The Center Skyscraper Hong Kong: DLN Architects
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.
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.
Hong Kong building photos – guide to built environment in Southeast China, HK architecture pictures & Wan Chai property photos, Hong Kong skyscraper images
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.