Sailed into Hong Kong; so got the full, dramatic effect of
the urban skyline against the water’s edge. I gave a seminar to the Urban
Research Group at the City University of Hong Kong.
The city's layout and form is dominated by the designs of a few huge developers. They want to maximize retail space so every public
building is encased in a mall. The result is a dense city that is neither
legible nor walkable, except by navigating miles of commercial space designed
to encapture rather than enrapture. Little room for flanerie in Hong Kong.
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| High density but pedestrian unfriendly (Photo:© John Rennie Short) |
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| Hong Kong skyline (Photo:© John Rennie Short) |
