“BRUTAL! ‒ Unknown Brutalism Architecture in Hong Kong” Book Publication

  • Exhibition documentation, photos courtesy to 1km Studio Kevin Mak. All rights reserved.

The project aims to complete an extended search and survey of Brutalist Architecture cases in Hong Kong, and edited into two books: first book will be in Chinese, focusing on the research discourse and historic content; second book will be in English, in a photographic monograph format.

The project aims to complete an extended search and survey of Brutalist Architecture cases in Hong Kong, and edited into two books: first book will be in Chinese, focusing on the research discourse and historic content; second book will be in English, in a photographic monograph format.

The research extension will include the remaining cases in the campus of CUHK (a rare Brutalist architectural cluster around the world), demolished, newly discovered and infrastructural cases. Apart from the above, more background stories will be discovered from our built-up contact with architect Peter Pun’s family, Samn Lim’s family, Pun Yin Keung’s family and Ronald Poon, by directly interviews and visit to their archive materials.

The research will further synchronize the data with “SOS Brutalism” global data base by Deutsches Architektur Museum in Frankfurt. This knowledge exchange with renowned international institute and the publication aim to enhance the importance of local architectural history to a global level and academic level.

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2022
Grantee: Bob Pang

Bob Pang, seed grant of Design Trust, writer/columnist, member of DOCOMOMO HK and registered architect, graduated from the Master of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong and has extensive design experience in London, Vienna, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

He was a project architect leading a team on various urban and architectural projects in Arata Isozaki Shanghai studio from 2011-2012. In 2015, he co-founded AaaM Architects. He is also a content contributor and columnist to various media, for instance, Hypebeast, Esquire, City Magazine and PMQ Design Extra writing about architecture in diverse topics.

 

Organisation: Hong Kong Brutalism Research Group

Brutalism Research Team: Alison Chan, Bob Pang, Charlotte Law, Candy Tsang, Kevin Siu, Kenji Wong, Vivian Ting Photography: Kevin Mak Concrete Art: Mig Lau, Joe Ma