Urban oasis : the central market redevelopment of Hong Kong

Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2001.

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Main Author: Kwok, Sean Zee, 1975-
Other Authors: Fernando Domeyko.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68364
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spelling mit-1721.1/683642019-04-10T07:23:49Z Urban oasis : the central market redevelopment of Hong Kong Central market redevelopment of Hong Kong Kwok, Sean Zee, 1975- Fernando Domeyko. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81). In the ultra-urban centers of today, "nature" has become a precious resource that often gets sacrificed in the name of progress and development. The presence of nature has become increasingly elusive in the concrete jungle of present-day metropolises. And in the contemporary urban center of Hong Kong, where development is extensive and population is saturated, this displacement of nature cannot be spared. Looking high above, the Victoria Peak reveals itself in a distance between the crowded towers hugging the hillside; patches of sky are held up by the pinnacles of the numerous skyscrapers; intermittent rays of sunlight penetrates the close-knitted cracks between buildings. Under the pressure of development, the nature of Hong Kong struggles to manifest itself in increasingly fleeting glimpses. As the engine of progress churns on, the repression of nature intensifies in the urban center of Hong Kong. Humanity within its inhabitants is suppressed under more and more layers of desenSitizing urban artificiality. Testing my belief that urbanity does not necessarily precludes nature, my thesis proposes to recover the balance in the contemporary urban life. My thesis investigates the collection, distillation and intensification of the elusive natural forces in today's Hong Kong and using architecture phenomena to raise the awareness of these forces in the minds of its occupants. In my project, I attempt to reveal the "urban nature" of Hong Kong, proposing a humanistic urbanism for the city as an alternative Sean Zee Kwok. M.Arch. 2012-01-12T19:21:21Z 2012-01-12T19:21:21Z 2001 2001 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68364 48085814 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 82 p. application/pdf a-cc-hk Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Urban oasis : the central market redevelopment of Hong Kong
title Urban oasis : the central market redevelopment of Hong Kong
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title_fullStr Urban oasis : the central market redevelopment of Hong Kong
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