Shanghai road network and public space seen from above

Shanghai · Design & Urban Systems

MIC CuratedHosted ExperienceCustomisable

Planning Shanghai · How a Megacity Makes Decisions

Use maps and models to ask who a megacity is built for, then test those answers in the streets and public spaces outside.

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Price and availability are confirmed after the date, group size and supplier readiness are verified. No payment is requested at this stage.

DestinationShanghai
Duration2–3 hours
GroupPrivate or small group
LanguageEnglish · Mandarin support
Every map contains a point of view.

A megacity as a set of choices

Every map contains a point of view.

Models and plans make Shanghai’s scale visible, but the real question is how priorities become streets, housing, transport and public space. The city outside is where those answers are tested.

ReadThe wider system NoticePeople and choices UnderstandThe place in context

Three ways in

Move from observation to understanding.

Each chapter adds a different perspective. Together they form one coherent experience rather than a list of disconnected stops.

See the whole system

01 / Scale

See the whole system

Maps and models connect districts, infrastructure and long-term urban ambitions.
Ask who the city is for

02 / Choice

Ask who the city is for

Planning becomes legible through trade-offs in land, mobility, heritage and public use.
Test the model outside

03 / Street

Test the model outside

A short field reading compares the planned city with the lived one.

MIC experience principle

“The model explains intention. The street reveals consequence.”

A possible experience arc

City model, planning choices, street evidence and reflection.

The final sequence is adapted to your group and confirmed access while preserving one coherent line of enquiry.

City model, planning choices, street evidence and reflection.
Illustrative sequence · final access by confirmation
  1. 01

    Frame the question

    Begin with the context the group needs before entering the experience.

  2. 02

    Enter the place

    Use a confirmed host, guide or educator to make the visit legible.

  3. 03

    Look more closely

    Connect details, decisions and daily practice through observation and conversation.

  4. 04

    Carry it forward

    Reflect on what changed and connect it to the next Shanghai chapter.

Request First. Exact access, host, sequence and timing are confirmed after the date, group profile and supplier readiness are checked.

Pair it with another perspective.

Mix local life, culture, learning and contemporary industry to create a more balanced journey.

Ready when you are

Place this experience in context.

Open with the city at human scale, use the planning lens to see systems and trade-offs, then continue to Suzhou Creek, mobility or a university conversation.

Open the lensStreet-level evidence
Core experienceMegacity planning lens
Continue the questionWaterfront or mobility

This is an editable sequence, not a fixed package. Dates, access, hosts and final price remain Request First until supplier readiness is confirmed.

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