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The building's dramatic and dazzling feats of architecture make it appear as if it were hovering above the street. But is that a good thing?
It has been at least three years since Norman Foster was last in ... to explore and experiment, building on the spirit that led to projects such as Hong Kong’s HSBC HQ and airport.
Lord Norman ... tall buildings. His portfolio boasts iconic structures such as London’s 30 St Mary Axe (better known to Londoners as the “Gherkin”) and the HSBC building in Hong Kong.
Ascending the long escalators of the Pompidou Centre to visit a show about Norman Foster ... Centre in Norwich and Hong Kong’s HSBC HQ (then the most expensive building ever) or a design for ...
Bank of China Tower? I.M. Pei. HSBC Building? Norman Foster. Raymond Fung Wing-kee wants to change that. His book, Untold Stories: Hong Kong Architecture, sheds light on 70 local buildings and ...
The famous recessed windows have been enlarged, opening up views of Hong Kong Park and its adjacent zoological gardens, as well as neighbouring skyscrapers such as the HSBC Building, also by Foster + ...
When Foster won a competition to design the HSBC Building in 1979, he envisaged assembling it like a machine, with prefabricated components manufactured off-site. The steel structure was made from ...