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.
The new office building was finished on 18 November 1985. At the time, it was the most expensive building in the world. Architectural style: High-tech architecture.
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!
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The Center is located in centre of Hong Kong business district, rather tacky reflective glass tower based on square plan with smaller 45 degree rotated square within and expressed.
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 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.
Happy Valley Racecourse : famous Hong Kong horse racing stadium building – architecture photos. There has been horse racing here since 1846.
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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.
Central Plaza Hong Kong. In 1992 this skyscraper became the tallest building in Hong Kong: the previous tower was I M Pei’s Bank of China (completed 1990).
The Centre for Genomic Sciences (formerly known as Genome Research Centre) was established to provide leadership in genome research in Hong Kong and the region by developing expertise and infrastructure for studies in genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics.
