Category Archives: English Version

HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE: SPAIN Keypad May-issue: Architalk

Click here to Keypad to see the original P.90  | 中文版              Before delving into Spanish architecture, it is imperative to deal with a few…

 

Colonial Classical Architecture Keypad March-issue: Architalk

Click here to Keypad to see the original P.86  | 中文版    Translated by Bonnie Chan (Keypad)       What are the characteristics of Hong Kong’s architecture? The modern…

 

Post-Modernism Keypad Jan-issue: Architalk

Click here to Keypad to see the original P.82  | 中文版      Translated by Bonnie Chan (Keypad)   How does one pretend to be an expert in architectural history?…

 

Who saved Kyoto?(II)

Click here to Keypad to see the original P.68  | 中文版    Previous Chapter   Translation by Linguist Asia (Keypad)         When we talked about “saving Kyoto”…

 

Who saved Kyoto?(I) Kinkaku-Ji Temple-Keypad Sept-issue: Architalk

Click here to Keypad to see the original P.82  | 中文版   Translation by Linguist Asia (Keypad)         . . How many times have you traveled to…

 

The Not-So-Great Wall of Trump-Keypad July-issue: Architalk

Click here to Keypad to see the original P.82  | 中文版 . . . . Translation by Bonnie Chan (Keypad). . . . . Picture this erratic scenario – it is…

 

Ghost City Keypad May-issue: Architalk

Click here to Keypad to see the original  P.64 | 中文版 . . . . Translation by Ee Yen Ng (Keypad).   . . . Two decades of rapid growth and development have…

 

Modern Times II Keypad March-issue: Architalk

Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.70)   | 中文版 . . . Translation by Ee Yen Ng (Keypad) . . . . One scorching summer afternoon, the newly…

 

Modern Times Keypad Jan-issue: Architalk

Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.74)   | 中文版   Translation by Ee Yen Ng (Keypad).  . You probably have this architect friend who is eccentric, has a…

 

A Trip Down History Lane of the Tramways – Keypad Sept-issue

Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.80) Keypad  | 中文版 Translated by Bonnie Chan (Keypad)     It was a trip I still remembered back when I was a…

 

Oriental Oddities – Keypad Sept-issue

Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.86)  | 中文版 Translation by Cherrie Yu (Keypad) . .   Two tea pots, two baijiu (white liquor) jars, a piano-cello combo, two…

 

How to Bluff Your Way in Modern Architecture – Keypad July-issue

Translated By Karin Ng (Keypad) Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.84)   |   中文版 . Back in our March|April issue, we discussed about bluffing your way into being a…

 

The Wang Shu Factor – Keypad May-issue

Translated By Lilian Tong (Keypad) Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.83)   |   中文版 . . .. .. . . Remember when Wang Shu was awarded the Pritzker…

 

How to Bluff Your Way in Architecture: Keypad Mar-issue

Translated By Lilian Tong (Keypad) Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.84)   |   中文版 . .     It is often the case that friends who have travelled around…

 

Hong Kongism II – Keypad Jan-issue

Translated by Lilian Tong (Keypad) Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.82)   |   中文版 In our previous issue, we talked about Hong Kongism – a framework behind the development…

 

Hong Kongism I: Keypad Nov-issue

Translated by Lilian Tong (Keypad) Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.78)  |   中文版 .       Wherever you go, each city is recognised to have its distinct…

 

The West Side Story – Keypad Sept-issue

Translated by Roy Wong (Keypad) Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.72)  |   中文版 Imagine an elevated railroad, towering over busy streets, intertwining through buildings and extending out through…

 

Pirates of the Middle Kingdom: Keypad July-issue

Translated by Roy Wong (Keypad) Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.82)    |   中文版   . . . One day, if the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and…

 

Bauhaus Market? Keypad May-issue:

Translated By Lilian Tong (Keypad) Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.82)   |   中文版   . . . . You often hear people refer Hong Kong’s Wan Chai Market…

 

Rise of a Diva – Keypad March-issue

Translated by Lilian Tong (Keypad)   Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.90)   |   中文版     When it comes to architecture, which architect exactly should be deemed most…

 

After 911 – Keypad 2014 Jan-issue

Translated By Hilary Luk Click here to Keypad to see the original (P.86)   |   中文版 . . . Imagine a development where all the world’s most renowned architects including Norman…

 

Archipicture 05: The WALKIE TALKIE

. Translated by Hilary Luk |   中文版 ,  New York architect Viñoly designed a London building, dubbed the ‘Walkie Talkie’ due to its unique concave glass design. Recently, the ‘Walkie…

 

Class A Architect, Class A War Criminal

. Translated by Hilary Luk |   中文版 .   “I hereby declare the defendant guilty and sentence him to 20 years imprisonment”, said the judge. The defendant immediately gave a…

 

Fences

Translated by Hilary Luk |   中文版 . This story begins with Mr Austin, an English hunter, and his 24 rabbits. Austin had arrived in Australia during a time where communication…

 

Empire State Building

Translated by Hilary Luk |   中文版 . . . It was just a normal working day when several policemen suddenly invaded the office. They stormed up to the 25th floor,…

 

Ming In New York

  Translated by Hilary Luk |   中文版 . . Antoine was famously known for his love of chicken by all of his neighbours. Not only did he eat chicken everyday,…

 

What made Gehry Great?

Translated by Hilary Luk  |   中文版 Gehry the Great You may ask yourself, who is the existing world’s most famous architect? Is it I.M. Pei? Is it Foster? If you…

 

A disaster escaped

Translated by Hilary Luk |   中文版     “Trust me, sir, according to my thesis’ calculations, the building you’re designing will collapse!”   When Chief Engineer LeMessurier heard this warning from…

 

Three Widows and a funeral

Translated by Hilary Luk |   中文版   Wright can be portrayed as a tragic hero because he was very talented in the architectural world but suffered a lack of clients. He…

 

The Taliesin Massacre

Translated by Hilary Luk |   中文版 . . . Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959) is believed to be America’s most famous architect. His masterpieces include Falling Water and the…