The latest edition of the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture is shining a spotlight on Nantou, a 1,700 village that was once a regional capital....
This year's edition of the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture looks at innovative ways Hong Kong designers and architects have responded to the city's high density. ...
As Van Cleef & Arpels brings L'ÉCOLE School of Jewelry Arts to Hong Kong, its CEO Nicolas Bos joins architect William Lim to explore the lines between architecture and jewellery....
When an historic building he had admired since childhood was put up for sale, former lawyer Douglas So seized the chance to open Hong Kong's first photography museum....
Before she actually completed any buildings, Zaha Hadid was busy making them explode. When the Iraqi-born architect was first getting started in the late 1970s and early 1980s, she worked obsessively on concepts that tore apart architectural conventions. Instead of anodyne renderings, she painted her buildings as abstractions – sometimes in a state of disassembly or collapse. That […]...
A recipe of functionality, craftsmanship and emotionally engaging design underpins Joyce Wang's practice in the retro Italian restaurant Spiga, her latest project in Hong Kong....
Tiger Balm Garden is gone forever, but its spirit remains. Work is underway on restoring Haw Par Mansion, the only surviving portion of a vast estate that included the renowned theme park, which was demolished in 2004. At the same time, artist Adrian Wong is finishing work on an installation based on one of the […]...
Hong Kong’s housing estates planted the seed for its verticality: nearly half the population lives in these high-rise neighbourhoods. But how did they come to be?...
M+ Museum's inaugural design exhibition, Shifting Objectives, is a window into curator Aric Chen's efforts to build a design collection that bridges the mundane and the extraordinary....
Josh and Caleb Ng don’t have interests – they have projects. A few years ago, at a friend’s dinner party, the twin brothers were captivated by a beer made with Amarillo hops, a rich, malty brew with hints of peach and orange. They began buying craft beer, which led them to one Danish brand they found […]...
Designer and entrepreneur Ahlayia Yung is pioneering a new showroom and cultural space in Wong Chuk Hang that will draw from the spirit of his creative adventures....
Emerging design house Light with shade is paying tribute to old Hong Kong through retro lamp designs – and shining light on its future with futuristic LED ...
