THIS CATALOG IS TO SHARE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH PEOPLE THAT MAY NEVER PERSONALLY EXPERIENCE TH DEEP EAST, ESPECIALLY SHANGHAI, CHINA AS I SAW IT.
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SHANGHAI STUDIO|APPLICATION THE FIRST COMPONENT TO THE STUDIO WAS AN APPLICATION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY ABROAD. CERTAINLY THERE WAS AN ENTHUSIASM FOR INVOLVEMENT SINCE THE STUDIO INCLUDED A TRAVEL PORTION. BECAUSE OF THIS, A LEVEL OF COMPETITION IN THE STUDIO WAS INITIATED MORE THAN A MONTH PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE QUARTER. AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE ANTICIPATED TRAVEL AND STUDIO, PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS MET ONCE A WEEK TO RESEARCH AND DISCUSS THE REALITIES OF THE CITY AND ITS COMPONENTS, INCLUDING HISTORY AND CULTURE.
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SHANGHAI-STUDIO APPLICATION DUE 7 WEEKS PRIOR TO SPRING BREAK ALL 6 GRAD. ARCH. STUDENTS ACCEPTED
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FLIGHT RECEIPT RECEIVED 2-WEEKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE CAN’T CHANGE MY MIND NOW, TICKETS PURCHASED
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MY LIST|PREPARATION THE INCLUSION OF THIS LIST IS TO AFFORD YOU, THE READER A REALISTIC INSIGHT INTO MY LAST MINUTE PREPARATION BASED ON EXPECTATIONS AND PREVIOUS TRAVEL.
24”L x 18”W x 12”D CLOTHES LUGGAGE
12”L x 6”W x 8”D CAMERA BAG
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MOST OF THE CREDIT FOR THIS PORTION OF MY PREPARATION GOES TO MY WIFE, REBECCA, WHO HAD THE FORESIGHT TO RECOGNIZE I WOULD BE TOO BUSY THE MORNING OF MY FLIGHT. I GENERALLY PACK VERY LIGHT. MOST OF THE MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT PACKED WERE MOTIVATED BY THE INTENTION TO DOCUMENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHARE MY EXPERIENCE OF THIS TRIP.
CLOTHES (8)
PR. SOCKS
(10)
PR. UNDERWEAR
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ATHLETIC SHORTS
(3)
JEAN PANTS
FORMAL PANTS
BELT
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UNDERSHIRTS
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POLO SHIRTS
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SHORT-SLEEVE T-SHIRTS
SHOES
PR. TENNIS SHOES
PR. LIGHT HIKING BOOTS
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0.5mm MECHANICAL PENCILS
MECHANICAL ERASER
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BOOKS
TRAVEL TOOTHPASTE
MERE CHRISTIANITY
- C.S. LEWIS
TOOTHBRUSH
BRAVE NEW WORLD
- ALDOUS HUXLEY
DEODERANT
HOW THINGS ARE MADE
- SHARON ROSE
SHAMPOO
SPARK
- FRANK KOLLER
STYLING GEL
SHANGHAI GUIDEBOOK
- DAMIEN HARPER
NAIL CLIPPERS
PERSONAL SKETCH BOOK
FLOSS
CHAPSTICK CAMERA CASE
WALLET
NIKON D40 CAMERA
25-55mm NIKKOR LENS
$400 US DOLLARS
55-200mm NIKKOR LENS
OHIO STATE STUDENT ID
TIFFEN 52mm UV LENS PROTECTOR
OHIO DRIVER’S LICENSE
NIKON BATTERY
PHOTOS OF REBECCA
NIKON CHARGER CHORD
US BANK DEBIT CARD
LG CHARGER CHORD
VISA CREDIT CARD
(2)
4GB SD CAMERA CARD
AAA TRAVEL CREDIT CARD
DOCUMENTATION ENVELOPE
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BUSINESS CARDS
FLIGHT RECEIPT
PHOTOCOPY OF PASSPORT
CELL PHONE
HTH HEALTH INSURANCE CARD
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DETROIT METRO INT’L AIRPORT FLIGHT FROM COLUMBUS: 26 MIN. LAYOVER IN DETROIT: 4 1/2 HRS.
