Who was the architect for the building located at 1 Garden Road, in Central and Western District on Hong Kong Island?
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Sunning Plaza Sunning Plaza () was a 30-storey office building in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. This and the adjacent 19-storey residential building Sunning Court () were the first of only two projects in Hong Kong of renowned Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei, the other one being the Bank of China Tower. They were located in the area bounded by Hysan Avenue, Sunning Road and Hoi Ping Road. The two buildings were completed in 1982, and Sunning Court was renovated in 2003.
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Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong) The Bank of China Tower (abbreviated BOC Tower) is one of the most recognisable skyscrapers in Central, Hong Kong. It houses the headquarters for the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. The building is located at 1 Garden Road, in Central and Western District on Hong Kong Island.
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Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC; ) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in :Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld-Expo. It is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. Built along the Victoria Harbour, it is linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels and commercial buildings. The venue was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, in association with Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Larry Oltmanns led the design as the Design Partner with SOM.
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Java Road Java Road () is a street in North Point on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It runs from the junction of Electric Road and Tin Chong Street in Fortress Hill to meet King's Road in Quarry Bay, near Hong Kong Funeral Home. There is a Java Road Municipal Services Building. In the building, there is a market (from G/F to 1/F), a cooked food centre (2/F), a sports centre with facilities such as 1 basketball court, 3 squash courts, 1 dance room and an American pool room (from 3/F to 5/F).
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Patrick Lau Patrick Lau Sau-shing {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} is an award-winning Hong Kong architect, legislative councillor, educator and civil servant.
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Chen Chan-siang Chen Chan-siang (Chinese: 陳占祥, Pinyin: Chén Zhānxiáng), (13 June, 1916 - 12 March, 2001) was an urban planner and architect. Chen was a member of Five United, a firm which pioneered modernist architecture in China in the 1940s. Other members of Five United included Huang Zuo-shen, Wang Da-hong and Luke Him Sau. He is also known as Charles Chen, Chi Ziang Chen, Chen Zhangxiang.
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Babington Path Babington Path () is a street in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island spanning from the junction between Bonham Road, St. Stephen's Lane and Park Road to Robinson Road, and is intersected by Lyttleton Road.
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Architecture of Hong Kong The architecture of Hong Kong features great emphasis on Contemporary architecture, especially Modernism, Postmodernism, Functionalism, etc. Due to the lack of available land, few historical buildings remain in the urban areas of Hong Kong. However, Hong Kong has become a centre for modern architecture as older buildings are cleared away to make space for newer, larger buildings. It has more buildings above 35m (or 100m) and more skyscrapers above 150m than any other city. Hong Kong's skyline is often considered to be the best in the world, with the mountains and Victoria Harbour complementing the skyscrapers.
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Murray Road Multi-storey Car Park Building The Murray Road Multi-storey Car Park Building () is a building, mostly occupied by a public multi-storey car park in Central, Hong Kong. Built in 1973, the building was sold in 2017 and the land plot will be redeveloped. The building is located along Murray Road, after which it was named. Murray Road was named after Sir George Murray, a soldier and politician from Scotland.
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9 Queen's Road Central 9 Queen's Road Central is a skyscraper located in the Central district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 39 floors and 187 m in height. The building was completed in 1991. It was designed by architectural firm Wong Tung & Partners, and was developed by S E A Holdings Ltd. 9 Queen's Road Central, which stands as the 80th-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed almost entirely of commercial office space; the podium which the building rises out of is used for retailing. It is built in Art Deco style.
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Poy Gum Lee Poy Gum Lee (), (1900–1968) also known as Poy Lee, Lee Poy Gum and Jinpei Li was a Chinese-American architect. Known for his Art Deco buildings with Chinese architectural influence or "Chinese Deco", many of which were located in Shanghai and Chinatown in New York City.
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Roger Walters Sir Roger Talbot Waters, CBE, FRIBA, FI Struct E, was a British architect noted for his role in a number of major post-war projects in London from the Thames Barrier to the redevelopment of Covent Garden. As Chief Architect of the Greater London Council he developed a more low key style, in contrast to the high rise ethic of the 1970s and pioneered the use of public consultation in architecture.
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Pearl City Mansion Pearl City Mansion is a 34-storey, 109 m skyscraper at 22-36 Paterson Street in Hong Kong. When completed in 1971, it was the tallest building in the city, surpassing Wing On House in Central. It was also the first building in the city to achieve a height greater than 100 metres.
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Yuen Po Street Bird Garden Yuen Po Street Bird Garden () is located in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, directly west of Mong Kok Stadium. The garden occupies an area of 3,000m and is bounded by Boundary Street, Embankment Road, Prince Edward Road West and Yuen Po Street.
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Star House Star House (Chinese: 星光行) is a commercial building facing Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The building is located on Salisbury Road and Canton Road.
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Tai On Building The Tai On Building is a residential and commercial building in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong. It was once one of the largest buildings in the district and remains a landmark. The ground floor arcade is well known for its many snack shops and has been described as a "heaving warren of shops offering everything from braised pork tripe and noodles to shoes, bric-a- brac and clothes alterations".
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Victoria Park, Hong Kong Victoria Park () is a public park in Hong Kong, named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. It is located in Causeway Bay, on the north of Hong Kong Island, between Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR stations. It is part of Wan Chai District, bordered by Victoria Park Road and then Victoria Harbour to the north and Causeway Road and Hong Kong Central Library to the south. The park underwent a major revamp in the early 2000s, which gave it many of its new features, including the basketball courts and tennis stadiums.
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Li Yuen Street East Li Yuen Street East (利源東街) is a lane situated in Central on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Its north-eastern end connects to Des Voeux Road Central and its southwestern tip joins Queen's Road Central. It is the first street which is named after a Chinese member of the society in colonial Hong Kong. Dubbed as the “ Central’s Women Street”, Li Yuen Street East is now a popular tourist spot with numerous stalls selling a wide variety of daily goods and souvenirs on the two sides of the street.
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Lee Iu-cheung Dr. Lee Iu Cheung {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (, 1896–1976) was a businessman and former educator in Hong Kong, and a prominent philanthropist. In addition to his 29 years' service on the board of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, he is best known as the creator of the Dragon Garden.
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Green House (Hong Kong) Green House is a block of ten tenement houses located in 1–11, Mallory Street and 6–12 Burrows Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It is named from the green colour painted on the external walls of the building. It is one of the few remaining "tong-lau" of the balcony type in Hong Kong. Because of its historic significance, the houses are listed as Grade II historic buildings.
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Airport Core Programme Exhibition Centre The Airport Core Programme Exhibition Centre () is housed in a single-storey distinctive white structure situated at 401 Castle Peak Road, Ting Kau, New Territories in Hong Kong. The exhibition centre is run by the Home Affairs Department for the Airport Core Programme, often referred to as the "Rose Garden Project".
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Wellington Street, Hong Kong Wellington Street () is a one-way street located in Central and Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, it stretches from Wyndham Street to Queen's Road Central. The two sides of street is a mosaic of old and new buildings. Varieties of trades can be found on the street level. Street markets can be found in the adjacent lanes.