David Chipperfield Architects has won a major project in the centre of Shanghai.

The competition win comes just weeks after the practice broke ground on the redevelopment of Shanghai City Hall – another heritage project – and completed a riverside art museum for the Pompidou on the Chinese city’s West Bund.

The new competition win will see David Chipperfield Architects Shanghai act as lead architect on a project to restore and develop Zhangyuan in the centre of the city.

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