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INTER-TERMINAL TRAM WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH OUR TERMINAL THE TRAM PROVIDED A MEANS OF ENTERTAINMENT
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FLIGHT TRACKING / MOVIE DISPLAY TOUCH BUTTON ACCSS TO ARE-WE-THERE-YET NEAR 100 MOVIE TITLES TO CHOOSE FROM
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OVER NORTH-EASTERN RUSSIA THE EXTREME SCALE OF MOUNTAIN FIELDS AND DEPTH OF SNOW RENDERED OUR VIEW SURREAL AND CARTOONY
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RIVER BRAIDING | ALASKA RIVER FLOW REFROZEN OVERTOP ITSELF LITITUDE: 69.7809; LONGITUDE: -162.0301
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NORTHERN EDGE OF ALASKA 100mi. NORTH OF THE NOATAK PRESERVE APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY THROUGH OUR FLIGHT
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SNOWY RIGID PEAKS NOTHING STATIC ABOUT THE VIEW THE ENTIRE 14 HRS. THE DEFINITION OVER NO-MANS-LAND WAS AWE-INSPIRING
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LOOMING CLOUD COVER LOW SETTING CUMULUS CLOUDS MOVE-IN TO CONCEAL OUR VIEW OF THE LANDSCAPE FOR A WHILE
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ALASKAN THAW GLACIAL BREAK FROM FROZEN RIVERS EDGE BY THIS POINT I WAS UNABLE TO GUESS SCALE
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MOUNTAIN FIELDS FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE ABOVE 20,000 FT., THERE WERE MOUNTAINS FOR AS FAR AS WE COULD SEE
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EXTREMELY PICTURESQUE A MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPE, MAKES ME FORGET THE REALITIES OF THE EXTREME TEMPERATURE AND DISTANCE
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FIGURE-GROUND-FIGURE! UNSURE WHAT WAS LAND AND WHAT WAS WATER IT WAS OBVIOUS WHEN WE PASSED OVER A MOUNTAIN
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STANDALONE MOUNTAIN THIS SMALL MOUNTAIN RANGE STOOD ALONE IN THE VAST FIELD OF EVEN LANDSCAPE, PRESUMABLY THE BERING STRAIT
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SCARRED PLAINS ONCE INLAND, GIGANTIC RIVERS FLOW IN SIGNIFICANT CONTRAST TO SMALLER RIVERS AND LAKES NEARBY
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VANISHING POINT | EARTHS CURVATURE WE FOLLOWED THE SUN/ROTATION OF EARTH LONGEST STRETCH OF DAYLIGHT I HAVE EXPERIENCED
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CHINESE CURRENCY / ATM RECEIPT YUEN / RUBENMIN EXCHANGE RATE: 6.47 YN/RBM = 1 USD
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ARRIVAL TUNNEL PUDONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 6:40pm LOCAL TIME / 6:40am EASTERN STANDARD TIME
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WELCOME TO CHINA PASSPORT/VISA CHECK BEFORE CUSTOMS TIME BETWEEN THIS POINT AND A TAXI: 55 MINUTES
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PUDONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MODEL OF AIRPORT SHOWCASING THE DESIGN A WORLD WITHIN A WORLD: CONCLUSIVE THEME OF OUR VISIT
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AIRPORT FROM EXIT TUNNEL DELTA TERMINAL 19 EXCITED TO LEAVE THE AIRPLANE, VERTIGO AT SCALE OF AIRPORT
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GUESTHOUSE VIEW VIEW FROM THE TONGJI UNIVERSITY GUESTHOUSE ROOM GREG EVANS AND I ROOMED ON THE 5TH FLOOR
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GUESTHOUSE INFORMATION ACCESS CARD SLEEVE INCLUDED ROOM & CITY LOCATION RETURN INFORMATION FOR MANDARIN SPEAKING TAXI-DRIVERS
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GUESTHOUSE ATRIUM CONSISTANT WITH RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OF SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY GUEST ACCOMODATIONS WERE TOWERS
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ROOM SNACK TRAY OUR FIRST OPTION FOR DINNER ON ARRIVAL PRICES WERE NOT INFLATED, CONSISTENT WITH COST AT GROCERIES
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OVERWHELMED PERCEPTION THIS MIS-SHOT DURING THE DRIVE TO THE GUESTHOUSE ACCURATELY PORTRAYED OUR PERCEPTION OF THE CITY THUS FAR
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PUBLIC PARKING BIKES, SCOOTERS, & CARS PARKED OUT-FRONT SHARING THE SIDEWALK, BUSINESSES DIDN’T HAVE DESIGNATED PARKING LOTS
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EVENING STREET FRONT THREE LANES: PEDESTRIAN / BIKE / TRANSIT THIS SEPARATION WAS NOT ALWAYS SO DISTINCT
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CLOSEST DINING TO TONGJI GUESTHOUSE FORMAL DINING SHOPS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES EVENINGS CONTRASTINGLY QUIET VS FRENZIED DAY TRAFFIC
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TONGJI | XINTIANDI | THE OLD CITY DAY03
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新 天 地 the ancient city xintiandi market
同 大
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A NEW VIEW OUR FIRST CHANCE TO SEE ALL THE INTERSTITIAL SPACE BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND ANYTHING UNLIT AT NIGHT
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MEAL ON A PLATTER WE WERE DELIGHTED WITH THE NICETIES THAT ACCOMPANIED ANY GIVEN MEAL
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MORNING TEA BREAKFAST OFFERED EACH MORNING AT TONGJI GUESTHOUSE AS PART OF THE ACCOMODATIONS
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ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION DAY WORKERS ADD AN UNFAMILIAR DYNAMIC TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE COMPARED TO A PROJECT IN U.S.
