Ben Parker

3 weeks ago | archpaper.com | Ben Parker |Kristine Klein

In Shanghai, high culture is a booming industry. The Grand Theatre, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL), is the latest in a string of arts centers to open along the West Bund, in accordance with a master plan that has been in the works for the last decade and a half. Operated by the Shanghai Grand Theater Arts Group and supported by the City of Shanghai, it is one of three new theaters that will be opening in the neighborhood this year.