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The making of Hong Kong : from vertical to volumetric /

by Shelton, Barrie; Karakiewicz, Justyna; Kvan, Thomas.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Planning, history and environment series: Publisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2011Description: viii, 184 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780415487016 (hbk : alk. paper); 0415487013 (hbk : alk. paper); 9780203835609 (ebk); 0203835603 (ebk).Subject(s): Cities and towns -- China -- Hong Kong -- History | Cities and towns -- Growth
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


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