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The Bund Finance Centre in Shanghai
Office and Mixed-Use Complex China ? Design by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio
15 Oct 2017
The Bund Finance Centre
Architects: Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio
Location: Shanghai, China
Shanghai waterfront gets an upgrade with Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio?s new Bund Finance Centre.

The Bund Finance Centre ? a major new mixed-use development jointly designed by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio ? is set to revitalise Shanghai?s waterfront. Occupying a prominent site on the Bund, the buildings define the ‘end point’ to Shanghai’s most famous street. The 420,000square metre masterplan is highly permeable for pedestrians, with the design conceived as a point of connection between the old town and the new financial district.
Inspired by this urban context, two 180-metre landmark towers are placed in the south of the site, while the buildings facing the waterfront are staggered in height and relate in scale and rhythm to the grand nineteenth-century landmarks along the Bund. At the heart of the scheme is a flexible arts and cultural centre, home to the Fosun Foundation, which combines exhibition and events halls with a performance venue, inspired by the open stages of traditional Chinese theatres.

Gerard Evenden, Head of Studio and Senior Executive Partner, Foster + Partners commented: ?The Bu...