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Urban Dialogues: Under Threat – General Post Office & State Theatre
Over the past decade, Hong Kong citizens have become increasingly concerned with how historical buildings are being assessed for their heritage value, a process that often determines their chances of survival and conservation. In this second event of Docomomo HK’s...
News from Docomomo International: Heritage in Danger
HERITAGE IN DANGERAdvocacy Efforts Have Positive Repercussions:State Theatre in Hong Kongby G.W. Grey and S.F. Liu, Hong Kong, 1952 DOCOMOMO International’s advocacy efforts for State Theatre were decisive in the grading process being conducted by the...
Urban Dialogues: Reconfiguring Hong Kong’s Central District
The past few years have seen a growing number of public debates over the future development of Hong Kong’s Central District, including the pedestrianization of major roads and conservation of buildings and sites with historical significance. This symposium brings...
Modern Architecture in South China: Macau Modernism + Mapping Modern Architecture in Hong Kong
Docomomo Macau cordially invites you the opening of the Exhibition: Modern Architecture in South China: Macau Modernism + Mapping Modern Architecture in Hong Kong at 18h45 on the 18th of March 2016 atFundação Oriente (Casa Garden). (coming Thursday) This Exhibition...
Under Threat: State Theatre in Hong Kong (updated)
Architects: G.W. Grey, S.F. Liu, Hong Kong, 1952 The State Theatre (known as Empire Theatre until 1959) was opened in 1952. This significant example of Post-War Modern Movement architecture had been assessed by Docomomo International as a structure worth preserving...
Under Threat: Hong Kong’s General Post Office
Architect: K.M. Tseng, Hong Kong, 1976 Hong Kong´s General Post Office is now under threat of demolition. The site is planned to be redeveloped into a new commercial building under the new government plan. This monumental building, designed by a local architect, was...
“The Future of the Past: New Conservation Strategies for Modern Architecture in the Pearl River Delta” symposium
Few parts of the world have developed as quickly over the last forty years as the Pearl River Delta, which includes Macau and Hong Kong, and few areas face the kinds of community- and market-based pressures still at work in the area today....
Docomomo Hong Kong lecture series, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, Nov. 22, Dec. 6, and Dec. 20, 2014
Docomomo Hong Kong is presenting a series of public lectures on modern architecture 's history in Hong Kong at the city's Heritage Discovery Centre. The lectures will be held on Nov. 22, Dec. 6, and Dec. 20, 2014. Each lecture session is organized around a...
Call for Entries, The 2014 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
Entries are now being accepted for the 2014 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The Awards were established in 2000 to recognize the excellent achievement of individuals and organizations within the private sector,...
Public Exhibition, “Mapping Modern Architecture in Hong Kong”, July 14-26, 2013, Central Market Gallery
The public exhibition was the first major event organized by Docomomo Hong Kong with the goal to identify and map several buildings, sites, and neighborhoods that collectively show the influence of the Modern Movement of Hong Kong’s built environment. The University of Hong Kong awarded the project the 2014 Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award in recognition of its significant contribution to promoting public education about architecture and urban history in Hong Kong.