Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Map Book Publishers (2001), Edition: F First Edition Used, 172 pages
Description
Because of its singular history and geographic location, Hong Kong represents a unique synthesis of global city and local territory. The extreme character of its temporal and spatial conditions makes Hong Kong a moving platform of exchange within the Asian and world markets. In Mapping HK, the architects of Map Office treat Hong Kong as a test case for a critical experiment, in which the city is documented both visually and in text, as an attempt to understand the effects of speed and density on our urban environments.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
172 p.
ISBN
9628604015 / 9789628604012
Call number
EX.ITA.MAH
Library's review
This book was published on the occasion of the project, 'mapping HK', which was presented at the 7th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2000.
Because of its particular history and geography, Hong Kong represents a unique synthesis of global city and local territory. The question of space and place, and
"Mapping HK" uses Hong Kong as a prototype for a new critical experiment in which the city is documented in a rigorous manner both visually and in text in an attempt to understand the effects of speed and density on our urban environments.
Essays by Laurent Gutierrez and Valerie Portefaix. Foreword by Ackbar Abbas.
Because of its particular history and geography, Hong Kong represents a unique synthesis of global city and local territory. The question of space and place, and
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the specific pressure of accelerated time make Hong Kong a moving platform of exchange within the Asian and world markets. "Mapping HK" uses Hong Kong as a prototype for a new critical experiment in which the city is documented in a rigorous manner both visually and in text in an attempt to understand the effects of speed and density on our urban environments.
Essays by Laurent Gutierrez and Valerie Portefaix. Foreword by Ackbar Abbas.
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Pages
172