Swimming in an ocean of books. Renovation of Shanghai Book City by Wutopia Lab | The Strength of Architecture
Project description by Wutopia Lab
“No man is an island; every book is a world.”
The Bookshop on the Shore
The Shanghai Book City, referred to by netizens as the “Crystal Palace,” officially reopened with a new look on October 28, 2023, after undergoing a two-year closure for renovations.
Challenge
The bookstore is for those who do not read.
In China, the number of people who maintain a reading habit is far less than those who do not read. The limited number of readers alone cannot save bookstores. Therefore, book cities need to be designed for more non-readers, enticing them