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…Bank of China Tower Bank of China Tower, known as the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1989 to 1992, is 1,209-foot and it is a fitting building. The "Tower" sits in the central business district, a ribbon of land densely packed with banks and office buildings squeezed between mountain and harbor. It is one of the busiest, crowded, active, frenetic cities in the world. After experiencing it, I was attracted by its visual context and its special features, as this modern building has a flexible layout, reflective glasses, sustainability in architectural design……etc I.M. Pei, the architect of Bank of China Tower, tends to use large, abstract forms and sharp, geometric designs. His glass clad structures seem to spring from the high tech modernist movement. His reliance on abstract form and materials such as stone, concrete, glass, and steel, has been considered a disciple of Walter Gropius. Nevertheless, he is more concerned with function than theory. Pei wanted to create a structure that would represent the aspirations of the Chinese people and symbolize good will toward the British people. His buildings are a unique testament to how the convergence of two great traditions, the Asian and the European, can create new aesthetic standards – timelessness in stone and glass. He has used the urban, modern style to create the building, such as steel frame and glass curtain wall. Bank of China Tower is the most noticeable building in Hong Kong, not only the number of stories but is also the only building that stands out from the rest of the other buildings because of it extraordinary shape. Here come details of the Bank of China: Glass Skyscraper First of all, let us look back to 1883, William Le Baron Jenney invented the first "skyscraper construction" building, in which a metal structural skeleton supports an exterior wall on metal shelves (the metal frame or skeleton, a sort of three-dimensional bo... Please login to view comments from other users.
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