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FRONT EDGE OF TONGJI UNIVERSITY THE ENTIRE CITY OF SHANGHAI WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE 2010 WORLD EXPO, DUST COULD BE FELT WHILE WALKING
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BIKE PARK AS A PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION THIS WAS A COMMON SITE OUTSIDE ANY BUILDING
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TONGJI HOST GIVES CULTURAL INSIGHT JESSE, OUR SHANGHAI-EXPERIENCE-LIASON, EXPLAINS TO BRUCKELS THE SET-UP OF THE OLD CITY AND WHAT IT IS NOW
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TIMELESS CONTEXT | LOOKING UP IGNORING THE BUSINESSES INHABITING THE FIRST FLOOR, IT’S EASY TO IMAGINE THE WALLED CITY OF 1600
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HOTEL SIGNAGE AT XINTIANDI CONCRETE CAST, 12FT. LONG x 5FT. HIGH HIGHLY CRAFTED SIGNAGE FOR A HOTEL 88 XINTIANDI
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CONCRETE DE-CONSTRUCTION DAY-LABORER DISMANTLEING AN UNUSED SEWER BASIN MAKING IT EASIER TO HAUL OFF-SITE BY BIKE
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OLD CITY, SHANGHAI PART OF THE ORIGINAL WALLED CITY BUILT IN 1555 THESE BUILDINGS ARE PROMINENT AS A CHINESE RELIC
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OLD ON NEW FILLED WITH SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS THE MARKET TARGETS TOURISTS WHILE PRESERVING ITS 2,000 YR OLD BUILDINGS
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OLD TEA HOUSE THE FOCAL POINT OF THIS FRENZIED MARKET PLACE HID ISOLATED GARDENS BEHIND ITS UNASSUMING WALLS
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OCTOPUS, DUMPLINGS & NOODLES OUR FIRST NATIVE DINNER IN SHANGHAI MOST SURPRISING: ALMOST EVERYTHING WAS SPICY
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OLD CITY | NIGHT LIGHTS ON A CLEAR NIGHT THIS AREA WAS STILL TEEMING WITH ENERGY, LIGHTS TURNING ON WAS AN EVENT
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ENERGETIC EVENING SCENE BUSIEST NIGHTLIFT WE HAD SEEN UP TO THIS POINT, ENCOURAGED BY THE MULTITUDE OF PATRONS, SHOPS WERE OPEN LATER
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THE OLD CITY 9-CORNERS TEA HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY CAPITAL OF THE OLD CITY, THE TEA HOUSE AND ITS ICONIC BRIDGE DREW THE BIGGEST ASSEMBLY OF POSES
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M5o DISTRICT | TONGJI UNIVERSITY DAY04
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TONGJI STRUCTURAL MODELS STRUCTURAL DEPARTMENT IS WELL RENOWNED HAS TWO WAREHOUSES TO BUILD REPLICA STUDY MODELS
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SUZHOU CREEK LOOKING TOWARD PUDONG SUZHOU IS A SECONDARY WATERWAY SPLITTING OFF THE HUANGPU RIVER JUST BEYOND THE WAIBAI DU BRIDGE IN VIEW
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70% SLUM HOUSING ALLOTTED FOR DISPLACED WORKING CLASS
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GRAFFITI WALL GUEST ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO PAINT UP THIS NORTH SIDE WALL. THIS MARK LASTED ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE ANOTHER TOOK ITS PLACE
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STEEL ERECTION A SMALL GALLERY BEING CONSTRUCTED IN THE M5o DISTRICT PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT PROVIDED, OWNED BY SKILLED CRAFTS
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BOOKSTORE | MEDITATION ROOM THIS BOOKSTORE SOLD LOCAL MAGAZINES AND BOOKS IN FRONT AND INTERNATIONALLY PRINTED BOOKS AND TOURIST ITEMS IN BACK
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M5o DISTRICT SITE DE-CONSTRUCTED FORMER SITE OF M5o MANUFACTURING PLANT LOOKS ACROSS SUZHOU RIVER TO A MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
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GREG’S PARK PERFORMANCE SUZHOU PARK IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE A TREND IN MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS SEEN BEYOND
