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Lippo Centre – Hong Kong
The Lippo Centre was constructed on reclaimed waterfront land in Hong Kong Island’s Admiralty district. On its completion in 1988, however, it had a different name: the Bond Centre, which proclaimed its developer as being the Bond Corporation. Built to … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Brutalism, China, Hong Kong, Paul Rudolph, Skyscrapers
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Sydney Aurora Place
Renzo Piano’s Aurora Place is located in central Sydney, on Macquarie Street, which marks the boundary of the city’s financial district with an even wall of regularly shaped blocks. The street also runs alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens, and Jorn … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Australia, Postmodern, Renzo Piano, Skyscrapers, Sydney
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Cheung Kong Centre – Hong Kong
American architect Cesar Pelli is world famous for his buildings that reinterpret historical forms using cutting-edge technologies. This strategy has proved to be particularly successful in the Asian metropolises that seek symbols associated with their traditions, but which are nonetheless … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Cesar Pelli, China, Fengshui, Great Buildings, Hong Kong, Skyscrapers
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Vienna Millennium Tower
At 663 feet, the Millennium Tower is the tallest building in Austria and one of the tallest in Europe – at least until the completion of the skyscrapers destined to redesign the City of London’s skyline. Since its construction in … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Austria, Europe, Modernism, Modernist, Skyscrapers, Vienna
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Shun Hing Square – Shenzhen
The extraordinary development of Shenzhen, which in a short space of time has grown from a poor fishing village into an important business and financial centre able to compete with nearby Hong Kong, has required buildings capable of symbolizing this … Continue reading