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The concept note on Marisa Yiu and Eric Schuldenfrei's architecture design project, "Interstitial Landscapes", conjures up a Christopher Nolan-esque world. The duo, co-founders of the architecture firm Eskyiu, has imagined creating serviceable spaces in thin air - between Hong Kong's public housing towers. Building maneuverable cantilevered passageways between residential tower blocks opens up the possibility of an indeterminate number of new connected landscapes. Users of such a facility, if it existed in real life, would get a feel of the ground rising or the sky coming down dramatically around them, like in Nolan's films where multiple realms sometimes coexist in a single frame.

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Stacking numbers clarifies the golf vs homes debate

In the public debate about how to best address our severe shortage of land for housing, the government-appointed task force has proposed 18 options, one of which has received more than its share of discussion. The Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling stands out as the lowest-hanging fruit not only because it is a large chunk of easily developed land - say compared with blasting out the insides of a mountain to rehouse a sewage plant or the much-maligned further sea reclamation - but because of its elitist image. Everyone likes a David and Goliath story, and as this debate plays itself out, surely the majority of the local population would like to see the latter lose, and would enjoy watching apartment blocks rise where those pristine greens stand today.

Collaboration key to Bay Area success

'Mother tongue' narrative a trap to divide society

HongKong Business

A 'Holiday Inn' in the co-working space

The outburst of the sharing economy may have lifted Ucommune - the Chinese mainland's co-working space giant - to the zenith of its orbit but, with the industry seen coming of age, it is fast changing course, turning to "non-table" online services to keep its dominating stature.

For entrepreneurs, it'll be 'a road of no return'

Entrepreneur's 'AI teacher' does the math

'Plugging' HK tech startups into the world

Tech stocks rush - it all boils down to competitiveness

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Garden of nocturnal delights

Q: How did the Secret Garden immersive art project happen?

The Beatles meets ballet

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