Hong Kong Modern: Architecture of the 1950s-1970s Koditek Walter
Hong Kong Modern: Architecture of the 1950s-1970s Koditek Walter In the post-war decades, Hong Kong architects, many of them having migrated from Mainland China or studied overseas, embraced modern…
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Hong Kong Modern: Architecture of the 1950s-1970s Koditek Walter
In the post-war decades, Hong Kong architects, many of them having migrated from Mainland China or studied overseas, embraced modern principles when forced to face the problems of housing shortage, mass construction and limited budgets. Information about the Although economic efficiencies often prevailed over design, their buildings were rooted in their time and place, reflecting the local climate, social values, materials, technique and use in an often unique and pragmatic fashion.With more than 300 buildings and ensembles documented, the new publication "Hong Kong Modern Architecture of the 1950s-1970s" by Walter Koditek gives a comprehensive overview on the architecture of that transformative period in combining full-page photographs with detailed background information and further b/w images explaining and illustrating the design and history of these buildings.
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