Tomorrow Square

This stupendous tower – designed by John Portman & Associates and completed in 2003 – seizes the Shànghǎi zeitgeist with dramatic aplomb. Resembling a sci-fi corporation headquarters, the stratospheric building is given further lift by the stylistic awkwardness of nearby rivals: chiefly the Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World, which looks like a gigantic UFO has swivelled down from the sky to screw itself onto its roof. Tomorrow Sq houses Shànghǎi’s highest serviced apartments while the foyer of the JW Marriott Tomorrow Square debuts on the 38th floor. Pop up to put People’s Sq in the proper perspective.