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TRAIN PLATFORM IN THE LONG LIST OF WAYS TO GET FROM HERE-TO-THERE THE RAILWAY WAS THE FASTEST/CHEAPEST WAY TO CROSS TOWN
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IN DEVELOPMENT, A SIMULTANEOUS EXISTANCE MID-DEVELOPMENT, THE RIVERS-EDGE PARK IS COMPLETED BEFORE THE DEMOLITION OF AN OLD TRAING FACILITY ONSITE
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ALLEY MARKET A TYPICAL MARKET SETUP IN A LILONG ALLEY, RESIDENTS SET-UP A SHOP, IN THIS CASE OFFERING TOURIST-CENTRIC TRINKETS
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COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL TOWERS A TYPICAL MAJOR HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ZHONGYUAN LIANGUANCHANG DOMINATES THE RIVERFRONT
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LILONG ENTRANCE LILONGS ARE COMMON HOUSING TYPE OF OLD CHINA QUICKLY BEING DEVELOPED OVER, RESIDENTS ARE WORKING CLASS
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CHARACTERISTIC DETAILS A VERY COMMON SCENE, THIS IMAGE COULD EASILY BE TAKEN FROM ANY OF A THOUSAND PLACES WITHIN SHANGHAI
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GALLERY SIGNAGE THE M5o DISTRICT IS A THRIVING REDEVELOPMENT, NOW HOME TO AN ARTIST COLONY AND DOZENS OF ARTIST GALLERIES
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MODEL GALLERY SHOOT A RESIDENT ARTIST EXPLOITING ONE OF THE GRAFFITI WALLS AS A SHOOT LOCATION FOR HIS WORK
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PEOPLES’ SQUARE | TIANZIFANG | TONGJI DAY05
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shanghai
peoples’ square | planning museum
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HOTEL AND OFFICE COMPLEX PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT ALONG JINLING RD BETWEEN THE PEOPLES’ SQUARE AND XINTIANDI
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NOW PLANTING SEE IMAGE #037 FROM DAY 3, SITE READY FOR PLANTING CONSTRUCTION 24/7, PROJECTS MOVE VERY QUICKLY BARRIERS PLACED FOR NEW PROJECT: STREET REPAVING
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BAMBOO SCAFFOLD FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION THIS SCAFFOLD IS SIZED TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING PROBABLY 6 OR 7 STORIES IN HEIGHT
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ALLEY PARK LOOKING DOWN ON AN ORDINARY ALLEY, THIS LOOKS LIKE A SCENE OUT OF ANY SHANGHAI MOB MOVIE
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BAMBOO BARRIER A THEMATIC IMAGE OF OUR SHANGHAI EXPERIENCE IMAGE INCLUDES: THE COLOR RED, A BICYCLE, AND CONSTRUCTION
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TIANZIFANG MARKET LILONG HOUSING CONVERTED TO A DENSE PUBLIC MARKET A SUCCESSFUL MODEL IN SHANGHAI, FAMILIES LIVE BEHIND OR ABOVE THEIR SHOPS, LOCATED IN THE FRONT PORTION
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OVERLOOKING PEOPLES SQUARE THE SHANGHAI MUSEUM CAN BE SEEN AT THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN OVERSHADOWED BY MINOR SKYSCRAPERS OF SHANGHAI’S SKYLINE
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ELEMENTARY FIELD TRIP GROUPS OF SCHOOL KIDS INUNDATE THE LOBBY OF SHANGHAI MUSEUM, GROUPS DISTINGUISHED BY UNIFORM
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SHANGHAI SCALE MODEL OCCUPYING THE ENTIRED OF THE PLANNING MUSEUM’S FOURTHFLOOR, MODEL IS CONSTANTLY UPDATED TO REFLECT DEVELOPMENT
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TIANZIFANG LILONG MARKETS IN 2000 THE CITY INVESTED INTO THIS COMMUNITY TO ATTRACT ART GALLERIES, CAFES & BOUTIQUES AND CONSEQUENTLY CONSUMERS
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REDEVELOPED LILONG PART OF SHANGHAI CITY FABRIC, THIS DENSE MARKET IS A THRIVING MODEL FOR REDEVELOPMENT WITHIN AN EXISTING CULTURE
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46
02
03
04
05
No
077
PEOPLES’ SQUARE | TIANZIFANG | TONGJI DAY05
01
MY SHANGHAI
05
077
SHANGHAI PLANNING MUSEUM SHOWCASES THE CITY AS IT WILL BE IN 10 YEARS GIVES JUSTIFICATION FOR CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION
078
