Culture & heritage: Conservation works on historical buildings in Hong Kong
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Citation
HKIA journal: the official journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (香港建築師學報), no.23, 2000, pp. 58-62
Abstract
'...There are two duties respecting national architecture whose importance it is impossible to over-rate: the first, to render the architecture of the day, historical; and second, to preserve, as the most precious of inheritances, that of the past ages.' (Ruskin, John, The Seven Lamps of Architecture, 1948, Aphorism 27)
(1) Introduction
(2) Restoration of Kun Ting Study Hall
(3) The adaptive re-use of the old Tai Po Market Railway Station
(4) Complete relocation of the Chek Lap Kok Tin Hau Temple
(5) The Kowloon Walled City Park Project
(6) Retention of old Mental Hospital Facade for District Community Centre redevelopment
(7) Issues of conservation works in Hong Kong
Description
Building Type(s): Historic buildings
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Article
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Date
2000
Language
en