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Loading... Portraits From Above (PB Edition)by Stefan Canhem Rufina Wu
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Self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings have been an integral part of Hong Kong's history for over half a century. Rooftop structures range from basic shelters for the disadvantaged to intricate multi-storey constructions equipped with the amenities of modern life. Rufina Wu (Canada) and Stefan Canham (Germany) utilize the tools of an architect and the tools of a photographer to document rooftop communities on five buildings located in older districts in the Kowloon Peninsula, slated for redevelopment by the Urban Renewal Authority of Hong Kong. Text records of the residents' stories, measured drawings of each distinct rooftop structure, and high-resolution images of the domestic interiors of more than twenty households offer an unprecedented insight into the everyday life on Hong Kong's rooftops. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)307.336095125Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Communities Structure Patterns of use Residential use; housing patterns; sociology of housing History, geographic treatment, biographyRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
There could be a few more pictures, I be don't think the density of the structures comes across, but still that may be hard for photographs to convey.
Worthwhile if you can acquire fairly inexpensively.