HSBC BUILDING

Sir Norman Foster

1985, Offices, 99,000sqm / 179m
 A headquarters building of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation, which is today a
wholly owned subsidiary of London-based HSBC
Holdings.
 It is located on the southern side of Statue Square
near the location of the old City Hall, Hong Kong
(built in 1869, demolished in 1933).
 The previous HSBC building was built in 1935 and
pulled down to make way for the current building.
 The address remains as 1 Queen's Road Central
(the north facing side of the building was served
by Des Voeux Road, which was the seashore,
making Queen's Road the main entrance, in
contrast to the current primary access coming
from Des Voeux Road).
 The building can be reached from Exit K of Central
MTR Station.
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SIR NORMAN FOSTER
1935 - PRESENT
1999 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture
Prize
A prominent and prolific British architect
known for his innovative, stylish structural
designs, as seen with edifices like Berlin's
Reichstag, New York City's Hearst Tower and
London's City Hall.
 Citic Bank Headquarters-2017-Hangzhou,
China
 Swiss Tower RE-2004 – London, England
 Hearst Tower-2006-New York, United
States
 Millau Viaduct 2004 – France
 Appel Park-2017-Cupertino, United States
 City Hall-2002-London, England
 Zayed National Museum 2017-Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
 Beijing Airport-2007-Beijing, China
 Metro de Bilbao-1995-Bilbao, Spain
 Commerzbank Tower-1997-Frankfurt,
Germany
BANK OF CHINA
TOWER
Ieoh Ming Pei
 Abbreviated the BOC Tower, is a skyscraper located in
Central, Hong Kong. Located at 1 Garden Road on Hong
Kong Island, the tower houses the headquarters of the
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited.
 One of the most recognisable landmarks in Hong Kong,
the building is notable for its distinct shape and design,
consisting of triangular frameworks covered by glass
curtain walls.
 The building is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Hong
Kong
 It was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from
1989 to 1992, and it was the first supertall skyscraper
outside the United States, the first to break the 305 m
(1,000 ft) mark. It was surpassed by Central Plaza on
the same island in 1992.
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Ieoh Ming Pei 1917 - 2019
1983 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture
Prize.
Chinese-born American architect noted for his
large, elegantly designed urban buildings and
complexes.
 THE LOUVRE, PARIS
 L’ENFANT PLAZA HOTEL, WASHINGTON DC
 MIHO MUSEUM, JAPAN
 BANK OF CHINA TOWER, HONG KONG