The Barcelona practice led by Benedetta Tagliabue has placed first in the international competition to redevelop Century Square on East Nanjing Road in the city of Shanghai, strategically located between People’s Square and The Bund.The scheme submitted by Miralles Tagliabue EMBT envisions a spot for social interaction and includes tiers to sit on, new green zones, and a kaleidoscopic bluish pavement inspired by the sea, an omnipresent element in the evolution of the Chinese metropolis, to which even its name etymologically refers.