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[Fieldwork Report] Chan Chun Pong & Chan Sui Tsit

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    5 stills from the video (took from field trip)     Hong Kong has long been crowned an international financial centre. Lofty skyscrapers, intertwining highways and underground railways has long been part of the image that Hong Kong has held since the start of the 21st century. Nonetheless, with the resurgence in popularity of neo-noir Hong Kong films like Chungking Express, the depictions of Hong Kong on social media has seemingly shifted towards its parts that are fading away. A visit to Sheung Hai Street attempts at unveiling the vanishing fragments of the city — Tong Lau is

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[Fieldwork Report] Luk Sin Ching Icy & Jin Yawen

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Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/3LEyJdmo7Mc We will delve into the Hong Kong monster film directed by Ho Meng-hua and explore the architectural significance of the locations featured in the movie.  We’ll talk about the Hawker stalls that will probably disappear in the future in Hong Kong afterwards.. “The Mighty Peking Man” is a 1977 Hong Kong monster film directed by Ho Meng-hua, which was inspired by the classic King Kong story. The architecture in the film plays a vital role in shaping the narrative, creating a sense of awe and contrast.  The film showcases the contrast between the untamed Himalayan wilderness and

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[FIELDWORK REPORT] Anvesha Bajpai & Tong Wing Sum

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Link to Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/YGfD6_XV-Bk?si=aQvs9EGFReKi-6eA Transcript (743): Anvesha Bajpai: The Hong Kong General Post Office in Central, Hong Kong is slowly vanishing. Marked as the headquarters of the Hong Kong Post, the building has played a large significance in facilitating Hong Kong’s Post from the 70s to the present day. In 2017, it was announced by the Hong Kong SAR government that the building was to be replaced by a shopping complex and an office complex. The headquarters of the Hong Kong Post will be moved to Kowloon Bay, with a new postal complex being built. As of now, the

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[Fieldwork Report] Chan Yu Tang & Yueming LI

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Link to podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziPxEmgzNkE Link to script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g051jUD9UdzAQp8zS3A-a7IdaU6yyrk0LmpEtIzx-iI/edit?usp=sharing   CCHU9034 – Field Report Podcast Yueming LI Michael 3036260462 Chan Yu Tang Derrick 3036230821   Introduction Hello and welcome to today’s Architecture and Film podcast. I’m your host, Michael, and joining me today is Derrick. In this episode, we’ll be discussing the Man Wah Sun Chuen Estate, a site that may be familiar to you as the shooting location of the 2004 film Breaking News, directed by Johnnie To. The movie starred a number of famous actors and actresses, including Nick Cheung, Kelly Chan, Richie Jen, and more. The storyline of

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[Fieldwork Report] Tong Lau- Liu Yuhan & Zhao Yuxuan

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Liu Yuhan 3036126654 Zhao Yuxuan 3036127050 [All] Hello, everyone. Welcome to our channel! I am Zhao Yuxuan and I am Liu Yuhan. Today our topic is Tong Lau, which is currently vanishing in Hong Kong. [Yuhan] Part 1 What is the space/place/artefact/building that is vanishing? First, we will focus on what is Tong Lau. According to Wikipedia, Tong lau are tenement buildings built from the late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong and Southern China. Tong Lau has several characteristics. The most distinct spatial feature is that their height is relatively low, usually no more than six stories,

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[Field Report] The erase of past

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Shan Yiyi 3036267886 Zhang Lingge 303310967 Video link:  https://youtu.be/xQEHGwX3MHc?feature=shared This expedition started from Shanghai Street and finally came to Langhao place, witnessing the transformation from early Hong Kong society to the modern prosperous metropolis. During the investigation, we saw many slightly older buildings and were sure that they would disappear in ten years. Q1. What is the space/place/artefact/building that is vanishing? The building we chose to explain which will disappear within ten years is an old-fashioned Tang building located in Argyle Street. The institutions inside the building include the Construction Pharmaceutical Trade Union and the hometown association, which have now

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[FIELDWORK REPORT] Shan Yiyi & Zhang Lingge

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The erase of past Video link: https://youtu.be/xQEHGwX3MHc?feature=shared Transcript: This expedition started from Shanghai Street and finally came to Langhao place, witnessing the transformation from the early Hong Kong society to the modern prosperous metropolis. During the investigation, we saw many slightly older buildings and were sure that they would disappear in ten years. Q1. What is the space/place/artefact/building that is vanishing?  The building we chose to explain which will disappear within ten years is an old-fashioned Tang building located in Argyle Street. The institutions inside the building include the construction pharmaceutical trade union and the hometown association, which have now been abandoned. Several shops on the ground floor

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