AD Classics: Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank / Foster + Partners
Aug 2, 2011 · Envisioned during a perceptive period in the former colonies history, the brief for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters was simple: to create the best bank building in the world.
Foster's Hong Kong HSBC building is a revolutionary high-tech
Nov 27, 2019 · Designed with the simple brief of creating "the best bank headquarters in the world", the forty-four-storey skyscraper for HSBC set Foster's studio on the path to being one of the largest...
HSBC Building by Norman Foster: Missing internal support structure
The most expensive building of its time, the HSBC Headquarters in Hong Kong established Norman Foster as a prolific global phenomenon. An entry to the 1979 design competition conducted by the global financial firm HSBC, the 44 storey …
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters
Through a process of questioning and challenging − including the involvement of a feng shui geomancer − the project addressed the nature of banking in Hong Kong and how it should be expressed in built form. In doing so it virtually reinvented the office tower.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) headquarters building took seven years to complete from concept to construction and has become not only the icon for the region’s largest bank but the city of Hong Kong itself.
The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) headquarters building, in Central, Hong Kong, took seven years to complete from concept to construction and has become not only the icon for the region’s largest bank but the city of Hong Kong itself.
HSBC Headquarters in Hong Kong by Foster + Partners
Oct 10, 2024 · Discover the architectural innovation behind the HSBC Main Building in Hong Kong, designed by Foster + Partners. This landmark skyscraper blends structural expressionism, prefabrication, and feng shui principles, redefining the modern office tower with its cutting-edge design and human-centered spaces.
The greatest building in Hong Kong: HSBC Building by Foster+Partners
The HSBC Building is full of symbolism, from the guarding lions, which should bring luck and prosperity to the bank, to the strong application of Feng Shui principles in the design and construction. It also symbolizes a type of building that break …
Hong Kong HSBC Building – Norman Foster - WordPress.com
Oct 4, 2017 · Hong Kong HSBC Building is a forty-seven-story rectangular prism with its long sides oriented to the impressive views. The building form is driven by the function of the building, aiming to create a more efficient use of space.
HSBC Headquarter - A Revolutionary Vision in Architecture
Explore the extraordinary HSBC Headquarters in Hong Kong, designed by Norman Foster. This prefabricated marvel showcases cutting-edge design and international collaboration, making it a must-visit architectural wonder.