I.M. Pei’s distinctive, angular Bank of China Tower, in Hong Kong, was a heavy influence on architect and artist Raymond Fung, who recalls seeing it under construction and later working for Pei.

Formally, says Klomps, the tower is “a very intuitive response to the Bank of China,” which rises to a rather staccato beat. At the Henderson, this translates into asymmetrical bulges in its glass ...

BOC set up a sub-branch in Hong Kong on Sept. 24, 1917, with less than ten employees. In a century, the branch has evolved into a group with 12,000 employees. Enditem ...

The Bank of China building, seen here in 1996, was designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei to look like an angular bamboo shoot. It is one of Hong Kong's most recognized landmarks and a ...

The Bank of China Tower's budget was announced in the local papers -- before Pei had started on his design -- to be $130 million, approximately one fifth of the budget allowed by HSBC. China in ...