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The making of Hong Kong : from vertical to volumetric /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shelton, Barrie, 1944-
Other Authors: Karakiewicz, Justyna, 1954-, Kvan, Thomas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Planning, history, and the environment series.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > China > Hong Kong > History.
Cities and towns > Growth.
Table of Contents:
  • A state of intencity
  • Precedents
  • Long, low, and intense : from possession point to World War II
  • Massing and rising : the post-war decades
  • Vertical and volumetric : post 1980
  • Podium and tower
  • Emerging volumetric : components
  • Conclusion : vertical and volumetric.