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One of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world, Hong Kong has an overall density of nearly 6,700 people per square kilometer. The majority of its citizens live in flats in high-rise buildings, whose units can house as many as 10,000 people.
In Architecture of Density, Michael investigates these enormous city blocks, finding a mesmerizing abstraction in the buildings’ facades. The structures in the
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One of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world, Hong Kong has an overall density of nearly 6,700 people per square kilometer. The majority of its citizens live in flats in high-rise buildings, whose units can house as many as 10,000 people.
In Architecture of Density, Michael investigates these enormous city blocks, finding a mesmerizing abstraction in the buildings’ facades. The structures in the series are photographed without reference to the context of sky or ground, and many buildings are seen in a state of repair or construction: their walls covered with a grid of scaffolding or the soft coloured curtains that protect the streets below from falling debris. From a distance, such elements become a part of an intricate design. Upon closer inspection of each photograph, the anonymous public face of the city is full of rewarding detail – public space is private space, large swatches of colour give way to smaller pieces of people’s lives. The trappings of the people are still visible here: their days inform the detail of these buildings. Bits of laundry and hanging plants pepper the tiny rectangles of windows- the only irregularities in this orderly design. The images of Architecture of Density give one an inkling of what our cities could look like if grown continues unchecked.
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BMW 3 Series E90 on a Vine-Covered Hong Kong Rooftop Car Park
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SOPH. Hong Kong Store soph-hong-kong-store SOPH.'s Hong Kong store, the first location outside Japan for Hirofumi Kiyonaga's SOPHNET. label, which opened in 2010 alongside NOWHERE in Central.
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Hiroki Nakamura at the Visvim F.I.L. Sun Street Store Opening, Hong Kong 2011
Hiroki Nakamura at the Visvim F.I.L. Sun Street Store Opening, Hong Kong 2011 visvim-fil-sun-street-hong-kong-opening-2011-hiroki-nakamura Visvim founder Hiroki Nakamura holds indigo boat shoes at the opening of the F.I.L. Wan Chai store at 8–9 Sun Street, Hong Kong, March 2011. The second Hong Kong location for the brand, the space features white-painted stone walls and Chinese antiques imported from the mainland.
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Visvim Women's Spring 2011 Collection Launch at On Pedder, Hong Kong
Visvim Women's Spring 2011 Collection Launch at On Pedder, Hong Kong visvim-womens-spring-2011-on-pedder-hong-kong-launch Event shot from the visvim Women's Spring 2011 collection launch at On Pedder, Hong Kong. The wood-floor overhead captures the branded floor decal — "visvim @ On Pedder" — surrounded by guests' footwear.
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Hiroki Nakamura at the FIL Sun Street Grand Opening in Hong Kong 2011
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