![]() ![]() Lester could be called the most successful British architect who invested in Shanghai." British scholar Peter Hibbard once commented on Lester in his book The Bund Shanghai, China faces West: "Lester's firm not only did architectural design and construction projects but also land and real estate transactions, which created a precedent business model. Lester thus became a real estate giant in Shanghai. Later, Smith & Co., the largest real estate developer in Shanghai, invited Lester to join as a partner.Ī few years later, Smith retired and returned to the United States, with almost all of the real estate in his name transferred to young Lester. Afterward, he was responsible for the urban planning and construction supervision of the concession in Shanghai. ![]() ![]() Born in Southampton, a port city in southern England in 1840, Henry Lester embarked on a freighter and arrived in Shanghai, China in 1867.īefore coming to China, Lester attended university in the UK, obtaining a bachelor's degree in architecture. ![]()
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