The Exhibition Center is a six-story building, with two basement levels, which displays Shanghai's urban planning and development. The focus of the exhibit is a large scale model of the entirety of urban Shanghai, showing existing buildings and approved future buildings. Other exhibits relate to Shanghai's history and planned development, including smaller scaled models focussing on particular areas of interest such as the Bund. The Exhibition Center also has space for temporary exhibitions with a wide range of subject matter.
Monument in the lobby including symbols of Shanghai's modernization
The Exhibition Center was built as part of the re-development of parkland at the edge of People's Park and around People's Square in the 1990s and 2000s. The Park and Square together occupy what was once the Shanghai racecourse, and today still make up one of the largest open spaces in central Shanghai.
The building was designed by architect Ling Benli of the East China Architecture Design & Research Institute (ECADI), as a harmonious balance to the Grand Theatre, another contemporary building at the other end of People's Square. The Exhibition Center is 43 metres (141 ft) high, has a white aluminium panel cladding and a symbolic membrane structure roof.[1]
Exhibitsedit
Parts of the scale model of Shanghai
The centerpiece of the exhibition is a huge scale model of the city of Shanghai, showing all existing and approved buildings. Visitors can view the model from alongside or ascend to a gallery running around it for views from above.
The model is intended to represent the entire city, including all planned developments. However, a few support pillars penetrate the scale model. This means certain areas are missing from the model, and some views of the model are obscured by the columns.
Alongside the model is a small theatre room housing a 360° screen. The room plays a video giving the impression the viewer is flying through the Shanghai of the future, viewing notable locations including some of the Shanghai Expo 2010 pavilions.
Kirk A. Denton, Exhibiting the Past: Historical Memory and the Politics of Museums in Postsocialist China (University of Hawaii Press, 2014), pp. 250–56.
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Official website
October 26, 2023
shanghai, urban, planning, exhibition, center, simplified, chinese, 上海城市规划展示馆, traditional, chinese, 上海城市規劃展示館, pinyin, shànghǎi, chéngshì, guīhuà, zhǎnshì, guǎn, located, people, square, shanghai, adjacent, municipal, government, building, 上海城市规划展示馆museum, fr. The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center simplified Chinese 上海城市规划展示馆 traditional Chinese 上海城市規劃展示館 pinyin Shanghǎi Chengshi Guihua Zhǎnshi Guǎn is located on People s Square Shanghai adjacent to the municipal government building Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center上海城市规划展示馆Museum from northeast and across Xizang Middle RoadEstablished25 February 2000 2000 02 25 LocationHuangpu District ShanghaiCoordinates31 14 00 N 121 28 14 E 31 233368 N 121 470480 E 31 233368 121 470480TypeUrban planning museumKey holdingsScale model of cityVisitors5 million since 2000 OwnerMunicipality of ShanghaiPublic transit accessPeople s Square Shanghai Metro Websitewww wbr supec wbr orgThe Exhibition Center is a six story building with two basement levels which displays Shanghai s urban planning and development The focus of the exhibit is a large scale model of the entirety of urban Shanghai showing existing buildings and approved future buildings Other exhibits relate to Shanghai s history and planned development including smaller scaled models focussing on particular areas of interest such as the Bund The Exhibition Center also has space for temporary exhibitions with a wide range of subject matter Contents 1 Building 2 Exhibits 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBuilding edit nbsp Monument in the lobby including symbols of Shanghai s modernizationThe Exhibition Center was built as part of the re development of parkland at the edge of People s Park and around People s Square in the 1990s and 2000s The Park and Square together occupy what was once the Shanghai racecourse and today still make up one of the largest open spaces in central Shanghai The building was designed by architect Ling Benli of the East China Architecture Design amp Research Institute ECADI as a harmonious balance to the Grand Theatre another contemporary building at the other end of People s Square The Exhibition Center is 43 metres 141 ft high has a white aluminium panel cladding and a symbolic membrane structure roof 1 Exhibits edit nbsp Parts of the scale model of ShanghaiThe centerpiece of the exhibition is a huge scale model of the city of Shanghai showing all existing and approved buildings Visitors can view the model from alongside or ascend to a gallery running around it for views from above The model is intended to represent the entire city including all planned developments However a few support pillars penetrate the scale model This means certain areas are missing from the model and some views of the model are obscured by the columns Alongside the model is a small theatre room housing a 360 screen The room plays a video giving the impression the viewer is flying through the Shanghai of the future viewing notable locations including some of the Shanghai Expo 2010 pavilions See also editUrban Planning Society of China Panorama of the City of New YorkKirk A Denton Exhibiting the Past Historical Memory and the Politics of Museums in Postsocialist China University of Hawaii Press 2014 pp 250 56 References edit Warr Anne Shanghai Architecture The Watermark Press 2007 ISBN 978 0 949284 76 1External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center amp oldid 1156338001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
