Global Awards for Excellence: Jing An Kerry Center, Shanghai, China

Juxtaposing the modern with the historic, Jing An Kerry Centre represents a new mixed-use development in the dynamic Jing An district in Shanghai. Now recognized as a signature landmark of the area, this multiuse complex features two towers, podium retail space, a hotel with 508 rooms, an event center, and office amenities.

June 20, 2016

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Location: Shanghai, China
Developer: Kerry Properties
Designer: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Size: 3.9 million square feet (360,000 sq m)

Juxtaposing the modern with the historic, Jing An Kerry Centre represents a new mixed-use development in the dynamic Jing An district in Shanghai. Now recognized as a signature landmark of the area, this multiuse complex features two towers, podium retail space, a hotel with 508 rooms, an event center, and office amenities. Establishing its presence on the Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai’s main shopping street, the development integrates itself within the rich urban context of the city. The site caters to pedestrians, creating internal spaces that become public open space and paths for circulation.

An architectural language was used for the site plan that embodies the spatial and visual qualities of the city’s street experience. Through the use of open-air walkways and a glazed galleria, Jing An Kerry Centre evokes a sense of continuity with the surrounding Shanghai pedestrian scale. The vertical massing of the podium and towers reflects the same visual diversity developed in the site plan. The layering and stacking of building masses create a distinct design vocabulary, establishing a direct visual relationship with the skyline.

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Daniel Lobo

Daniel Lobo is the Senior Director of Awards, Education and Advisory Group, for the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit education and research institute that focuses on issues of land use, real estate and urban development. The mission of the Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Prior to joining ULI Mr. Lobo was an independent consultant working as project manager for a variety of urban and research initiatives, in particular facilitating open cultural urban interventions internationally, and new media research. Earlier he worked extensively as project manager for the Center for Communities by Design at the American Institute of Architects, and as Urban Designer at Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP. He holds a MSc City Design and Social Science from the London School of Economics, and a BA (Honors) from the School of Architecture and Interior Design at London Metropolitan University.