Learning from... Hong Kong
Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
3 May 2012 , 7pm
Learning from... Hong Kong
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Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong’s history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham use the tools of an architect and a photographer to document(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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Everyday Safety: Beware of Falling Fruit
Sony Devabhaktuni and Joanna Mansbridge on performances of everyday safety in Hong Kong
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Figuring Territory
16 January 2023
Hong Kong / the opening of space and fixed-frame film
Sony Devabhaktuni considers the stillmoving image
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Figuring Territory
PH1981:0028:001
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- This photograph was taken from Hong Kong harbour looking southwest toward the main business district of Hong Kong (now Hong Kong, China) at the foot of Victoria Peak.
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ca. 1924
View of Hong Kong harbour showing sailing vessels, with Hong Kong (now Hong Kong, China) in the background
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PH1981:0028:001
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- This photograph was taken from Hong Kong harbour looking southwest toward the main business district of Hong Kong (now Hong Kong, China) at the foot of Victoria Peak.
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PH1982:0363:056
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between 1862 and 1879
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PH1982:0363:052
architecture
in the 1870s
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PH1984:1203:024
architecture
between 1874 and 1887
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PH1982:0363:048
architecture
c. 1870
View of the City Hall and Dent's Fountain, Hong Kong (now Hong Kong, China)
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PH1981:0028:001-028
architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, ornament, topographic
published after 1924
Book of exterior views of Hong Kong (now Hong Kong, China) and nearby sites
PH1981:0028:001-028
architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, ornament, topographic
PH1986:0350
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between 1868 and 1872
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