FOCUS - Hong Kong arts hub project a battleground for world's top architects

FOCUS - Hong Kong arts hub project a battleground for world's top architects
by Mark McCord

- HONG KONG (AFX) - As Hong Kong seeks a spectacular new landmark to add to its famous skyline, the city has become a design battleground where the world's greatest architects are striving to make their mark with a visionary arts and performance center.
American Frank Gehry and Argentinean Cesar Pelli were both in the southern Chinese enclave last week to marshal their forces in a bidding war for a project already designed, in terms of outline, by Britain's Lord Norman Foster. The three heavyweights, who between them have created some of the world's most striking modern structures, are keen not only for the riches the 40-hectare West Kowloon Cultural District will offer the winner, they want a piece of the prestige it is expected to.............................More on BattleGround!
(Source: iii.co.uk)