Hong Kong’s Delicious, Disappearing Mushroom Huts
How a functional cooked food stall became an icon of Hong Kong cuisine...
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The Not-So-Windy City: Hong Kong’s Quest for Better Ventilation
A project at the Venice Biennale is exploring how to air out Hong Kong’s high-rise cityscape...
Why Some Hong Kong Squatter Villages Survived
The story of squatters is the story of Hong Kong itself...
70 Years Ago, Shek Kip Mei Burned – And a New Hong Kong Was Born
How the Shek Kip Mei fire of 1953 was a turning point for colonial Hong Kong...
How to Build Better Public Housing
Architects are looking for ways to improve social housing – and Hong Kong offers plenty of lessons...
The Man Who Fought for Public Education in Hong Kong: Hilton Cheong-Leen
Hilton Cheong-Leen was one of the postwar civic activists who helped shape modern Hong Kong. Now 94 years old, he still takes an active interest in the city's well-being....
Hong Kong’s Modern Heritage, Part III: Choi Hung, the Rainbow Estate
Choi Hung changed the way Hong Kong built public housing – and its unique appearance has given it a second life as a tourist attraction....
Sir Murray MacLehose, the Unexpected Father of Modern Hong Kong
How a gangly Scotsman nicknamed Jock the Sock ended up as Hong Kong's longest-serving governor – and one who laid the groundwork for many of the city's most important institutions....
The Vertical City, Part I: How Hong Kong Grew Up
Not enough land, a catastrophic fire and money, money, money – just some of the reasons why Hong Kong has so many high-rises. ...