Qiao Zhengyue

Hotel stands tall in Hudec's achievements

If Shanghai was Laszlo Hudec's lucky city, People's Square was his lucky place. It's where the architect designed two masterpieces, the Park Hotel and the Grand Theatre.

2018-10-22 05:00 0

Wild idea proves a fine investment

The China United Assurance building designed by American architect Elliott Hazzard was built in 1926 on a site that many regarded as in the wrong place.

2018-08-25 11:30 0

How a joke became an exhibition

After Professor Tong Ming visited Pennsylvania University in 2015, he was determined to find out more about Chinese architects, including his grandfather who had studied there.

2018-08-11 10:00 0

Witness to police history in Shanghai

A red-brick building on the Shanghai Business & Tourism School campus used to house police officers responsible for maintaining social order before 1949.

2018-07-28 10:00 0

Cultural experience in a metropolis

The Yangsze Hotel at the corner of Hankou and Yunnan roads in Shanghai was unique in 1933, being invested, designed, constructed and managed all by Chinese