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Hong Kong
Story
Get to Know This Project
Now we are being in the post-colonial era while during the period of 1841 to 1997, our predecessors were amidst the British governance and the 2nd World War’s Japa nese occupation. The Hong Kong people had their identities embedded in a colonial forum, i.e. Statue Square. It allows us to discover the history prior to the Square, now and the future in understanding the Hong Kong people’s changing identities. Status Square signified the core of colonial sovereignty and featured an urban devel opment and democracy led by the past economy dominant policies. Now could the Square still reflect the change of Hong Kong in its history?
BACKGROUND
HISTORY TIMELINE
This timeline traces the evolution of Statue Square's image, examining Hong Kong's identity from the colonial era of 1950 to a more fragmented and uncertain urban landscape in 2000. It begins by showcasing Statue Square as a center of power, with banks, government buildings, and municipal structures arranged along a strong colonial axis; then the scene shifts to a later period where this order appears to have weakened, and the square's historical clarity diminishes. Overall, this timeline reflects an interest in how public spaces can bear witness to memory, power,
and identity across different political periods.
BACKGROUND IN CITY AXIS
TRANSFORMATION IN CITY AXIS
In 1950, the city axis stood as a stage of authority and ceremony, where colonial power gathered around Statue Square and its surrounding institutions, giving the city a clear and formal order. By 2000, that same square had begun to lose its historical clarity, becoming a place where identity felt fragmented and history less legible. Through this shift, the axis reveals not only the evolution of Hong Kong’s urban form, but also the erosion and transformation of its collective identity.
Concept Development
Spatial design strategy: transforming memory, symbol, and space.
This project begins with smoke, a trace of loss, and turns it into a spatial language of memory, identity, and renewal. It transforms Hong Konger identity through fragmented forms and curved symbols, giving shape to what has been fading. The design does not erase the past; it reinterprets loss as a layered landscape of memory and meaning
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