Hong Kong architecture and city planning exhibition
An exhibition of Hong Kong architecture and city planning which had been highly praised in Europe and the United States will be staged in Hong Kong from April 10 to 30.
Entitled "Hong Kong - City of Vision", the exhibition features building models, designs and photographs of notable architectural and development projects in the territory.
It will be held in the 46th floor Sky Lobby at Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, and open to the public from 2 pm to 7.30 pm on April 10, then between 8.30 am and 7.30 pm each day until April 30. Admission is free.
In conjunction with the exhibition, lectures will be given by the Director of Planning, Dr Peter K S Pun, and two Hong Kong renowned architects, Dr Simon Kwan and Mr Anthony H H Ng, at 6 pm on April 25 in the Rayson Huang Theatre of University of Hong Kong. The lectures will be delivered in Cantonese and admission is free.
Dr Pun will speak on "Land for Urban Growth" while Dr Kwan and Mr Ng's lectures are entitled "The Application of Chinese Art Theory in Architecture" and "Architecture and the Environment", respectively.
The exhibition had recently, been displayed at the Chicago Athenaeum's Museum of Architecture and Design between October last year and February as part of the successful Hong Kong-USA '94 promotion.
It also had an acclaimed run at the German Architecture Museum in Frankfurt from November 1993 to March last year.
Apart from giving an overview of the different development patterns of Hong Kong, the exhibition highlights the planning of various other areas including commerce, industry, transport, housing, community, education, recreation and preservation.
It also features seven projects of vision: Bank of China Tower, Shun Tak Centre, Central Plaza, Hongkong Bank headquarters, the new airport passenger terminal building in Chek Lap Kok, south east Kowloon development and harbour reclamations.