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Lujiazui, formerly known as Lokatse, from its pronunciation in Shanghainese ( http://bit.ly/2JwXhLn ), is the new financial district of Shanghai. Strategically located on a peninsula across The Bund, it is the face of Shanghai that is sold to the world. Big buildings, big roads, big elevated pedestrian walkway, big everything. This is home to the most iconic buildings in Shanghai and as expected, packed to the brim even on a weekday. I had a great time walking on the elevated pedestrian walkway, safely above the vehicular traffic although I couldn't stop thinking of what one will go through while walking on it in winter when it is cold and very windy. The glass railings could have been designed as tall screens, maybe? In the midst of all this glitz and glass, three snails were chilling on the grass, probably laughing at the humans and their mad rush. #shanghai #newadventures #explorechina #nonperiodicoscillatio...

When does nature become relevant in the design of spaces? Should architecture and urban design treat sustainable design as an integral component of human existence or a checklist of items to be ticked off to get a certificate? Does sustainable design really add value to architectural and urban design or is it just another impediment in the path of revenue generation? How and when did "sustainable" and "design" become separate entities? Should they be distinct and isolated? Should one come before the other? #shanghai #newadventures #explorechina #nonperiodicoscillations #architecture #design #publicspace #outdoors #urbandesign #sustainability #sustainable #nature #checklist #revenue #profit

Signage is one of the most ignored component of architectural and urban design. I think even the poor urinal partition beats it in terms of attention and resource allocation. Signage is intrinsic to wayfinding. It is like the warmth of a lover - one only realises how important it is when it goes missing. It feels great to see a city giving signage the importance it deserves, whether they are at an architectural or urban scale. Dual language signage is present almost everywhere although there is room for improvement. Strangely though, the printed network maps available in the stations are only in Chinese. The Metro network and station maps are very informative and quite well done too. The Indian design industry really needs to push this agenda with clients and make signage a standard package instead of an afterthought. #shanghai #newadventures #explorechina #nonperiodicoscillations #architecture #design #publics...