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Bank Building
The first offices that Luke Him Sau designed for the Bank of China were those that he had visited en route to Shanghai Xiamen and Shantou but these were small regional branches accommodated in existing buildings. Luke's plans for the Bank's expansion in Shanghai were concurrent with his largest residential proposal for the Bank of China and the most ambitious housing scheme he would design for over two decades. As the early 1930s drifted towards the middle of the decade and impending war, many of Luke's projects for the Bank of China and other private clients were well under way or completed. As head architect for the Bank of China, he was protected from the economic and political storms that buffeted others in his profession, and as a result he was perhaps the most prolific of all Chinese architects before the Second World War.
Bank Building
The first offices that Luke Him Sau designed for the Bank of China were those that he had visited en route to Shanghai Xiamen and Shantou but these were small regional branches accommodated in existing buildings. Luke's plans for the Bank's expansion in Shanghai were concurrent with his largest residential proposal for the Bank of China and the most ambitious housing scheme he would design for over two decades. As the early 1930s drifted towards the middle of the decade and impending war, many of Luke's projects for the Bank of China and other private clients were well under way or completed. As head architect for the Bank of China, he was protected from the economic and political storms that buffeted others in his profession, and as a result he was perhaps the most prolific of all Chinese architects before the Second World War.
Bank Building
Denison, Edward (author) / Ren, Guang Yu (author)
Luke Him Sau Architect ; 86-177
2014-04-21
92 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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