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Dream builders : Super Blocks building set = Dream Builders : jeu de construction Super Blocs.
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1 set of building blocks (248 pieces) : plastic, color ; in bucket (24 x 22 cm (diam.)) + 1 instruction sheet (color illustrations ; 28 x 86 cm folded to 28 x 22 cm) + 1...
Toronto, Ont. : Distributed by Irwin Toy Ltd., ©1990 (Hong Kong ; Taiwan : Tyco Industries)
Dream builders : Super Blocks building set = Dream Builders : jeu de construction Super Blocs.
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1 set of building blocks (248 pieces) : plastic, color ; in bucket (24 x 22 cm (diam.)) + 1 instruction sheet (color illustrations ; 28 x 86 cm folded to 28 x 22 cm) + 1...
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Toronto, Ont. : Distributed by Irwin Toy Ltd., ©1990 (Hong Kong ; Taiwan : Tyco Industries)
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11 boxes (approximately 11,000 postcards) : illustrations (chiefly color), Arranged alphabetically by the donor into country, territory and state, and in some cases...
Gilles Gagnon postcard collection = Fonds Gilles Gagnon de cartes postales, 1950-2001.
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11 boxes (approximately 11,000 postcards) : illustrations (chiefly color), Arranged alphabetically by the donor into country, territory and state, and in some cases...
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350 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2020]
Resistant city : histories, maps and the architecture of development / Eunice Seng.
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350 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2020]
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Typo China is a collection of contemporary posters from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The economic opening has awakened interest in the poster as a dynamic medium for visual communication. With growing self-confidence, designers are attracting attention with innovative posters on cultural themes. The frequency with which they make writing and typography the main focus of(...)
Graphic Design and Typography
July 2006, Baden
Poster collection 13 : typo China
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Typo China is a collection of contemporary posters from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The economic opening has awakened interest in the poster as a dynamic medium for visual communication. With growing self-confidence, designers are attracting attention with innovative posters on cultural themes. The frequency with which they make writing and typography the main focus of posters is impressive evidence of a desire to make the most out of the invaluable wealth of their own culture of writing. Typo China makes a critical contribution to the discussion of Chinese design production.
Graphic Design and Typography
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356 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits ; 28 cm
Lopen, Somerset : Watermark, [2014], ©2014
City of darkness revisited / Greg Girard, Ian Lambot ; with contributions by Charles Goddard, Fionnuala McHugh, Lui Tai Lok, Peter Popham, Jon Resnick, James Saywell, Julia Wilkinson.
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356 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits ; 28 cm
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Lopen, Somerset : Watermark, [2014], ©2014
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Perched atop drainpipes, set in glass jars, peeking out from vents and air-conditioning units, or dangling from wires, the flora of Hong Kongs urban landscape is as ubiquitous as it is hardy, yet almost goes unnoticed against the overwhelming backdrop of apartment high-rises, neon lights and cracked walls. Photographed by Michael Wolf, the forlorn cultivars and(...)
Michael Wolf: Hong Kong flora
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Perched atop drainpipes, set in glass jars, peeking out from vents and air-conditioning units, or dangling from wires, the flora of Hong Kongs urban landscape is as ubiquitous as it is hardy, yet almost goes unnoticed against the overwhelming backdrop of apartment high-rises, neon lights and cracked walls. Photographed by Michael Wolf, the forlorn cultivars and opportunistic vegetation of the city whether carefully tended, forgotten or simply growing wild appear as a metaphor of natures struggles amidst the concrete jungle.
Photography monographs
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The West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest and most ambitious cultural projects. Currently under construction, it will establish a dynamic cultural quarter on 40 hectares of reclaimed land located on Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour. With 23 hectares of public open space comprised of the Art Park, two kilometres of waterfront(...)
Constructing culture: West Kowloon cultural district, Hong Kong
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The West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest and most ambitious cultural projects. Currently under construction, it will establish a dynamic cultural quarter on 40 hectares of reclaimed land located on Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour. With 23 hectares of public open space comprised of the Art Park, two kilometres of waterfront promenade, squares, plazas and terraces, the district also aims to be an open and accessible recreation destination for locals and international visitors alike. Featuring buildings by leading international architects, including the M+ Museum by Herzog & de Meuron, the Xiqu Centre / Opera House by Bing Thom Architects, the Lyric Theatre by UNStudio and the Palace Museum by Rocco Design Architects, the district will deliver landmark architecture within a clearly defined cultural precinct where traffic is taken below ground and walking and cycling are encouraged at street level.
Contemporary Asian Architecture
This is Hong Kong
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Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original book. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than 40 years later. Facts have been updated for the 21st-century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of the book. These charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek's(...)
This is Hong Kong
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Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original book. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than 40 years later. Facts have been updated for the 21st-century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of the book. These charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek's witty, playful narrative, make for a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember the series from their own childhoods. This is Hong Kong, first published in 1965, captures the enchantment and the contrasts of Hong Kong in the sixties. Roaring jets bring in the tourists; bamboo rickshaws taxi them through exotic streets fragrant with incense, roasting chestnuts, and honey-glazed Peking duck. Sasek shows you the sweeping panorama of gleaming Kowloon Bay framed by misty mountain ridges, then moves in for close-ups of laborers and hawkers, refugees from the mainland, and sailors of flame-red junks, and the strange "water people" who, it is said, never set foot on dry land.
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The form of form / Trienal de arquitectura de Lisboa ; edited by André Tavares, Diogo Seixas Lopes.
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219 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 27 cm
Zurich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2016], ©2016
The form of form / Trienal de arquitectura de Lisboa ; edited by André Tavares, Diogo Seixas Lopes.
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219 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 27 cm
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Zurich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2016], ©2016
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In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city’s status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. Hong Kong is a tour of the city’s postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and photography. Caroline(...)
Hong Kong; migrant lives, landscapes, and journeys
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In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city’s status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. Hong Kong is a tour of the city’s postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and photography. Caroline Knowles and Douglas Harper’s point of entry into Hong Kong is the unusual position of the British expatriates who chose to remain in the city after the transition. Now a relatively insignificant presence, British migrants in Hong Kong have become intimately connected with another small minority group there: immigrants from Southeast Asia. The lives, journeys, and stories of these two groups bring to life a place where the past continues to resonate for all its residents, even as the city hurtles forward into a future marked by transience and transition.
Contemporary Asian Architecture