BRUCKELS’ ASTON MARTIN CAR GURU NICK BRUCKELMEYER WAS INTRIGED AT SPOTTING THE ASTON MARTIN SHOP, KYLE TOO
079
LANDSCAPE FRAMING BAMBOO TREES IN A PARK WERE SUPPORTED WITH FRAMING IT WAS COMMON FOR YOUNG PLANTINGS TO BE FRAMED
080
SHANGHAI MUSEUM ENTRANCE HOUSING ANCIENT CHINESE ARTIFACTS AND CULTURAL RELICS DESIGNED LITERALLY IN THE SHAPE OF AN ANCIENT COOKING VESSEL
081
EARLY SHANGHAI CITY DRAWING A REPLICA COPY FOR SALE IN THE SHANGHAI MUSEUM SELLING FOR 2,000 YN = APPROX. 310 USD
INTEGRAL COMPONENTS
08
09
10
079
07
No
No
No
081
080
No
078
06
05
INTEGRAL COMPONENTS
MY SHANGHAI
47
CRICKET MARKET | JIN MAO TOWER DAY06
01
48
02
03
04
05
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Rainy - Overcast
tongji university | guesthouse
shanghai
jin mao tower antique|cricket markets
MY SHANGHAI
06
OLD AND NEW
07
08
09
10
COFFEE AS AN EVENT “AMERICAN COFFEE” IS CLOSER TO ESPRESSO NO REFILLS, EACH 6oz CUP IS CRAFTED INDIVIDUALLY
083
CRICKET MARKET HOME TO MORE THAN CRICKETS, TEEMING WITH HIGH QUANTITIES IN SMALL SPACES COMMON TO THE CITY
084
BIRD CAGES DISPLAYED SO ONE COULD INSPECT THE PRODUCT PRIOR TO PURCHASE
No
082
084
No
No
083
082
06
06
OLD AND NEW
MY SHANGHAI
49
No
50 085
CRICKET MARKET | JIN MAO TOWER DAY06
01
MY SHANGHAI
02 03
06 OLD AND NEW
04 05
CRICKETS | SPECIALIZED MARKET THERE WAS VERY LITTLE URGENCY BY MERCHANTS TO SELL TO US AS THEY KNEW WE COULDN’T TRANSPORT THEIR PRODUCT
086
LARGE CRICKETS THE LARGEST CRICKETS IN THE MARKET THESE WERE APPROXIMATELY 3 - 4 INCHES LONG
087
CRICKET DISPLAY YOU COULD IMAGINE THE AUDIBLE VOLUME WITHIN THE MARKET HOUSING THOUSANDS OF CRICKETS
088
OTHER PETS THE MARKET ALSO HAD FISH, BIRDS AND PLANTS CRICKETS ARE SUPPOSEDLY TIED TO ILLICIT ACTIVITY, THOUGH WE DIDN’T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR SUCH AN EVENT
10
No
No
088
085
09
086
08
No
07
087
06
06
OLD AND NEW
MY SHANGHAI
51
02
03
04
52
MY SHANGHAI
06
05
089
FOODS MARKET EARLY IN THE DAY WE HAVE A VIEW INSIDE THE SEAFOOD MARKET, A GROUP OF HIGHLY SPECIALIZED MERCHANTS AWAIT
090
TYPICAL LILONG ALLEY VERY TIGHT INTERIOR ROOMS, THIS CHANNEL IS THE SOCIAL MAINSTREET AND PLAYROOM OF ALL ITS INHABITANTS
091
TYPICAL REDEVELOPED COMPLEX NEW MODELS OF HOUSING IN CHINA MOVE SINGLE HORIZONTAL CHANNELS TO VERTICAL UNSOCIAL ELEVATORS
092
SUNSET OVER SHANGHAI EACH DAY CONCLUDED IN URBAN SKYLINE SILHOUETTES INTRIGING FROM EVERY POINT OF VIEW WITHIN THE CITY
093
NANJING ROAD NIGHTLIFE SIGNAGE PORTRAYS AN ACTIVE STREETFRONT ONLY THE WEALTHY FREQUENTED THESE BUSINESSES YOU HAD TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR ‘NIGHTLIFE’, I DIDN’T
o
093
CRICKET MARKET | JIN MAO TOWER DAY06 N
01
OLD AND NEW
08
09
10
090
07
No
No
No
091
092
No
089
06
06
OLD AND NEW
MY SHANGHAI
53
02
03
CRICKET MARKET | JIN MAO TOWER DAY06
01
54
MY SHANGHAI
06
04
05
094
SIGHT-SEEING TUNNEL AN EASY TRANSIT UNDER THE HIGHWAY, THIS 4 MPH RIDE LIGHTSHOW WAS MORE EXCITING AS A LONG EXPOSURE IMAGE
095
JIN MAO TOWER & WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER CURRENTLY THE TALLEST TWO BUILDINGS IN SHANGHAI WE ATE AT THE GRAND CAFE ON THE 54TH FLOOR OF JIN MAO
096
JIN MAO | RESTAURANT & LOUNGE LIST JIN MAO TOWER IS A HOTEL FREQUENTED BY HIGH-CLASS BUSINESS MEN/WOMEN TRAVELING THROUGH SHANGHAI
097
BUFFET DESSERT PLATE THIS MEAL WAS MORE THAN EXQUISITE CUISINE, ONE FEELS CONQUEROUS EATING AMIDST THE GIANTS OF SHANGHAI’S WELL-LIT SKYLINE
OLD AND NEW
094
09
No
08
096
07
No
06
10
NN
No
No
097
095
DI
06
OLD AND NEW
MY SHANGHAI
E
ER
H ER
55
SUZHOU CITY DAY07
01
02
03
04
05
Thursday, March 25, 2010 Partly Cloudy - Fair
suzhou city china shanghai china
56
MY SHANGHAI
07
ANCIENT WATER CITY
07
08
09
10
MORNING TAI CHI ROUTINE A GROUP MET ON THE DECK OF THE ARCHITECTURE BUILDING EACH MORNING TO MEDITATE/EXERCISE
099
MULTI-LEVEL HIGHWAY SYSTEM LEAVING SHANGHAI PROPER, EVEN OUTLYING TOWNS FOLLOWED THE MEGA-INFRASTRUCTURAL MODEL OF SHANGHAI CITY
100
IMPROMPTU MEETING | HUMBLE ADMINISTRATOR’S GARDEN THOUGH THE DISCUSSION WAS CENTERED AROUND KYLE, AS INVOLVED AS HE COULD MANAGE, HE NODDED POLITELY TO MANDARIN BANTER
07
100
098
No
No
No
098
099
06
ANCIENT WATER CITY
