Cheung Kong Center: prestige
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Citation
Building journal Hong Kong China, Jul, 1999, pp. 36-45
Abstract
An intangible yet highly desirable quality, "prestige" is avidly sought by Hong Kong buliding professionals as the ultimate tag for their creations. Yet, as the above definition shows, prestige is not easily acquired and simply appended - it is the end-product of an evolutionary process. "Respect and reputation" are two qualities that Cheung Kong Holdings posseses in abundance, derived in large part from Chairman Li Ka-shing's extensive property developments (and less-heralded philanthropic work) in the HKSAR and on the mainland. Cheung Kong Center - a 62-storey office tower - occupies a prime site, sandwiched between Norman Foster's Hongkong Bank Building and IM Pei's Bank of China Building. When the term "Prestige" is applied to buildings, it is difficult to present a more worthy candidate.
(1) An oasis with facilities
(2) Situating the tower
(3) The curtain wall and the grid
(4) Steel as a fabric
(5) The glass core
(6) Fibres and floods
(7) The lobby
(8) Building services
(9) A long term view
Description
Building Name: Cheung Kong Centre
Building Type(s): Office buildings
Architect: Leo A Daly Pacific Ltd.
Subject
Type
Article
Format
Date
1999
Language
en