The formation of intercity geographies of centrality / Saskia Sassen -- Shanghai's urban development : a remake? / Marie-Claire Bergère -- Privation to prominence : Shanghai's recent rapid resurgence / Peter G. Rowe -- Image of the metropolis : three historical views of Shanghai / Seng Kuan -- Shanghai's politicized skyline / Elizabeth J. Perry -- Making history (pay) in Shanghai : architectural dialogues about space, place, and face / Jeffrey W. Cody -- Shanghai : squares and public spaces / Pierre Clément -- Shanghai's waterfront : presenting a new face to the world / Richard Marshall -- Residential development in Shanghai in relation to its economic conditions and population / Yue Wu