Автор:Yim Rocco, Maki Fumihko Год: 2013 Издание:Artifice Страниц: 256 ISBN: 9781908967008 "Reconnecting Cultures" considers Rocco Design Architects' approach to the different contexts in which the practice works, by showcasing projects developed both in mainland China and Hong Kong, where different aesthetic and architectural strategies are employed to respond to disparate cultural and physical landscapes. As a Chinese architectural practice based in Hong Kong, where oriental and Western, modern and traditional cultures are merging, Rocco Design's work is grounded in the belief that architecture is the embodiment of culture – embracing and reinterpreting the past, heritage and tradition, as well as addressing modernity – and the requirements of contemporary living, spatial relationships, materials, and the balance between the public and private realms. As such, Rocco Design is sensitive to the cultural context in which the practice works – their architecture is both an expression of form, and an interpretation of the culture at its heart. This beautifully illustrated...
