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The summit of Norman Foster’s HSBC Main Building in relief against The Peak, 1986. Photo: Ian Lambot
Architecture and design

The building that rewrote architecture – 40 years ago

The architect whose creation defied convention and the photographer who shot it share their thoughts on an inside-out marvel.

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Stephen Buckle, from Aspect, a global landscape architecture company, says that the most successful way to strike a balance between commercial and design aspirations is to make ecologically minded greening the focal point of any project, including this, The Roof, a Shanghai lifestyle complex, designed in collaboration with French architect Jean Nouvel. Photo: Courtesy Aspect

From Hong Kong’s Taikoo Square to Seoul’s Gangnam forest and Chengdu’s Hyperlane, nature is reshaping Asia’s cities

Architecture and design
Dong Dong pose for a portrait during the “Shambhala in Your Heart” festival. Dong Dong is a 27-year-old who lives in Urumqi, Xinjiang. He works in a maintenance unit for China’s state-owned railway, for the past two years, he has used all of his annual leave for his Shambhala pilgrimages. Photo: David Frazier
Lorenzo Antinori of Hong Kong’s Bar Leone, crowned the World’s Best Bar, mixes signature cocktails to be served at the Governors Ball, the official after-party of the Oscars. Photo: courtesy Don Julio
Ayako Rokkaku presented a special performance to mark the opening of “The Island – Onigashima”, by painting live at the installation. Photo: Art LANDMARK
Cathay Pacific 747 with Lion Rock and Kowloon Walled City (1989), by Greg Girard. Photo: courtesy Greg Girard and WKM Gallery
The north elevation of the completed building as seen from Statue Square. Photo: Ian Lambot

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