Located in the Tuen Mun district of Hong Kong, EcoPark is one element in the government’s strategy to promote and support local industries that engage in environmentally conscious activities.
The tower is located above a cliff-like bedrock profile varying from about 70m to 130m in depth, which posed uncertainties in the use of traditional pile types.
American architects are exporting a luxury product of a dimension and scale few clients in the United States can afford at home: the supertall skyscraper—that is, a skyscraper over 1,250 feet tall.
Ole Scheeren After 15 years at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture—eight years as a partner—Ole Scheeren has split from Rem Koolhaas and set up his own firm. The new practice, called Büro Ole Scheeren, is based in Beijing (where Scheeren has lived for the past six years) and Hong Kong (where he has been a visiting professor at Hong Kong University since January 2010). He brings with him as a partner Eric Chang, an American architect who had worked at OMA in Beijing. At OMA, the German-born Scheeren spearheaded the design and construction of the China Central Television Station (CCTV)
The Asian metropolis is spending $2.8 billion to construct an enormous cultural district. The goal: to become one of the greatest cities in the world. Image courtesy Foster + Partners Click on the slide show button below to view schemes by Foster + Partners (pictured), Rem Koolhaas/OMA, and Rocco Design Architects. With the recent unveiling of three competing master plans for the colossal West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), Hong Kong finds itself at a watershed moment—one that will not only shape a prominent waterfront site, but also help define the city’s place in the ever-changing firmament of global cultural destinations.
When the Hong Kong design firm Chang Bene Design began renovating a single-family residence on Hong Kong's south shore, they took on a project that epitomizes the challenges of living on the island: though small and crowded with narrow homes, Hong Kong is full of wealthy residents who are increasingly demanding more from their living spaces.
Set in a newly developed part of Hong Kong, the Sunny Bay MTR Station combines sophisticated engineering with nature itself to show how even infrastructure projects can stand as examples of sustainable design.
2007 Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. Curated by Qingyun Ma (Shenzhen, through March 9) and Weijen Wang (Hong Kong, through March 15). Can we envision a city with buildings that don’t last forever? Should buildings have expiration dates? Can we trust our judgment about the future? These are the issues being debated at the 2007 Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. The biennale features more than 130 exhibits. At least 200 architects, urban planners, and artists have converged to brainstorm about some of the most pressing issues facing the future of the city. The theme,