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2012年11月22日 星期四

The Pace of Creation

Central is a fascinating place. You'll always manage to find something there that you've never seen before or something which you've seen before but really haven't.



Like that tiny "tree" on the glass pane



Or the distorted images of the buildings upon the windscreen of some of the vehicles parked on the roadside



or the subtle shades of bright red upon the different curves of this panel outside one of the shops



Quite by accident, I came upon an exhibition of urban design organized by HK chapter of the the American Institute of Architects.  This is a photo of an artist's impression of an unbuilt design of the Chongking River Tower.


I understand that the city of Dalian in North China intends to implement 7 civic projects to modernize its look, including a library, a science center, a teenage community hall etc.  This is an artist's impression of the urban planning exhibition museum which will "float" upon the centre of an urban park. The design highlights the history of the city as a port and will blend into the surrounding environment and be a living embodiment of the concept of urban design.




This is going to be the China Southern Airlines 'Headquarters at the Guangzhou Airport City!


This is the artist's impression of another city in the PRC. The scope for design in our mother country seems limitless.



The design for another of China's inland river city


This is the design for Xiuying Port of Haikou, another port city in southern China



A close up view of part of its harbor



This is going to be one of the new buildings to be erected in Hong Kong.



Would you believe it. This is how the China Resources Building in Wanchai can look like



Another view of the same building. New ideas are developing at breakneck pace. Can we catch our breath keeping up?



Perhaps these will give us an idea of what we'll look like if we don't change.



Changes are revolving around us. They're happening everywhere. Shall we be dazzled? Shall we take stock and readjust our place in the world amidst all such innovations? Or shall we stay put? Do we have a choice? 


2 則留言:

  1. Sky is the limit!
    [版主回覆11/24/2012 09:09:00]No one knows how far we can go before we poison the earth with nuclear waste and pollution.
    [Peter回覆11/23/2012 09:25:56]"Sky is the limit" is just a way of saying, same as "O my God!" although the existence of God remains doubtful.
    Compare today with the stone-age, you will be amazed by what human beings have "achieved.
    [版主回覆11/23/2012 09:15:39]No, the sky is not the limit. The limit is the limit of the human imagination tempered by reason and the laws of physics and economics.

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  2. O my God!
    [版主回覆11/24/2012 09:17:19]

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