Kowloon, or Nine Dragons, has historically been the Chinese
flipside to Hong Kong's Central, where British traders first set up
trading companies in the protected Victoria Harbour. After the
relocation of Hong Kong International Airport from Kowloon Bay to
Chek Lap Kok, the relaxation of building height restrictions
allowed for skyscrapers to begin dominating Kowloon's skyline. The
New Heart of Hong Kong chronicles the development of the
International Commerce Centre (ICC) and how what was originally
just another office building is changing the way Hong Kong
residents live, work, play and perceive West Kowloon as the new
central business district. From Governor David Wilson s 1989 policy
address outlining a masterplan for a rail corridor linking a new
airport to Central, to KPF s initial design sketches for what
became a mixed-use engineering marvel, to case studies of those who
have chosen West Kowloon as their office or home, The New Heart of
Hong Kong illustrates how ICC challenges the old order of Central's
dominance.
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