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Miralles Tagliabue EMBT studio, led by Benedetta Tagliabue, has won an international competition to transform Century Square into a new green landmark in Shanghai, China. The first prize proposal, won against David Chipperfield Architects, offers to renovate the plaza located in one of the busiest commercial areas in the world, “re-naturalizing” the city center and introducing green spaces to improve the urban microclimate.
Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, who has an important presence in the Asian continent with ongoing projects in Shanghai such as the Business School of the Fudan University Campus and the recently completed Zhang Daqian museum in Neijiang, China, won the international competition to renew the Century Square in East Nanjing Road. Basing their strategy on ecological awareness, the studio has turned Century Square into a renewed and welcoming meeting place. Putting together different environmental aspects, the intervention aims to become the highlight of East Nanji