"Not to be smug about it, but we’ve been saying for years that Shanghai was going to be the business capital of the future. And now that the future is here, that prediction is looking pretty good. Glorious modern luxury hotels are even sprouting up in the traditional environs of the old French Concession; this one, Twelve at Hengshan, was designed by the Italian architect Mario Botta, who brought with him the terra cotta bricks that make up the hotel’s sleek geometric façade." - Tablet Hotels