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A&D TROPHY AWARDS 2019 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Winners of Perspective‘s A&D Trophy Awards 2019 have been revealed in a jam-packed ceremony in Hong Kong Perspective was proud to host the gala presentation for the A&D Trophy Awards 2019 as well as the A&D China Awards 2019 at ArtisTree in Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, on December 2, the 16th edition of the award since its inception in 2003. …
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- A&D Trophy Awards , Architecture , Awards , Interiors , Products , Top Story
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- A&D Trophy Awards , ADT Awards , architecture , interior design , product design
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Hong Kong Green Building Council celebrates 10 years of green excellence
As it reaches its 10-year milestone, the Hong Kong Green Building Council looks at the process of getting all parties in the building industry onto a more sustainable path Build quality is an important issue when it comes to environmental and climate change and, while our densely packed metropolis is filled with high-rises, only a …
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- Architecture , Perspective Promotions , Top Story
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- BEAM Plus , energy saving , green building , HKGBC , Hong Kong Green Building Council , sustainability
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The One Wall Street residential conversion is well in the works
The art-deco style skyscraper, formerly occupied by Irving Trust and the Bank of New York, is currently undergoing a major redevelopment into a 556-unit condo and retail space, a monumental project helmed by Macklowe Properties and designed by Robert A.M. Stern and SLCE Architects. A prominent building in Lower Manhattan and an art deco masterpiece, One Wall …
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- Architecture , Developments , Interiors
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- architecture , Art Deco , developments , Macklowe Properties , Manhattan
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Henning Larsen Architects on fostering communities and sensible living through architecture
Henning Larsen Architects brings environmental consciousness and community building to each of its projects, with site-specific solutions that address clients’ needs. Scandinavian design is internationally respected for reasons beyond its minimal aesthetic. Its underlying principles have much to do with ideals found at the heart of many welfare states: people living in harmony with each …
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- Architecture , Dose of Design , Interview
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- architecture , BODW , Copenhagen , Danish architecture , Henning Larsen Architects , Nordic , Scandinavian designs
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Neri&Hu on family and business
Neri&Hu’s Lyndon Neri reveals how he and wife Rossana Hu combine a thriving practice with raising three children, and sheds light on the controversy at this year’s Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair It’s a crisp Saturday afternoon in Shanghai, and one of the salons in Neri&Hu’s Design Republic Commune retail concept store is being prepared …
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- Architecture , Interiors , Lifestyle , Products , Top Story
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- Lyndon Neri , neri&hu , Rossana Hu
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Q&A: South African architect Kate Otten
South African architect Kate Otten speaks about her work and her efforts in promoting the role of women in the design industry in her home country One of South Africa’s most recognised architects, Kate Otten is known for being an architect of place. After founding Kate Otten Architects in 1989, she has developed a varied …
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- Architecture
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- Kate Otten , South Africa
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The Spirit of Bauhaus
Walter Gropius’s century-old school strongly influenced Hong Kong’s cityscape and continues to shape a Gen Z-led future “You can still see some really nice Bauhaus architecture in Kowloon (the exclusive Kadoorie Hill) and parts of Happy Valley, which means the style must have been very popular in Hong Kong,” says Cornell-trained, Hong Kong-based architect and …
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- Architecture , Art , Interiors , Products , Top Story
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- architecture , art , Bauhaus , Bauhaus100 , centenary , design , furniture , Germany , Hong Kong , interior , product design , Walter Gropius
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Adrian Cheng’s K11 MUSEA set to become Hong Kong’s Silicon Valley of Culture
Tsim Sha Tsui’s K11 MUSEA is finally open and set to become Hong Kong’s ‘Silicon Valley of Culture’ August saw the opening of K11 MUSEA, the final piece of Tsim Sha Tsui’s Victoria Dockside development. Dubbed ‘Hong Kong’s Silicon Valley of Culture’, K11 MUSEA is a new cultural-retail destination, 10 years in the making. Spearheaded by Adrian …
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- Architecture , Developments , Interiors , Lifestyle
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- Adrian Cheng , Hong Kong , K11 Musea , Kowloon , New World Development , Tsim Sha Tsui , Victoria Dockside
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Building Surveyor Awards 2019 results
The biennial Building Surveyor Awards celebrates another milestone with the introduction of a special award focusing on caring practice Organised by the Building Surveying Division of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS-BSD), the biennial Building Surveyor Awards programme was established in 2015. It aims to enhance public recognition of projects that have significant input …
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- Architecture
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- Building Surveyor Awards , HKIS-BSD
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture legacy recognised by UNESCO
The enduring legacy of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright has been recognised by UNESCO Though he developed a unique style in response to the American Midwest landscape, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie School designs changed architecture on a global scale during the first half of the 20th century. His global significance is reflected in a collection …
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- Architecture , Top Story
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- architecture , Frank Lloyd Wright , UNESCO