MY SHANGHAI
57
02
03
No
104
SUZHOU CITY DAY07
01
58
MY SHANGHAI
07
ANCIENT WATER CITY
04
05
SUZHOU CITY WATER CANAL AS A WATER TOWN, IS RELIANT ON ITS CHANNEL AS BOTH A RESOURCE AND MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
102
CRAFTSMEN IN SUZHOU THIS SKILLED SHOWMAN SELLS HIS PRODUCT FROM A RENTED KIOSK IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF ANCIENT SUZHOU
103
GARDEN DETAILS CAREFULLY MANICURED RUSTIC GARDENS ARE A COMMON SIGHT WITH CERAMIC ROOFED PAVILIONS
104
THE LINGERING GARDEN ANOTHER PRESERVED CULTURAL SITE, THIS GARDEN WAS SEEMINGLY LESS TRAVELED AND MORE PRIVATIZED
10
No
No
103
101
09
101
08
No
07
102
06
07
ANCIENT WATER CITY
MY SHANGHAI
59
02
03
04
05
No
105
SUZHOU CITY DAY07
01
60
MY SHANGHAI
07
105
GARDEN ADMISSION | SITE MAPS THESE MAPS LEAD VISITORS TO PAGODAS AND OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST WITHIN THE GARDENS
106
BACK OF HOUSE IT IS COMMONPLACE FOR THE CHINESE TO EXPLOIT THE SOUTH-FACING FACADE TO EXPOSE CLOTHING TO THE SUN
107
RELICS OF THE SUZHOU MUSEUM THIS INTRICATE CARVING INTO AN IVORY TUSK MEASURED 3’-6” LONG 州 博 物 館 AND WAS ONE OF MANY IMPRESSIVE蘇DISPLAYS OF ANCIENT ART
108
GARDEN SKETCHES A CHINESE VISITOR TO THE LINGERING GARDEN SKETCHES THE PAGODAS TO STUDY AND ENJOY THE SCENE
ANCIENT WATER CITY
07
08
09
10
No
No
108
106
No
107
06
07
ANCIENT WATER CITY
MY SHANGHAI
61
02
03
04
05
No
109
SUZHOU CITY DAY07
01
62
MY SHANGHAI
07
109
SUZHOU MUSEUM | OPENED 2006 DESIGNED BY CHINESE ARCHITECT I.M. PEI, HIS LAST PROJECT HOUSING A LIBRARY OF ANCIENT CHINESE ART & DOCUMENTS
110
BUILDING THE TRADITIONAL A FEW RESIDENTS OF SUZHOU CITY BUILD THIS PAGODA REPLICATING IN FINE DETAIL OF TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION
111
WALLED PASSAGEWAY AN INTIMATE PASSAGEWAY FRAMES THE NEXT PORTION OF THE GARDENS CONTROLLING THE APPROACHING VIEW
112
PICTURE WITH THE AMERICAN DAVID CONSENTS TO POSE AS THE DISTANT FOREIGNER THIS WAS AN AMMUSING SUGGESTION INITIALLY
113
FEEL LIKE MICKEY MOUSE SOON A LINE FORMED, WE AS AMERICANS WERE AS MUCH A TOURISTIC INTRIGE AS THE GARDENS
ANCIENT WATER CITY
07
08
09
10
No
No
No
113
112
No
111
110
06
07
ANCIENT WATER CITY
MY SHANGHAI
63
QINGPU CITY | ZHU JIA JIAO DAY08
01
64
02
03
04
05
Friday, March 26, 2010 Sunny - Clear
shanghai china
qingpu district china
MY SHANGHAI
08
DREAM ENCOUNTER
07
08
09
10
No
No
115
114
06
BICYCLE TRAFFIC THIS SMALL STREET IN SHANGHAI IS DOMINATED BY BICYCLE TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS
115
STOCKED REFLECTING POND PART IN THE DESIGN OF THE PLANNING EXHIBIT HALL, THIS POND IS AN ELEMENT OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
116
ANCIENT TOWN OF ZHU JIA JIAO AN ANCIENT WATER CITY IN THE QINGPU DISTRICT, SHOPS APPEAL TO COMMUNAL FULFILLING SERVICES
No
116
114
08
DREAM ENCOUNTER
MY SHANGHAI
65
02
03
No
117
QINGPU CITY | ZHU JIA JIAO DAY08
01
66
MY SHANGHAI
08
DREAM ENCOUNTER
04
05
06
07
08
09
ON ZHU JIA JIAO’S SECONDARY CHANNEL THOUGH WE WERE INTERESTED IN THE RIDE, TAXI-ING BOATS WERE INTEGRAL FOR RESIDENTS’ TRANSPORT
118
MAIN RESIDENTIAL THOROUGHFARE A VIEW DOWN A MAIN PATH TO PRIVATE HOUSING LIVING SPACES ARE SIMILARLY VERY TIGHT
119
ON THE DIANPU RIVER THE COMPLACENT OARSMAN WAS EXPERT AT STEERING NARROW PASSES DIANPU RIVER FLOWS INTO THE HUANGPU IN DOWNTOWN SHANGHAI
120
DEPTH AND DETAIL BRIGHT RICE PAPER LANTERNS HANG FROM LATICES ADDING COMPLIMENTARY DECOR TO THE OLD BUILDINGS
No
No
118
119
No
120
117
10
08
DREAM ENCOUNTER
MY SHANGHAI
67
02
03
04
68
MY SHANGHAI
08
05
121
SECONDARY CHANNEL OF THE ANCIENT WATER TOWN AS A WATER TOWN, THE CHANNEL IS A MAJOR RESOURCE FOR FOOD AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION
122
GLASS FACADE ACROSS THE POND FROM QINGPU LIBRARY IS THIS SQUARE BUILDING WITH A SLEEK GLASS FACADE DETAIL
123
LIBRARY ON THE LAKE A ROLLING LANDSCAPE ON XIAYANG LAKE IS HOME TO QINGPU LIBRARY AND RESTAURANTS WITH A QUIET VIEW
124
STAGNANT POOL A STAGNANT PORTION OF A POND IN A NEWER QINGPU DISTRICT GARDEN BREEDS MINNOW
125
A CALM ESCAPE NEW RESIDENTIAL TOWERS OVERLOOK THIS NEW DOMINANT AMENITY, A SERENE GARDEN AND REFLECTIVE PONDS
