Architectural Cast Glass in the World Financial Center. The Park Hyatt Hotel in Shanghai boasts the highest hotel in the World. It is a stunning building. The building is perfect in the mysterious Shanghai night.

The entrance lobby is simple with architectural cast glass. The glass is clear with some motion in the waves and texture.

The Elevator cases have a brightly lit cast glass header. There is some beautiful Chinese modern sculpture.

We can feel that there is something special in the lobby by the sounds of the air in the elevator shaft.

Once you are in the elevator the motion is very soft. The elevator is the fastest in the world. From the first floor to the 92 floor only takes moments. The major feature is a red lantern light.

Once you reach the lobby floor for the Hotel. The first striking features are the architectural cast glass panel. The surface is a complex clear glass texture.

The face is fractured planes; the planes are organic as if they were formed deep underground. The lights are purple and from behind. The view to the outside is dramatic, with glimpses of the Jin Mao Tower below. The combination at night with mysterious fog, enveloping the Tower and the Purple refractive cast glass panels is incredible.

Reminds me of starry nights staring at the Milky Way.

The open plan exposes the core of the building. The wall decorations are mostly architectural Cast Glass panels. The Open Kitchen has White Cast Glass Panels. Enjoy the beautiful Toni Chi design at the top of the world. Contact us at East Asia Portal, Ltd for Architectural Cast Glass

The Woman Eating Grapes

Lalique Women Eating Grapes with Man Playing Flute, Architectural Cast Glass

Lalique Women Eating Grapes, Architectural Cast Glass

Lalique Man Playing Lute, Architectural Cast Glass

LaLique Women Arms up Man Playing Flute

The stunning piece is of a woman eating grapes while a man plays the flute. A dove is flying and the grapes frame the scene. Nature worship is a theme of Lalique. There is an exquisite beauty in the movement of the figurines. The Art Nouveau lightning bolt hair and the bountiful grapes. I imagine Aphrodite and Pan playing the lute. Lalique is the master glassmaster from the 20^th Century. Lalique was not only famous for his exquisite Jewelry, but for his Architectural Cast Glass.

Lalique Dragonfly Woman

The Lalique Millennium Hotel piece is frosted glass blocks. The relief on both sides. The glass is in excellent condition, the caulking between the cast glass is showing some age, and should be restored. There was a couch that was back up against the glass on the lounge side.  I advised the security guards on duty to keep the piece better protected.

This is a treasure and is museum quality. Considering that collectors pay millions of dollars for Lalique`s work it is great we can walk in and see it easily. Stop by the lobby of the Millennium Hotel and enjoy! Or watch the home movie.

Lalique Women Eating Grapes with Man Playing Flute from Robert Higgins on Vimeo.

One day I hope someone will stop and admire Robert Higgins`s Architectural Cast Glass Reliefs.