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5 Hong Kong workers die in skyscraper fall
At least five workers died Sunday in a fall down an elevator shaft of a skyscraper under construction in Hong Kong, police said. One other was injured. The accident happened at the International Commerce Center in the Kowloon district, which will be 118 stories high when completed next year, making it one of the... »
Noah’s ark in Hong Kong
This city’s three billionaire Kwok brothers have just the answer for the rising waters threatening the global economy: the world’s first life-size replica of Noah’s ark, built to biblical specifications off the coast of this recession-struck Chinese financial center. The message in its 450-foot-long hull, its rooftop luxury hotel and 67 pairs of fiberglass... »
Eco Expo Asia to feature country and region pavilions from the European Union, France, Hong Kong and the UK
Hong Kong will be an environmental hub as the specially tailored trading platform, Eco Expo Asia, showcases the latest innovations in environmental protection rolls-out at AsiaWorld-Expo. Aiming at providing equitable environmental solutions to domestic and international markets, the fourth edition of Eco Expo Asia has received strong support from environmental professionals in the commercial,... »
Despite Slump, Hong Kong Real Estate Remains Strong
Even by the standards of Hong Kong’s skyscraper-studded skyline, the new International Commerce Center is big. Very big. And, despite the global economic slump, it is already nearly fully rented — a testament to the strength of one of the world’s hottest property markets. At 490 meters, or 1,608 feet, the gleaming, nearly complete... »
Innovation Tower – Zaha Hadid Architects
The fluid character of the Innovation Tower is generated through an intrinsic composition of its landscape, floor plates and louvers, that dissolves the classic typology of the tower and the podium into an iconic seamless piece. These fluid internal and external courtyards create new public spaces of an intimate scale which complement the large... »
PolyU appoints Ms Zaha Hadid as Chief Architect of “Innovation Tower”
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has appointed world-renowned architect Ms Zaha Hadid as Chief Architect of its new “Innovation Tower”. Ms Hadid has made a trip from London to Hong Kong to present her design concepts at a press conference hosted by Mr Victor Lo Chung-wing, Chairman of PolyU Council; and Mr Alexander... »
The Mobile Art Pavilion for Chanel – Zaha Hadid Architects
The Mobile Art Pavilion for Chanel, initially inspired by Chanel’s signature quilted bag and conceived through a system of natural organisation, is also shaped by the functional considerations of the exhibition. However, these further determinations remain secondary and precariously dependent on the overriding formal language of the Pavilion. An enigmatic strangeness has evolved between... »