Regionalization - the survival of the fittest
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ARCH : the Asian magazine of architecture, design and visual communications, no.6, 1990, pp. 41-54
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It may not have been, at times, the most sophisticated in terms of conception, the most refined in execution, nor even the most enduring, body of work - but the sheer volume, the blazing vitality, the breathtaking speed and the consistently adhered to professionalism of its results have made the architecture and design works completed in Hong Kong in the last decade, one of the most outstanding legacies in the field. Rising at times to the sublime with its more notable landmarks of architecture such as the Hongkong Bank, the Bank of China and Exchange Square, and, in the design sector, various glittering hotel interiors which set standards throughout the world, not to mention some of the more sophisticated commercial interiors in the region, the Hong Kong architecture and design scene may well not be easily duplicated. This sentiment is being reiterated with alarming frequency, as well as a tendency to relish the dour satisfaction of the self-fulfilling prophecy, in Hong Kong in the last year or so, and more particularly so, of course, since the June incidents in China. Is it the end of an era? Will it prove impossible, for Hong Kong practices accustomed to the scale, speed and savy of their current workload to maintain momentum in the next decades? Ronald P. Adrianse, AiA, ARCUK, HKIA, AP, is the principal of his own firm in the region and an avid believer in the benefits, if not the outright necessity, of the regionalization of Hong Kong based practices, in the coming years.
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1990
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en