Can You Preserve Bamboo Without Bamboo?
Designer Dennis Cheung is incorporating bamboo into his work in a deliberate attempt to underline its importance to Hong Kong...
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Meet the Bamboo Scaffolder Who Took the Job Nobody Wanted
How an unexpected journey led to the most complicated job of a scaffolder’s life...
Welcome to the Bamboo Metropolis
Hong Kong wouldn’t be the same without this natural material that has served both form and function for thousands of years...
Help Us Publish the Bamboo Metropolis
How a humble grass built Hong Kong — and why its future matters. Discover The Bamboo Metropolis and back it on Kickstarter....
Undercurrents: A New Artistic Residency Takes Root in Hong Kong
Eleven different artists, including five Czech artists taking part in WestK’s first residency, converge on Ma Wan for a special show...
NEW! The Bamboo Metropolis: A Zolima Culture Guide
Coming soon on Kickstarter: The Bamboo Metropolis, the third volume of the Zolima Culture Guide....
These Bamboo Scaffolders Have Plans for the Future
Daisy Pak, a rare female bamboo scaffolder, has joined forces with Sam Wai to promote the craft and pave the way for its future...
Hong Kong Tong Lau: Inside Noii Art House
In a landmark tong lau, a renovated Sham Shui Po art space balances grassroots heritage with an accessible platform for emerging artists...
Meet the Father and Son Keeping Bamboo Scaffolding Safe
A father-and-son duo are doing their part to reinforce Hong Kong’s age-old scaffolding tradition...
An Archive of Hong Kong’s Cityscape at the Venice Biennale
From bamboo scaffolding to public housing and more, a new exhibition documents what makes Hong Kong unique...
A Future for Hong Kong’s Heritage at the Venice Biennale of Architecture
Hong Kong’s participation in the Venice Biennale of Architecture underlines how the city’s past can inform its future...
Meet the Masters Behind Hong Kong’s Most Extraordinary Bamboo Theatre
Our heritage writer Cardin Chan joins a tight-knit crew of workers as they build an unusual theatre perched on the edge of a cliff on Po Toi....
Dragons and Rabbits: Inside Hong Kong’s Lantern-Making Workshops
We revisit two cryptozoological masters to see how they make lanterns for Mid-Autumn Festival...
In His First Hong Kong Show, British Artist Gordon Cheung Explores the Meaning of Home
Against a backdrop of China's growing power, Gordon Cheung explores the ever-shifting meaning of home in a new show at Galerie Huit....
Macau Artist João Ó is Blending Cultures Through Bamboo
Born in Portugal and raised in Macau, architect and artist João Ó uses bamboo as his medium and space as his canvas. ...