Everyday Architecture in Context

Public Markets in Hong Kong (18421981)

Carmen C. M. Tsui

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The Chinese University Press
22 March 2024

Architectural structure & design; History of architecture

How do public markets, as ordinary as they seem, carry the weight of a city's history? How do such everyday buildings reflect a city's changing political, social, and economic needs, through their yearslong transformations in forms, functions, and management? Integrating architecture and history, the book invites readers to go through the growth and governance of colonial Hong Kong by tracing the past and present of public markets as a study of extensive first-hand historical materials. As the readers witness the changes in Hong Kong markets from hawker pitches to classical market halls to clean modernist municipal complexes, the book offers a new perspective of understanding the familiar everyday markets with historical contexts possibly unfamiliar to most, studying markets as a microcosm of the city and a capsule of its history.

By: Carmen C. M. Tsui
Imprint: The Chinese University Press
Country of Publication: Hong Kong
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9789882372740
ISBN 10: 9882372740
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 22 March 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carmen C. M. Tsui is an architect and urban historian. She is an associate professor in the Department of History at Lingnan University, HKSAR. She obtained her Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, with a specialization in the history of architecture and urbanism.