No
125
QINGPU CITY | ZHU JIA JIAO DAY08
01
DREAM ENCOUNTER
08
09
10
122
07
No
No
No
123
124
No
121
06
08
DREAM ENCOUNTER
MY SHANGHAI
69
02
03
QINGPU CITY | ZHU JIA JIAO DAY08
01
70
MY SHANGHAI
08
04
05
126
QINGPU PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE A RECENT ADDITION TO THE TOWN, DESIGN IS BY COLLABORATION BETWEEN CA DESIGN & THE TONGJI STRUCTURAL DEPARTMENT
127
INSIDE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PART IN A PLAN TO REVITALIZE THE QINGPU DISTRICT, THE BRIDGE CONNECTS A MARKET TO RESIDENTS ACROSS THE RIVER
128
SILENT GARDENS IN A NEWER QINGPU DEVELOPMENT CONTEMPORARY PARK DESIGN USES ANCIENT PARKS AS A MODEL PLACING KINDERGARDEN AND RESTROOMS AS PAVILIONS IN SCAPE
DREAM ENCOUNTER
07
08
09
10
No
No
128
127
No
126
06
08
DREAM ENCOUNTER
MY SHANGHAI
71
PUDONG | SILK MARKET | TIANZIFANG DAY09
01
03
04
05
Saturday, March 27, 2010 Partly Cloudy - Fair
tongji university | guesthouse
shanghai
pudong | site selection
tianzifang | lilong shops
72
02
MY SHANGHAI
silk market | lujiabang rd
09
CHANGING FACE
07
08
09
10
No
129
06
PRESERVED GRAND ENTRANCE IN PUDONG PART OF THE ENGLISH CONSOLATE, THIS STRUCTURE IS PRESERVED AND WILL BE ATTACHED TO A NEW PARK ABUTTED TO SUZHOU CREEK
130
WHATEVER IT TAKES THIS CREW LEANS ITS LADDER DIRECTLY ON THE WIRING THEY ARE WORKING ON, UNMONITORED SOLUTIONS
No
130
129
09
CHANGING FACE
MY SHANGHAI
73
74
No 131
PUDONG | SILK MARKET | TIANZIFANG DAY09
01
MY SHANGHAI
02 03
09 CHANGING FACE
04 05
A PEDESTRIAN SUPERSTRUCTURE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT CITY LEVEL, THIS PEDESTRIAN BYPASS SEPARATES TRAFFIC TO KEEP UNINTERRUPTED FLOW
132
FLOATING LANE A COMMON EXAMPLE OF UN-ISOLATED LANES BETWEEN BICYCLES AND VEHICLES
133
DOWNTOWN | PUDONG DISTRICT A COMMON WEEKDAY DOWNTON PEDESTRIAN AND MASS TRANSIT TRAFFIC IS NOTICEABLY MORE IMMENSE
134
RETURN TO TIANZIFANG THIS WAS MY FAVORITE COLLECTIVE MARKET, SHOPS AND GALLERIES WERE PRIDEFULLY FAMILY OWNED AND PRODUCED
10
No
No
132
131
09
133
08
No
07
134
06
09
CHANGING FACE
MY SHANGHAI
75
02
03
04
05
o
135
PUDONG | SILK MARKET | TIANZIFANG DAY09 N
01
76
MY SHANGHAI
09
135
VIEW FROM THE HIGHWAY OVERCAST SKIES RENDER THIS SCENE OMINOUS, THOUGH SPORATIC DEVELOPMENT IS TYPICAL IN EVERY PART OF THE CITY
136
HAULING SCAFFOLD AN EXTREMELY COMMON SIGHT, A DAY LABORER IS SEEN USING HIS BICYCLE TO TRANSPORT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
137
INSIDE THE SILK MARKET ON THE FOURTH LEVEL OF THIS ALL SKILLED TAILOR MARKET OVERALL MARKET SPACE WAS THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD
138
THE FINER SIDE HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SPECIALIZED SUITS, SILK TUXEDOS AND FINE MANDARIN SCHOOL DRESS
CHANGING FACE
07
08
09
10
No
No
138
136
No
137
06
09
CHANGING FACE
MY SHANGHAI
77
02
03
PUDONG | SILK MARKET | TIANZIFANG DAY09
01
78
MY SHANGHAI
09
04
05
139
TUNNEL VISION | WHAT A RIDE DRIVERS IN SHANGHAI DON’T BELIEVE IN SEPARATE LANES AND ARE EXPERT AT ANTICIPATING OTHER DRIVERS, ONE HAND ON THE HORN
140
ORIENT SHOPPING CENTER AN ENTHUSIASTIC SHOPPING AREA ENERGIZED BY LIGHT SHOWS SHUTS DOWN DEFINITIVELY AT 9:00pm
141
WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT THAT? I TRIED TO TRACK BUT LOST COUNT AT 28 SEPARATE DISHES SERVED THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR MORE ON THE TABLE AT 22
142
FELLOWSHIP WITH THE FINAL MEAL A RESTAURANT CALLED SPICY STORM, THIS FAMILY STYLE DINNER AN OVERWHELMING MEAL FULL OF ITEMS I NEVER PLANNED TO EAT
CHANGING FACE
08
09
10
141
07
No
No
No
140
142
No
139
06
09
CHANGING FACE
MY SHANGHAI
79
80
03
04
05
GMT - 04
GMT - 05
GMT - 06
GMT - 07
GMT - 08
GMT - 09
GMT - 10
GMT - 11
GMT - 00
12-HR TIME DIFFERENCE
GMT + 12
GMT + 11
GMT + 10
GMT + 09
GMT + 08
Saturday, March 20, 2010 Partly Cloudy
GMT - 12
02
GMT + 07
DEPARTURE | RETURN TO REALITY DAY10
01
TRAVEL PATH
LOCAL
11:56 am 4:18 pm
LOCAL
LOCAL
MY SHANGHAI
9:45 am
shanghaichina
10
LAST FLASH
detroitmichiganus columbusohious
07
08
09
10
No BOARDING PASS HOME UNDER LOCK AND KEY, THESE SURVIVED MY SAFEKEEPING THROUGH THE WEEK
