https://www.scmp.com/rss/326772/feed Professor Ho Puay-peng, JP, holds the Unesco Chair on Architectural Heritage Conservation and Management in Asia and is currently head of Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore. Before joining NUS in 2017, he was professor and director of School of Architecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. A conservation consultant and architect, he was formerly chairman of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust and a member of Hong Kong's Antiquities Advisory Board. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The bold decision by New World Development’s Adrian Cheng Chi-kong to keep, restore and revive the mid-century State Theatre is worthy of celebration in the community. More importantly, it has wide-ranging implications for the future of heritage conservation in Hong Kong. First, an internationally unique piece of Hong Kong architecture, distinguished by the concrete arches rising over the building, will be kept and celebrated. State Theatre will return to carrying out its founding purpose as a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3105266/why-conservation-state-theatre-landmark-project-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3105266/why-conservation-state-theatre-landmark-project-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:15:11 +0000 This month, the Antiquities Advisory Board announced that it is proposing a Grade 2 historic building status for the headquarters of the Garden Company in Sham Shui Po. Since a Grade 2 status is awarded to buildings of “special merit” that should be “selectively” preserved, we can be sure that the decision means the modernist landmark is now set to meet the wrecking ball. Distinguished by a handsome clock tower and the clean, bold lines that epitomise mid-20th century aesthetics, the building’s... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2139216/post-war-buildings-deserve-place-hong-kongs-architectural?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2139216/post-war-buildings-deserve-place-hong-kongs-architectural?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Mar 2018 03:09:03 +0000