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The Making of Hong Kong
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The Making of Hong Kong : From Vertical to Volumetric

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 0415487013
ISBN-13 9780415487016
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Nov 8th, 2010
Print length 184 Pages
Weight 524 grams
Dimensions 25.10 x 17.70 x 1.60 cms
Ksh 33,300.00
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Portrayed as the ‘accidental pioneer of a new kind of urbanism’, Hong Kong’s evolution is traced from its pre-colonial and colonial origins to the contemporary vertical and volumetric metropolis of towers, podia-and-towers, decks, bridges, escalators and other components of multi-level city living.

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 3D movement networks incorporating ‘town cubes’ rather than town squares.

For more information, visit the authors'' website: http://www.makingofhk.com/makingofhk.swf 


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