在戰後的數十年間,許多從中國大陸移民或於海外學有所成的 #香港建築師,他們領會到如何以現代原則去處理房屋短缺、大規模建設及預算有限的問題。儘管經濟效益往往高於設計考量,但建築師們仍然以設計植根於他們所處的時期,以一種獨特且務實的方式反映出當下的氣候、社會價值觀、材料、技術和用途。
In the post-war decades, #HongKongArchitects, many of them having migrated from China or studied overseas, embraced modern principles when forced to face the problems of housing shortage, mass construction and limited budgets in the British colony. Although economic efficiencies often prevailed over design, their buildings were rooted in their time and place, reflecting the local climate, social values, materials, technique and use in an often unique and pragmatic fashion.
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