Full Livestream | The Shanghai Tower & Asia's Skyscrapers

In this online lecture, Prof. Ali H. Akhtar (author of 1368: China & the Making of the Modern World, Stanford Univ. Press 2022) revisits the question of whether the Shanghai Tower was a success or failure. This talk focuses on the four goals of the developers (San Francisco-based firm Gensler), namely symbolism, sustainable development (environmentally friendly real estate), community building, and profitability in large office spaces.

What is The Professor Ali Podcast?

The official podcast of Professor Ali H. Akhtar (PhD NYU), bestselling author of 1368: China and the Making of the Modern World (Stanford University Press), Italy and the Islamic World: From Caesar to Mussolini (Edinburgh University Press), and Philosophers Sufis and Caliphs (Cambridge University Press).