144
SHANGHAI SKYLING | PUDONG WATERFRONT FROM THE WAIBAI DU BRIDGE OVERLOOKING THE FINANCIAL CENTER OF SHANGHAI, PUDONG DISTRICT
145
MANUFACTURING TOWN MANY OF THE OUTLYING TOWNS ARE DEPENDANT ON A SINGLE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
No
143
143
No
145
144
06
10
LAST FLASH
MY SHANGHAI
81
No
82 146
DEPARTURE | RETURN TO REALITY DAY10
01
MY SHANGHAI
02 03
10 LAST FLASH
04 05
08
A LAST FLASH OF THE SHANGHAI SKYLINE WAVING GOOD-BYE TO THE EVERCHANGING CITY, AT ITS PACE OF CHANGE, HOW WILL IT LOOK ON MY NEXT VISIT
147
SHANGHAI PORT A MIX OF INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL OUTSIDE OF TOWN EVERY OPERATION IN SHANGHAI IS ON AN EXPONENTIAL SCALE
148
APPROACHING THE AIRPORT WATCHING OUTGOING PLANES AS WE APPROACH WE ANTICIPATE ANOTHER 14-HOUR FLIGHT HOME
149
EXHAUSTED READY TO GO HOME, A SARCASTIC SNEER FROM KYLE EXEMPLIFIES OUR EXHAUSTION
10
No
No
148
149
146
09
147
07
No
06
10
LAST FLASH
MY SHANGHAI
83
02
03
04
84
MY SHANGHAI
10
05
150
CONSUMATE CONSTRUCTION | DAWN THE BEGINNINGS OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE, WE RECOGNIZE THE CITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT BY NEXT VISIT
151
APPROACHING PUDONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WE HAD A CHANCE NOW TO SEE THE WHOLE AIRPORT WHICH WAS DARK WHEN WE BEGAN OUR ADVENTURE
152
DEPARTING AIRCRAFT AS WE APPROACH THE AIRPORT WE SEE THE FINER DETAIL OF THE MEGA-STRUCTURE AND POSSIBLY OUR PLANE
153
CHEKING-IN TO PUDONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SKYLIGHTS FLOOD THE OPEN CHECK-IN AREA, OUTGOING SECURITY CHECKS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THEN INCOMING
154
ABOVE THE CLOUDS WE’RE NOW CRUISING AT THE BEGINNING EDGE OF OUR 12 1/2 HOUR TREK ACROSS THE GLOBE
No
150
DEPARTURE | RETURN TO REALITY DAY10
01
LAST FLASH
08
09
10
152
07
No
No
153
154
No
No
151
06
10
LAST FLASH
MY SHANGHAI
85
TO CHINA
HANGOVER
GI JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA
PUBLIC ENEMIES
WHIP IT!
INGLORIOUS BASTARDS
THE OFFICE (TV SERIES)
TO USA
FUNNY PEOPLE
I LOVE YOU, MAN
UP IN THE AIR
500 DAYS OF SUMMER
THE PROPOSAL
THE SOLOIST
STRIKEOUT INDICATES MOVIES NOT FINISHED
(581)
THURSDAY / FRIDAY
(337)
SATURDAY
(482)
SUNDAY
(401)
MONDAY
(206)
TUESDAY
(501)
WEDNESDAY
(678)
THURSDAY
(207)
FRIDAY
(000)
SATURDAY / SUNDAY
BUS STOPS (DAY 07, DAY 08)
00
DIGESTION
MEALS EATEN ABROAD
27
THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS
05
SOUVENEIRS PURCHASED
26
MY SHANGHAI
TAXI TRIPS
Saturday, March 20, 2010 Partly Cloudy
PHOTOS TAKEN
86
04
19
9
MOVIES WATCHED
03
13
02
3,393
END TABULATIONS PST00
01
07
08
09
10
DOCUMENTATION INTENT THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS AFFORDED TO US AS A MEANS TO EXPERIENCE A NEW CULTURE, ITS TOOLS, SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS. WE RETURNED FROM SPRING BREAK TO DIGEST, INTERPRET AND APPLY OUR NEW UNDERSTANDING TO AN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO. AS A MEANS OF DIGESTING THE REALITIES OF SHANGHAI, WE WERE CHALLENGED TO ANTICIPATE A DESIGN THAT WOULD APPEAL BOTH TO TOURISTS (ESSENTIALLY US) AND RESIDENTS (WHO WE SPENT A WEEK WITH). FURTHER THIS PROJECT WAS TO CONCEIVE OF A WATERBORNE SYSTEM ON THE SUZHOU CREEK WHICH PLAYS A MAJOR PHYSICAL ROLE IN THE CITY BUT IS CURRENTLY UNDER-UTILIZED. OUR FACE TO FACE STUDY OF THE PROPOSED SITE (SUZHOU CREEK) AND ITS GREATER CONTEXT (SHANGHAI) GENERATED AN AWARENESS BEYOND DIMENSION AND CONTENT. A DESIGN WITH INTEGRITY TO ITS LOCALE. A PROPOSAL WHICH INTEGRATES ITSELF INTO AN EXISTING NETWORK USING THE SAME LANGUAGE WITH NEW TECHNIQUES AND ULTIMATELY FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS.
STUDIO PARTICIPANTS
21
06
JEFFANDERSON
ZACHKAMERER
NICKBRUCKELMEYER
COURTNEYKEYS
ELIZABETHBURDICK
JONATHANLEONARD
ELIZABETHCARR
KARLAMCCRAE
BRIANCHEN
DAVIDTHRASHER
STEPHENCHRISTY
MARCELASANTOS
GREGEVANS
KYLESCHNEIDER
MARCELAFIGUEIRA
SAMEERSHARIF
ZACHGERMAN
MEGANSILVERSTEIN
CHRISTIANHAZENFRATZ SARAHCOWLES ANNPENDLETON-JULLIAN 00
DIGESTION
MY SHANGHAI
87
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