(edwin.11– flickr/creative commons license) Larry Oltmanns designed the Hong Kong Convention Center in Wan Chai North, most recently expanded in 2009. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd led the design. Covered walkways lead to the …
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(Richard Allaway– flickr/creative commons license) I.M. Pei designed the Bank of China tower (BOC) in Hong Kong, completed in 1989. It rises 367 meters and 70 stories, with a geometrical pattern of thick inner structure and exterior glazing, four linked …
(andy liang– flickr/creative commons license) Jiang Huan Cheng of the Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Co. designed the Oriental Pearl Tower 东方明珠塔 at Lujiazui in the Pudong district of Shanghai, by the side of Huangpu River. It was completed in 1994. …
(fifikins– flickr/creative commons license) The Kum Iam temple in now-Chinese Macau was originally built in the 1400’s, and was reconstructed in 1627. A statue Kun Iam, the Chinese Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, is found in the main hall with silk …
(ryanjraffa– flickr/creative commons license) C.Y. Lee designed the Taiwan Pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, with the theme “Mountain, Water, Heart and Lantern.” A large sphere is suspended in a glass lantern. Mount Morrison and Mount Ali are painted …
The IFC on the waterfront of Hong Kong’s Central District contains the two skyscrapers, the IFC Mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Cesar Pelli and Rocco Design Ltd. designed the renown Tower Two. The simple rectangular skyscraper …
(udono– flickr/creative commons license) Karl Lagerfeld and Zaha Hadid designed the UFO-like Chanel Pavilion for Hong Kong, New York, New York, and about 20 other major cities in 2007. This typical Hadid design is fluid in form and stark in …
The Shanghai Pudong International Airport replaced the Hongqiao in 1999. Two more runways opened in the following years, and Terminal 2 opened in 2008. The third Terminal will open shortly. The first Terminal (photo above) resembles the famous Kansai International …
Jean-Marie Duthilleul with AREP designed the residential towers and interchange Xizhimen subway station in Beijing 西直門. As head architect of the French National Railroads, Duthilleul has designed stations in several countries. Completed in 2005, the triple towers take parabola forms …
(Ethan.K– flickr/creative commons license) Taking the Hyatt San Francisco to the next level, the Grand Hyatt Shanghai is the ‘highest hotel in the world,’ occupying the 53rd to 87th floors of the Jin Mao Tower. In the heart of downtown, …