Architects complete restoration.Following a meticulous exterior restoration of the seven-story landmark Beaux-Arts building known as Three on the Bund, internationally renowned architecture firm Michael Graves Not to be confused with Michale Graves. Not to be confused with Michael Graves (poker player). Michael Graves (b. July 9, 1934) is an American architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has achieved his greatest fame with his designs for domestic & Associates has completed the transformation of its interior into a vital lifestyle destination. Located on Shanghai's historic Bund, across the Huang-pu River from the city's Pudong financial district, the seven-story building features two floors of luxury retail, a contemporary Chinese art Chinese art, works of art produced in the vast geographical region of China. It the oldest art in the world and has its origins in remote antiquity. (For the history of Chinese civilization, see China. gallery and four premier restaurants, including Jean-Georges Shanghai and Laris Contemporary. The seventh-floor New Heights Care and jazz club A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is live jazz. Often such venues are in the basement of residential buildings. They are rather small compared to other music venues, reflecting the intimate atmosphere of jazz concerts. , 3rd Degree, open onto a landscaped roof terrace which boasts one of the best views in Shanghai, merging the historical Bund with the modern Pudong skyline. "Our goal was to create a vibrant entertainment and arts center that embraces the historic elements of the Bund and reflects the character of its visitors and the city it honors," said Tom Rowe For the former NHL player and coach see Tom Rowe (hockey). Tom Rowe (1950 - January 17 2004) was the bass player and a singer in the folk trios Schooner Fare and Turkey Hollow. For his official obituary from his record label, see: [1] , AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture and principal of Michael Graves & Associates. The architectural approach taken by Michael Graves & Associates for this project, respectful of the traditions of Chinese design, makes a careful distinction between bold new construction for new uses and that which is historically accurate. The renovation creates an open, public image by reorganizing internal circulation and introducing a central Grand Stair. The walls surrounding the sky-lit Grand Stair are clad in translucent alabaster alabaster, fine-grained, massive, translucent variety of gypsum, a hydrous calcium sulfate. It is pure white or streaked with reddish brown. Alabaster, like all other forms of gypsum, forms by the evaporation of bedded deposits that are precipitated mainly from , creating a diaphanous shaft of light through the building. |
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