Chromatopia: Generally Different Towers for Shanghai

By Neil Denari

What is left to be said, in 2015, about the state of the high rise, especially concerning Shanghai, a city that has more than 1400 buildings over 100 meters tall? Neil Denari and his students in the UCLA A.UD Research Studio 2014-15 investigate this question during a year-long study of high rise towers and vertical density in the city of Shanghai. The result is a collection of speculative designs (fictional and financial) and accompanying scenarios presented against a backdrop of topics including the global city, political conformity, social mobility, migrant labor, and invisible currencies ? all in the form of 24 high rise towers. The publications includes essays by Neil Denari and Jia Yi Gu, along with a selection of photos by Shanghai-based photographer Tim Franco.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977194566
• ISBN13: 9780977194568
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: UCLA Architecture and Urban Design
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.0" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up