https://www.scmp.com/rss/510726/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When Hong Kong architect Bob Pang Chin-wah read Oliver Elser’s 2018 book SOS Brutalism: A Global Survey, it furrowed his brow. Published by Park Books, it presented examples of Brutalist architecture from around the world, but included just one case study from Hong Kong: Ho Tao’s St Stephen’s College Special Room Block in Stanley, built in 1980. This sole mention made him wonder how many other noteworthy Brutalist structures might still exist in the city. Pang, of AaaM Architects, set out to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3148351/brutalism-hong-kong-architects-celebrate-austere-precast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3148351/brutalism-hong-kong-architects-celebrate-austere-precast?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:15:09 +0000 Players of the visually stunning, and addictive, video game Monument Valley will have a sense of déjà vu upon entering the world of Japanese artist Minoru Nomata. His are landscapes of awe-inspiring unbuilt, and seemingly improbable, monumental structures. With a career spanning several decades, Nomata, born in 1955, offers glimpses of what might be a familiar yet alien long-lost civilisation or parallel universe. Architects and illustrators will appreciate the realism and accurate rendition of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3147849/master-shade-and-shadow-minoru-nomatas-unbuilt-architecture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3147849/master-shade-and-shadow-minoru-nomatas-unbuilt-architecture?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:45:14 +0000