State: LEAST CONCERNED

St Stephen’s College, Special Room Block

St Stephen’s College is the largest secondary school in Hongkong and dates back to 1903. The Special Room Block was added in 1980 and mostly executed in exposed concrete by the architect Tao Ho from Hongkong. It consists of four building units, in…

Katedrala Sv. Bonaventuri (St. Bonaventure Cathedral)

The initial construction, built 1972-1973, was designed to symbolize a “tent” inhabited by God. Further, the tent-shaped structure takes reference to the region’s earthquake in 1969: it had destroyed the original church and its victims found refug…

Lindner Congress Hotel

The high-rise was the first building of the international hotel chain, which is led by the architect. Originally the building was planned for mixed use with office spaces and apartments. Later these plans were changed to turn the project into a hotel. A…

Tobacco Monopoly Headquarters

The structure appears starkly monumental. Specified geometric brick elements define an architecture that appears like a fortress. In spite of prominent historic references and the lack of any revolutionary design features, the treatment of the material …

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To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 514 iv
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