Shanghai: Heritage at the Crossroads of Cultures

Abstract

The special issue explores Shanghai as a global city. It examines the global features, the networks and exchanges that have shaped its landscape and been such a source of creativity. It considers Shanghai from a historical perspective as well as in comparison to other global cities. With so much emphasis on Shanghai’s recent transformation, it is easy to overlook the city’s heritage as a global gateway. The goal of this special issue is to remedy this gap. The focus is on Shanghai’s 20th-century urban history and culture, and the heritage these have left on the cityscape.

• Rosemary Wakeman: Introduction to the Special Issue
• Yongyi Lu and Yanning Li: Defining Local Heritages in Preserving Modern Shanghai Architecture
• Alvaro Leonardo Pérez: Overnight at the Crossroads: Abelardo Lafuente's Architectural Legacy for, 'The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd.' in Shanghai
• Andrew Field: Building Shanghai’s Dreamworld: Architects and Elite Ballroom Designs of the 1920s and 1930s
• Rosemary Wakeman: Shanghai and New York: Mid-Century Urban Avant-Gardes
• Mark W. Frazier: The Political Heritage of Textile Districts: Shanghai and Mumbai
• James Farrer: Grimy Heritage: Organic Bar Streets in Shanghai and Tokyo