Mall city : Hong Kong's dreamworlds of consumption /

Hong Kong is the twenty-first-century paradigmatic capital of consumerism. Of all places, it has the densest and tallest concentration of malls, reaching tens of stories. Hong Kong's malls are also the most visited, sandwiched between subways and skyscrapers. These mall complexes have become ci...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Al, Stefan (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Shopping malls > China > Hong Kong.
Consumption (Economics) > China > Hong Kong.
Galeries marchandes > Chine > Hongkong.
ARCHITECTURE / General
Consumption (Economics)
Shopping malls
China > Hong Kong
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 ESSARY
  • 1. Predisposed Towards Mall Cities / Barrie Shelton
  • 2. Short History Of Hong Kong Malls And Towers / David Crahame Shane
  • 3. Rise Of Tall Podia And Vertical Malls / Tung-Yiu Stan Lai
  • 4. Restructuring Urban Space: The Mall In Mixed-Use Developments / Carolyn Cartier
  • 5. Mall Cities In Hong Kong: Chungking Mansions / Cordon Mathews
  • 6. Narrating The Mall City / Cecilia L. Chu
  • 7. It Makes A Village / Jonathan D. Solomon
  • pt. 2 CATALOG
  • Prescience Of Malls: A Glimpse Inside Of Hong Kong's Unique "Public Spaces / Adam Nowek
  • Footprints
  • Cross-Sections
  • 312 Malls In Hong Kong
  • 17 Mall City Case Studies
  • F.A.R. (Floor Area Ratio)
  • Blank Wall Ratio
  • Type 1 Residential / Commercial
  • Chungking Mansions
  • Type 2 Mall Residential
  • Golden Shopping Centre
  • Tuen Mun Town Plaza
  • Lok Fu Plaza
  • Citywalk
  • Type 3 Mall / Office
  • Sino Centre
  • Argyle Centre
  • Landmark
  • Shun Tak Centre
  • Times Square
  • Megabox
  • Type 4 Hybrid
  • Harbour City
  • Cityplaza
  • Pacific Place
  • IFC
  • Langham Place
  • Elements.

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