Religious buildings: Chi Lin redevelopment
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Building journal Hong Kong China, Jun, 1996, pp. 46-48
Abstract
Historically, places of worship have embodied what is best in architecture. They have traditionally dominated their communities, Promethean signifiers of God on earth and man's heavenly a-spirations. In the aftermath of the industrial revolution, however, and with the onset of capitalism, a different kind of opium became available to the masses. The architectural landscape of the twentieth century is dedicated to commerce. One need look no further than the Bank of China Tower, a Post Modernist vision of a cathedral, if ever there was one. In this special feature, Building Journal looks at contemporary 'church' building in Hong Kong and discovers just how houses of worship, even when revivalist, are adapting to such climatic conditions….
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Description
Building Name: Chi Lin Nunnery
Building Type(s): Religious buildings
Architect: Don Pan & Associates
Notes: Tang-style Buddhist complex
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Date
1996
Language
en