Hong Kong Art Deco Architecture

Name: Hong Kong Art Deco Architecture
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ISBN: 9789882374096

Unveiling the Hidden Heritage

Prudence Leung Kwok Lau, Vanessa Winghei Yeung

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The Chinese University Press
07 May 2026

Architectural structure & design

The centenary Art Deco movement is often neglected at the peripheries of architectural history of Asia and Hong Kong. This volume is the first study relating Art Deco architecture in the city with local socioeconomic and political contexts, adopts the theoretical lens to examine how they framed practices of everyday life, and narrates how Art Deco became part of the modern Hong Kong ethos via such architectural typologies as public and institutional sites, residential properties, commercial, industrial, and utility buildings. As surviving Art Deco buildings are hidden treasures and portals to forgotten marvels and little-known history of interwar Hong Kong, Lau and Yeung show us how Art Deco heritage bears witness to the city's societal progress in various aspects, early efforts at modernization before the postwar era, and its aesthetic connections with the international stage.

By: Prudence Leung Kwok Lau, Vanessa Winghei Yeung
Imprint: The Chinese University Press
Country of Publication: Hong Kong
Dimensions: Height: 24mm, Width: 17mm,
ISBN: 9789882374096
ISBN 10: 9882374093
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 07 May 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prudence Leung Kwok Lau is associate professor at The Education University of Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Architecture from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and her teaching and research covers cultural heritage and architectural history. Vanessa Winghei Yeung works at Historic Environment Scotland. She holds an MSc in Conservation from the University of Hong Kong and has experience in international relations and heritage outreach.