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post updated 29 October 2021
Buildings in Hong Kong
We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Hong Kong Buildings. We cover completed HK buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Hong Kong. Our focus is on contemporary Hong Kong buildings but information on traditional HK buildings is also welcome.
We have 3 pages of Hong Kong Architecture selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages.
Hong Kong Architecture : news + key projects
Hong Kong Buildings : A-H (this page)
Hong Kong Building Designs : I-Z
Major Hong Kong Buildings
HK Building Designs, alphabetical:
1 IFC Hong Kong – One International Finance Centre, Central
1998
Design: Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Rocco Design Ltd, Hirsch Bedner Associates
photo © Adrian Welch
2 IFC Hong Kong – Two International Finance Centre, Central
2003
Design: Rocco Design Limited, Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects
photo © Andrew McRae
IFC 2 skyscraper
Tallest Hong Kong building 2003-07 – took over from the 374m high Central Plaza
Developers: Sun Hung Kai Properties + Henderson Land
Bank of China – Tower, Central
1990
Design: I.M. Pei & Partners, Sherman Kung & Associates Architects Ltd
photo © Andrew McRae
Bank of China Tower
Height: 367m high
Famous skyscraper with clean styling with strong diagonal motif and double spikes at top. Apparently bad feng shui according to some Hong Kong architects.
The Center, Central / Sheung Wan
1998
Design: DLN Architects & Engineers
picture © AW
The Center Hong Kong
Central Market Hong Kong
Design: TFP Farrells
picture : TFP Farrells
Central Market Hong Kong
The heritage sensitive regeneration strategy by the architects reveals the hidden potential of ‘Central Market’ through minimal intervention, delivering a cultural, sustainable and enhanced public space. The brief specifically requested that the proposals responded to the heritage and cultural sensitivity of the existing Central Market space. Our heritage sensitive regeneration strategy reveals the hidden potential of the existing building through minimal intervention, delivering a cultural, sustainable and enhanced public space.
Chep Lap Kok Airport, Lantau Island
1998
Design: Foster + Partners
photo : Dennis Gilbert/VIEW
Chek Lap Kok Airport
Hong Kong Airport has been No.1 in the world since 1996 in terms of international air cargo throughput. Reports suggest it cost $20bn. Two islands were flattened to form roughly a quarter of the new island. Norman Foster built on his experience of Stansted, the first airport by Foster & Partners, in England. Stansted had a great concept sketch by Norman with two parallel horizontal lines and arrows showing ingress and egress. The space felt airy upon completion with great views of the aircraft. Since then it has sadly been filled with retail spoiling the volume and feelings of spaciousness.
Cheung Kong Centre, Queens Rd. Central Hong Kong
1999
Design: Hsin Yieh Architects & Associates Ltd ; Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Leo Daly, Architect
photo © Adrian Welch – The Cheung Kong Centre is pictured centre; Bank of China tower to left
Hong Kong Skyscraper
Chu Hai Colllege Campus, Hong Kong – Architecture Competition
2010-
Design: OMA
image from architect
Chu Hai Colllege Campus
The new campus of Chu Hai College of Higher Education in Hong Kong, designed by OMA has now started on site. The campus is due to open in 2013 and will provide 4,000 students with a new study environment. The Office for Metropolitan Architecture in collaboration with Leigh & Orange Architects won the competition for the new campus for Chu Hai College of Higher Education in the New Territories in Hong Kong.
Cosco Tower, Central / Sheung Wan
1998
Hsin Yieh Architects & Associates Ltd
photo © Adrian Welch – view from this Hong Kong skyscraper
Cosco Tower
Happy Valley Racecourse
from 1846
Architects: Leigh & Orange Ltd
photo © AW
Hong Kong Racecourse building
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre – HKCEC, Wanchai
1988
Marshall Strabala of Skidmore Owings Merrill LLP
image : SOM
Hong Kong Convention Centre
Designed by architect Marshall Strabala, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (above, viewed from Victoria Harbour) was extended to include 27,870-square meters (300,000-square feet) of exhibition space, a 4500-person convention hall, meeting space and high-end restaurants. Situated on Hong Kong Island along the Victoria Harbour, the extension was completed in 1997.
Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank – HSBC Building
1985
Foster & Partners
photo © AW
Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank
World-famous building, an early exponent of the H-Tech style and a very important project for catapulting this architecture practice into international renown.
The Hong Kong Community College (Hung Hom Bay Campus), Kowloon
2007
AD+RG
picture from architect studio
Hong Kong Community College
The project is an 18-storey institutional building for the Hong Kong Polytechnic University offering pre-tertiary education programme. The site is located at one of the highest residential density areas in Hong Kong, Hung Hum District, adjacent to the Victoria Harbor.
HK Buildings – No Images
Central Plaza, north Wan Chai
1992
DLN Architects & Engineers
Central Plaza
Creative Media Centre, City University of Hong Kong
2006
Studio Daniel Libeskind
First ‘chinese building’ by architect Daniel Libeskind
Emporio Armani Hong Kong
2001-02
Massimiliano Fuksas Architects
French Mission, Central – now the Court of Final Appeal
1917
Leigh & Orange
The Highcliff and the Summit
2002
Dennis Lau Wing-kwong – Dennis Lau & Ny Chun Man Architects & Engineers
Hong Kong Science Park Phase 2
2007
Leigh & Orange
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
2007-
Woods Bagot
Business School and Advanced Learning Centre : US$100m
Hopewell Centre, Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai / Central
1980
WMKY Ltd, Architects
Hopewell Center
Human Genome Research Institute
–
Llewelyn Davies Yeang, with T. R. Hamzah & Yeang
Hong Kong Research Center
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