Jardine House Hong Kong Tower Building

Jardine House Hong Kong Connaught Place building

Located in the historic centre of Hong Kong by the harbour this 50-storey skyscraper was the tallest building in Hong Kong from 1972 to 1980. It lost the title of Hong Kong’s tallest building to the Hopewell Center.

Hopewell Center Hong Kong, Wan Chai Building

Refreshing for Hong Kong skyscrapers this tower is circular and its main mass is quite attractive due to well-designed rhythmic fenestration. Echoing James Bond movies it has a swimming pool at the top and a revolving restaurant!

The Peak Hong Kong Building by Terry Farrell

Curious building shaped like a Wok on two legs, designed to look good on the skyline this is an early ‘icon building’. I felt that the place was a bit tacky and that the circulation was tight and confusing – and simply took in the magnificent view.

Hong Kong Architecture Guide, HK Buildings

Hong Kong guides tend to be by tourists, or inhabitants, but this is by neither. Written by a temporary worker – architect and writer – on a two month secondment from the UK, the guide takes an offbeat look at every day life in Hong Kong rather than the tourist sites.

Hong Kong Building: HK Architecture

Hong Kong building photos – guide to built environment in Southeast China, HK architecture pictures & Wan Chai property photos, Hong Kong skyscraper images

Lippo Center Hong Kong Building by Paul Rudolph

The octagonal buildings, clad with a dark blue refractive glass curtain wall, were designed by American architect Paul Rudolph who was working at the time as a design consultant for Wong & Ouyang. The buildings’ main construction contractor was Hip Hing Construction.

RIAS Scottish Awards: Architecture Prize Scotland

Stirling Tolbooth stair

RIAS Scottish Awards – shortlist from a selection of over 50 buildings across Scotland, 14 of which were visited – RIAS Scottish Architecture Award: Scottish building prizes by Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland.

RIAS Hub Conference, Edinburgh

Fraser Livingstone Architects in Edinburgh

The Hub Conference, Edinburgh – Big Debate, The Future of Scotland’s Architecture – RIAS Hub Conference: Conservation v Evolution, Scottish architecture convention

Hudson Featherstone Architects, England

Hudson Featherstone Architects Studio UK

Hudson Featherstone – featured buildings by the practice include Drop House, Hertfordshire, southeast England and Baggy House, Croyde Bay, north Devon, southwest England

Scottish Entrepreneurs, Edinburgh Event

Fruitmarket Gallery Building

The creative Bash (30.10.01) at the Borough Hotel was most intriguing: various artists outdoing each other in claiming pecunity with various funders in observance! The Lighthouse had organised the second Creative Entrepreneurs Club.

Advanced chemical valve designs guide

Advanced chemical valve designs guide

Advanced chemical valve designs – valves are critical components in chemical plants and refineries, enabling precise control of process conditions and flow while preventing hazards. However, traditional valve designs using ordinary metals deteriorate over time when exposed to extreme industrial environments.