Registration link: https://forms.gle/8rbXeWS4PYEsZZBK6
Prepared by: The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA), Heritage & Conservation Committee
Date: 17 June 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Gathering & Dismiss location: 147 Argyle Street, Ho Man Tin
Gathering time: 9:45am
Dismiss time: 11:30am
Duration: 1.5 hours
CPD hours: 1.5 hours
Quota: 30 HKIA members (first-come-first-served basis)
Admission: Free
Synopsis
The former headquarters of the China Light & Power Company (CLP) at Argyle Street, Kowloon is adaptive re-used as 2 museums.
The Art Deco style building was completed in 1940 with extension and changes over years. The tour will cover the transformation of the building and challenges in complying current statutory requirements.
The archive of Hong Kong Heritage Project in the building is also one of the highlights of the visit.
Speaker
Mr. Tony Lam
HKICON, HKIA, RA(HK), AP(Architect)
Former AAB member
Former Chairman of HKIA Heritage & Conservation Committee
Tony Lam is the founding director of AGC Design Ltd. He has been a practicing architect for over three decades and involved in various private and public projects. He is also a conservation architect working on various heritage conservation projects such as Lui Seng Chun & Central Market. Tony is familiar with the heritage conservation issues and active in the field of architectural conservation in Hong Kong. His project Lui Seng Chun Revitalization has received the HKIA Special Architectural Award in 2012. He is the author of the book “ Heritage Conservation and Local Culture”《建築保育與本土文化》CLP is the recently completed project by Tony as heritage consultant.
