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The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric (Planning, History and Environment (Paperback))

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 | #2621149 in Books |  2014-10-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.72 x.38 x6.89l,.0 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

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||2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Making of Hong Kong|By Urbanista|A readable and compact book that provides a vivid and detailed account of a unique subject matter. Urban developments in Hong Kong from its beginning to the present day are brought to life with concise references to prevailing social and economic conditions, planning laws and key urban theories. The last chapters provide critiques of existing| ||"A much-needed succinct history of Hong Kong’s three-dimensional urban form… For designers working on projects in Hong Kong, The Making of Hong Kong may well be the one essential text." - Journal of Urban History | |

This book investigates what the history of Hong Kong’s urban development has to teach other cities as they face environmental challenges, social and demographic change and the need for new models of dense urbanism.

The authors describe how the high-rise intensity of Hong Kong came about; how the forest of towers are in fact vertical culs de sac; and how the city might become truly ‘volumetric’ with mixed activities through multiple levels and...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric (Planning, History and Environment (Paperback))   |  Barrie Shelton, Justyna Karakiewicz, Thomas Kvan. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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