Born From the Waves of the Sea: Land Reclamation in Hong Kong
How Hong Kong has been shaped and reshaped by the constant creation of new land...
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Steel Beams and Lots of Danger: How John Nye Photographed Hong Kong’s Building Boom
Known for his work with Henry Steiner, John Nye was also a sky-high architectural photographer ...
The Steiner Series: Building Hongkong Land
Henry Steiner defined the corporate identity of a historic and influential property developer, and in the process part of Hong Kong itself...
Hong Kong’s Maritime Trade, Part IV: Opium
Was Hong Kong the world’s original narco state?...
What Does the Future Hold for Victoria Harbour?
Millions of people live within a 10-minute walk of Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong’s most important natural asset and the very reason the city exists in the first place. But most of them would have a hard time finding their way to the shore past the roadways and fences that divide it from the city. Even […]...
Wilson Shieh’s Gender-Bending Skyscraper Women
Renowned for his cheeky ink paintings, Wilson Shieh uses a venerable Chinese form of art to comment on contemporary Hong Kong....
The Most Important Architects You’ve Never Heard Of
How Palmer & Turner shaped Hong Kong – and spread Hong Kong values throughout the world....
The Building With Round Windows
Jardine House – Hong Kong in a single skyscraper...