Frank Gehry-designed Maggie's Centre opens in Hong Kong
News: the latest Maggie's cancer care centre designed by Frank Gehry opened in Hong Kong yesterday, becoming the first of the charity's units outside the UK. More
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Old Street Kobiteh by Nelson Chow
The interior of this Hong Kong restaurant by architect Nelson Chow was inspired by Malaysia's bustling night markets and traditional coffee shops (+ slideshow). More
West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre by William Lim
Chinese New Year begins today and celebrations in Hong Kong include Cantonese operas performed at a pop-up bamboo theatre in the new West Kowloon Cultural District. More
HITGallery Hong Kong by Fabio Novembre
Two giant blue busts face each other across this Hong Kong boutique by Italian designer Fabio Novembre (+ slideshow). More
Shortlisted architects announced for M+ museum in Hong Kong
News: six international teams, including Herzog & de Meuron, SANAA and Renzo Piano, have been shortlisted to design a new visual culture museum in Hong Kong's new West Kowloon Cultural District, while two Hong Kong-born architects have been chosen to design a centre for Chinese opera (above) in the same area. More
"For us, Asia is in the centre" - Aric Chen
News: Aric Chen, curator of design and architecture for the new M+ museum for visual culture in Hong Kong, says the museum will take an unprecedented stance in "placing Asia at the centre" of design history, rather than on the periphery as western curators have done (+ audio + transcript). More
Foster + Partners shortlisted to design Hong Kong arts venue
Foster + Partners has been shortlisted to design the Xiqu Chinese Opera Centre, the first in a series of new arts and cultural venues for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. More
Project001 Masked Creature by Stickyline
Architects Stickyline have created a range of paper helmets shaped like iconic buildings from the Hong Kong skyline. More
Joyce by Case-Real
Concave walls at the centre of this Hong Kong boutique hide a stockroom and fitting rooms. More
Aesop at I.T Hysan One by Cheungvogl
Translucent boxes propped up on a forest of steel rods display products by skincare brand Aesop at a Hong Kong fashion store. More
Pacific Place by Thomas Heatherwick
Waves of stone ripple around the corners of a Hong Kong shopping centre that was recently renovated by British designer Thomas Heatherwick. More
Shine at the Leighton Centre by Nelson Chow
If you liked the last monochrome boutique with a checkout in the changing rooms by architect Nelson Chow, here's another one. More
Programme for 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong architecture biennale announced
Dezeen Wire: the organisers of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture have announced the programme for the fourth edition of the fair, which begins on 11 December. More
Shine by LEAD and Nelson Chow
This Hong Kong boutique has an undulating ceiling of woven cables and a checkout inside the changing rooms. More
Max & Co by Duccio Grassi Architects
Garments hidden behind semi-circular screens in a Hong Kong outlet can be glimpsed through jagged perforations. More
The Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre by Daniel Libeskind
New York architect Daniel Libeskind has completed a media centre for the City University of Hong Kong. More
Hong Kong Design Institute by CAAU
Hong Kong's new design institute by French architects Coldefy & Associés, Architectes Urbanistes features a glazed box raised seven storeys above the ground on four lattice-steel towers that rest on a sloping, grass-covered podium. More
Natural by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
Photographer Manuel Alvarez Diestro has sent us these photographs documenting growing high-rise cities in Asia. More
McKinsey & Company Hong Kong Office by OMA
OMA have completed this office interior in Hong Kong for management consultancy McKinsey & Company. More
Tregunter by Davidclovers
Ceiling recesses lined with wood draw the eye upwards from the matching floor in this apartment designed by Davidclovers of Hong Kong. More