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Design DNA of Mark I - Hong Kong‘s Public Housing Protoype

Rosman C.C. Wai

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Description:Recipient of the 2020 DAM Architectural Book Award and the Publishing Award (Art & Design) at the 2021 Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards It wouldn’t be possible to understand post-war Hong Kong without recognising the profound impact of the city’s public housing programme. Mark I, Hong Kong’s public housing prototype, did more than just provide basic shelter for those in need of housing in 1954. It was also a design deserving of architectural merit. But Mark I raieses many What was the housing situation like in Hong Kong before the 1950s? Was the Shek Kip Mei fire on Christmas Day 1953 the sole instigator of the colonial government’s public housing programme? If the decision was purely to meet resettlement needs, why did the public housing programme continue? In terms of design, why did the Mark I Block bear no resemblance to the tong lau or composite buildings popular in Hong Kong at the time? Where did Mark I’s design originate from? This book is the result of Rosman C.C. Wai’s ten years of investigation into the history, professional accounts, and design development of Hong Kong’s public housing prototype, and is dedicated to all who have contributed to public housing in Hong Kong.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Design DNA of Mark I - Hong Kong‘s Public Housing Protoype. To get started finding Design DNA of Mark I - Hong Kong‘s Public Housing Protoype, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 155

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2019

ISBN: 9887723819

Description: Recipient of the 2020 DAM Architectural Book Award and the Publishing Award (Art & Design) at the 2021 Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards It wouldn’t be possible to understand post-war Hong Kong without recognising the profound impact of the city’s public housing programme. Mark I, Hong Kong’s public housing prototype, did more than just provide basic shelter for those in need of housing in 1954. It was also a design deserving of architectural merit. But Mark I raieses many What was the housing situation like in Hong Kong before the 1950s? Was the Shek Kip Mei fire on Christmas Day 1953 the sole instigator of the colonial government’s public housing programme? If the decision was purely to meet resettlement needs, why did the public housing programme continue? In terms of design, why did the Mark I Block bear no resemblance to the tong lau or composite buildings popular in Hong Kong at the time? Where did Mark I’s design originate from? This book is the result of Rosman C.C. Wai’s ten years of investigation into the history, professional accounts, and design development of Hong Kong’s public housing prototype, and is dedicated to all who have contributed to public housing in Hong Kong.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Design DNA of Mark I - Hong Kong‘s Public Housing Protoype. To get started finding Design DNA of Mark I - Hong Kong‘s Public Housing Protoype, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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