In 1956, with Grand Central station earmarked for demolition I.M. Pei pitched New York his Hyperboloid. Ambitious would be an understatement. Designed to be nuclear bomb resistant, the 80-story tower of glass and crisscross steel would have been the world’s tallest. Alas, funding limitations and bureaucracy saw the Beaux Arts masterpiece remain untouched. Pei’s Hyperboloid […]
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Art Basel Hong Kong‘s 2024 edition features 242 leading galleries from 40 countries, marking a return to pre-pandemic scale with 65 additional exhibitors compared to last year. The Encounters sector, curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor, presents 16 large-scale projects under the theme ‘I am a part of all that I have met’, including 11 specially created
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Celebrate new beginnings and revel in the Year of the Dragon with a memorable Chinese New Year break at The Peninsula Hong Kong. Enter the Lunar New Year on a positive note with an elegant stay experience featuring spacious accommodations , a helicopter tour, a signature Peninsula Afternoon Tea, and more. Ushering in the Year
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If you’re yearning for intellectual and aesthetic satisfaction, new art exhibitions in Hong Kong this January include works by the Spanish humanist Cristobal Gabarron, Venezuelan modernist Oswaldo Vigas and Mexican sculptor Bosco Sodi. Beautiful Creatures When: Until January 20 Artistic duo Julie & Jesse’s solo exhibition, For What It’s Worth: Ceramic Experimentations, is now on
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The discovery of Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Terracotta Army may rank as China’s grandest archaeological achievement of the 20th century, but the ruins at Sanxingdui stake a claim as its most beguiling. The bronze statues, jade swords, and elephant tusks unearthed in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan continue to confound archaeologists, so stylistically distinct are they
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One of the loveliest Chinese festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival, is grandly celebrated every year in Hong Kong and in many other parts in Asia. With traditional Chinese lanterns, parades, and what seems to be an endless supply of mooncakes on offer around Hong Kong, there are plenty of places to celebrate this iconic event. Mid-Autumn
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In 2022, Langham Hospitality Group celebrated its 20th anniversary by launching Ying’nFlo, an upper midscale hospitality brand, with its sociable lifestyle approach accented with emerging music and art, geared at capturing the bold optimistic spirit of Millennials and GenZers across the globe. Ying’nFlo was designed as a place which feels like a friend’s apartment, only
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