Snøhetta unveils "green lung" urban farm in Hong Kong
Architecture studio Snøhetta has designed an urban farm surrounded by three clubhouses for the Pavilia Farm residential development in Tai Wai, Hong Kong. More
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My ArchiSchool students create buildings designed to enhance wellbeing
Promotion: students at Hong Kong-based institute My ArchiSchool have developed architectural prototypes of buildings designed to enhance inhabitants' wellbeing and solve environmental challenges. More
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Design experts to address world's most pressing challenges at Hong Kong's Business of Design Week
Promotion: designers Richard Hutten and Ross Lovegrove will be among the speakers discussing how design can be a force for good at this year's Business of Design Week in Hong Kong. More
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Thonik creates colourful visual identity for Hong Kong's M+ museum
Dutch design agency Thonik has created a visual identity for the M+ museum in Hong Kong featuring a range of vibrant colours influenced by the city's architecture and neon signage. More
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Road Research Society digitises hand-drawn Hong Kong road signs for Prison Gothic font
Non-profit organisation Road Research Society has digitalised the text from old road signs in Hong Kong to create a font called Prison Gothic as part of its effort to preserve "visual cultural memories of the city". More
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Hong Kong artists and designers create "winter playscapes" for Design Trust Gala 2021
Dezeen Promotion: Hong Kong artists and designers created a playful set for the Design Trust's annual fundraising gala, which took place last week for the first time in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. More
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My ArchiSchool to host exhibition examining the relationship between architecture and biodiversity
Dezeen promotion: students will explore how urban spaces can better coexist alongside the natural world in an upcoming exhibition organised by Hong Kong-based education institute My ArchiSchool. More
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Herzog & de Meuron's M+ museum in Hong Kong opens to the public
Visitors can now enter Herzog & de Meuron's monumental screen-topped M+ museum, which has opened to the public in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District. More
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Hong Kong Arts Centre enlivens North Point neighbourhood with public art
Dezeen promotion: a community garden that transforms produce waste from a street market into fertiliser is among a series of installations created by eight artists and architects for a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. More
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Paul Cocksedge's Time Loop represents ongoing transformation of Hong Kong neighbourhood
British designer Paul Cocksedge has inserted a timber structure of infinite loops into a public square in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. More
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KPF designs Blue Pool Road semi-detached residence on Hong Kong Island
Dezeen Promotion: developer Hang Lung Properties has unveiled the 23–39 Blue Pool Road development designed by architecture studio, Kohn Pedersen Fox, to "offer a unique lifestyle that combines urban buzz with residential comfort". More
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Sino Land's Grand Central Complex immerses residents in greenery
Dezeen promotion: led by property developer Sino Land, the Grand Central Complex in Hong Kong is designed to "showcase biodiversity". More
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Creative environment and "can do" attitude attracts design studios to Hong Kong
Dezeen promotion: Hong Kong's "dynamic cultural and creative energy" has driven London design practice Bompas & Parr to set up its first international studio in the city, one of a number of global creative companies to do so. More
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Herzog & de Meuron's M+ museum completes in Hong Kong
Construction has completed on the M+ museum of visual culture in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District designed by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron in collaboration with architecture studio Farrells. More
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"How is placing bricks in the street terrorism?" asks commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the winner of the People's Choice category at the Designs of the Year awards and sharing their views on other top stories. More
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Lim + Lu brings the outdoors into this family apartment in Hong Kong
Multidisciplinary design practice Lim + Lu has refurbished the interior of this 167-square-metre apartment in metropolitan Hong Kong to make it feel like an "elegant yet quaint summer home". More
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Brick Arches roadblocks from Hong Kong protests resonate as "anyone can replicate"
Makeshift roadblocks from Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests won the People's Choice category at the Designs of the Year awards because they could be made by anyone anywhere, says Design Museum curator Maria McLintock. More
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Australia's dramatic landscape and sunsets inform design of Hong Kong cafe
The terracotta colour scheme and semi-circular forms used throughout this Hong Kong cafe by architecture firms Studio Etain Ho and Absence from Island pay homage to Uluru and Australia's spectacular sunsets. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects designs student housing topped with rooftop walkway in Hong Kong
A rooftop walkway will form the main circulation route for the Student Residence Development at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which Zaha Hadid Architects and Leigh & Orange are developing in Clear Water Bay. More
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My ArchiSchool to run symposium for aspiring architects in Hong Kong
Dezeen promotion: children between six and 18 years old can get a taste of the world of architecture at the first-ever International Youth ArchiDesign 2020 event, organised by Hong Kong education institute My ArchiSchool. More
