Tag: I.M. Pei

Is Hong Kong’s most ambitious cultural project becoming its most expensive liability? More than a decade and nearly HK$50 billion (US$6.4 billion) later, the West Kowloon Cultural District finds itself in a precarious position. The government’s flagship arts and culture hub, which was meant to catapult the city into the ranks of global cultural capitals,…

Is Hong Kong’s most ambitious cultural project becoming its most expensive liability? More than a decade and nearly HK$50 billion (US$6.4 billion) later, the West Kowloon Cultural District finds itself in a precarious position. The government’s flagship arts and culture hub, which was meant to catapult the city into the ranks of global cultural capitals,…