How to Build Better Public Housing Christopher DewolfSeptember 7, 2023 Architects are looking for ways to improve social housing – and Hong Kong offers plenty of lessons... ArchitectureDesign0 Comments 010 min read
Hong Kong’s Colonial Heritage, Part VII: The Pedder Building Christopher DewolfAugust 27, 2020 The Pedder Building is known as a hub for art galleries, but that is just the latest chapter in a long life.... ArchitectureArtDesignHistoryInspring ItinerariesUrbanismUsual Suspects & LandmarksWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments 08 min read
Hong Kong’s Modern Heritage, Part V: SCAD, the Former North Kowloon Magistracy Christopher DewolfMay 8, 2019 How the former North Kowloon Magistracy was converted into the Hong Kong campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design.... ArchitectureDesignHeritageHistoryUsual Suspects & Landmarks0 Comments 010 min read
Hong Kong’s Modern Heritage, Part III: Choi Hung, the Rainbow Estate Christopher DewolfMarch 20, 2019 Choi Hung changed the way Hong Kong built public housing – and its unique appearance has given it a second life as a tourist attraction.... ArchitectureDesignHeritageHistoryUrbanism0 Comments 010 min read
On the Hunt for Hong Kong’s Missing Bankers’ Lions Justina Chong and Billy PottsDecember 11, 2018 Two Art Deco lions stood outside the main entrance to the Bank of China Building until they were banished without ceremony. What happened to them?... ArchitectureCultureDesignHistorySmall Stories & Secret StoriesTradition0 Comments 111 min read
1967: When the Bank of China Building Became a Giant Propaganda Machine Christopher DewolfAugust 8, 2018 As the 1967 riots gripped Hong Kong, a familiar landmark suddenly transformed into a giant billboard for the Cultural Revolution. ... Big StoriesHistoryUsual Suspects & Landmarks0 Comments 013 min read