Hong Kong Public Housing by Miles Glendinning - 9781138680227

Hong Kong Public HousingAn Architectural and Policy History\nAuthor(s): Miles Glendinning\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138680227, 978-1138680227\nSynopsis\nHong Kong Public Housing provides the first comprehensive history of one of the most dramatic episodes in the global history of the modern built environment: the vast public housing programme sponsored by successive Hong Kong governments from the 1950s, in a quest to build up the territory into a lasting peoples home. And unlike many of its counterparts elsewhere, this is a programme still ongoing today a case of history in progress as Hong Kong now boasts one of the worlds longest-lasting public housing programmes. During that time, it has been not just a mirror of the cultural and economic values of Hong Kong society but also a reflection of more nebulous, fast-changing perceptions of identity and a testament to the community-building achievements of .