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SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1983
WINNING DESIGN ON DISPLAY
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THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR CHAN NAI-KEONG, TODAY (SATURDAY) OPENED THE EXHIBITION OF THE WINNING SUBMISSION FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, HE SAID THAT THE COMPETITION HAD TWO MAJOR ADVANTAGES.
FIRST, IT PROVIDES ARCHITECTS OR ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER, THEREBY STIMULATING NEW IDEAS AND NEW APPROACHES TO DESIGN.
SECOND IT ENABLES THE PROMOTOR, IN THIS CASE THE PLANNING COMMITTEE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN DIFFERENT DESIGN APPROACHES WHICH HELP ENSURE THAT THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERTISE IS BROUGHT TO THE PROJECT.
OUT OF SOME 40 PARTICIPANTS, IN THE INITIAL PRE-QUALIFICATION ROUND, SIX WERE SUBSEQUENTLY SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINAL COMPETITION.
MR CHAN SAID THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIGN FOR A TERTIARY- LEVEL INSTITUTION WAS A COMPLEX PLANNING EXERCISE AS IT CALLED FOR A MASTER PLAN FOR CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT, NOT JUST A BUILDING.
+THE ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED MUST INCLUDE BOTH SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST TEACHING ACCOMMODATION TOGETHER WITH ALL THE OTHER FACILITIES REQUIRED TO SUPPORT A LARGE STUDENT BODY.
+THESE INCLUDE A LIBRARY, A COMPUTER CENTRE
A COMPUTER CENTRE, SPORTS FACILITIES, STUDENT AND STAFF AMENITIES AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICES,
HE SAID.
ALL THESE ELEMENTS, MR CHAN ADDED, HAD TO BE ARRANGED IN A DESIGN WHICH WOULD ENABLE THE INSTITUTION TO FULFIL ITS FUNCTION IN AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANNER AS WELL AS PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE EVER CHANGING REQUIREMENTS FOR TERTIARY-LEVEL EDUCATION.
MR CHAN CONGRATULATED THE WINNER, FITCH AND CHUNG IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PERCY THOMAS PARTNERSHIP. FOR MEETING THESE COMPLEX REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE VERY SEVERE CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY THE SITE.
MR CHAN PRAISED SIR S.Y. CHUNG AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE SPEED WITH WHICH THE COMMITTEE HAD RESPONDED TO THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO ESTABLISH A SECOND POLYTECHNIC AND CONGRATULATED THEM FOR THE INTENSIVE EFFORTS THEY HAD DEVOTED TO THE PROJECT.
THE WINNING SUBMISSION IS NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE LANDMARK.
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