hong kong is too cool

How did this tower ended up looking so awesome!!

Semi-Recent Pano

See if you can spot AIG.
http://xs48.xs.to/pics/05393/34247366_2051dbd4c4_o.jpg

^^

Thanks Skybean, that looks great.


We need a closeup of the AIG building. Have they fixed that big LCD panel on the front of the building yet?

yes they did...

I found more form the web..

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/09/30/c3133322161261841128011771984.jpg http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/09/30/c3133322161260591128011776289.jpg

wow that's awesome :eek2:

I really love the way those blue lights look on the building. It's a suttle beauty during the day but a striking one at night. I can't wait to see more close up pics during the day and night.


thanks for the pictures Aboveday.

Hong Kong has to be one of the best-lit cities at night. Beautiful!

HK at night is true genius :)

I found more form the web..

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/09/30/c3133322161261841128011771984.jpg http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/09/30/c3133322161260591128011776289.jpg


I just got home to see this on my better monitor and I'm even more amazed. It's the right height, shape and lighting and makes a perfect addition to the Hong Kong skyline. Again, WOW.

I want to know where the blue light of right side of AIG from ?
Does anyone know? Hong Kong has a best of the best skyline.

taken an hour ago ....

see where the light is from ? :)

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/10/01/b3331152351745971128180791137.jpg

great shot!
The system is not ready yet...

wow...so colorful!!!, like a new year!! @_@

Wow! So it changes colours!

great shot!
The system is not ready yet...

ya lots of work left to do on the "fins"

but the HUGE LCD is already fixed :cheers:

Wow! So it changes colours!

so it gonna participate in the symphony of lights :)



the base .. :eek2:
http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/10/02/b3331152351743901128182695129.jpg

and the fins ...... blurred :sleepy:
http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/10/02/b3331152351742791128182706467.jpg

it looks kinda cool when its lit up :cool: nice..

nice!!

http://static.flickr.com/30/48225517_78e2b9e8f0_b.jpg

Cool, I really like it

nice pics

Thanks for your the great photos, I like it very very much.
Before you posted photos, I supposed AIG has no lighting at all!
What about the front side of AIG ? NO lighting ?

Quote from www.aiggig.com :)


AIG Tower stands at 1 Connaught Road Central, commanding harbour views from the site formerly occupied by The Furama Hotel, between The Ritz Carlton and Hutchison House. It will provide some 450,000 square feet of prime office space and is described as a ‘pure’ office building with prestigious street-level entrances and a ‘porte-cochere’ covered drive-in. AIG will be the anchor-tenant in the property, occupying six of the 26 office floors, each of between 13,000 -16,000 square feet.

The building is owned and developed by Bayshore Development Group Limited; a consortium formed by affiliates of AIG, CapitaLand and Lai Sun, and is designed by international architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), whose other projects include Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, Sears Tower in Chicago, Canary Wharf in London, and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. SOM’s design of AIG Tower is inspired by two traditional icons of Hong Kong, namely the Chinese junk and the lantern. During the day, the Chinese junk image is represented by the high-rise profile of the building with its sail like form. This allusion also accounts for aspects of the design such as the detailing of the horizontal ‘struts’ on the curtain wall. At night, the lantern image dominates by inspiring a unique lighting concept captured in the curtain wall that gently illuminates the building and reinforces the transparency of its ‘skin’ like a lantern. Vertical fins rise from the curtain wall base facing Murray Road that lead up to the roof where powerful searchlights will project beams of light into the night sky. The overall design stands as a new landmark and icon on Hong Kong’s spectacular skyline.

"the lantern image dominates by inspiring a unique lighting concept captured in the curtain wall that gently illuminates the building and reinforces the transparency of its ‘skin’ like a lantern."


thats mean the tower will glowing like this forever....wow

Cool, I really like it


I second that, fits in really well.

Praise SOM... :bow:

ok..

Oct. 4

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0008.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0013.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0022.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0038.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0039.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0040.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0041.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0028.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0014.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0015.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0016.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0017.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0023.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0024.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0019.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0031.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0045.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/RIMG0046.jpg

Mines were 2 days ago....:D

Oct 2.

Different exposure --> Different Color
http://tinypic.com/e8wr36.jpg
http://tinypic.com/e8wraw.jpg

Different timing --> Different Reflections
http://tinypic.com/e8wrbp.jpg
http://tinypic.com/e8wrgi.jpg

HK is really constantly changing....

^ You went out that night? It was so hot I had to do a few bus tours on HK Island!

very nice!

^^ Thanks. I didn't really take pics that day. They were just taken after church.

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/10/04/c3133320460338861128439744145.jpg

I think they should fix the whole lighting system as soon as possible..

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/10/04/c3133320460335121128439745677.jpg

Police HQ litup pic......it is not going to happen...

not going to happen? what do u mean?

hkskyline, cool shots! any pics of the lobby?

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/10/04/c3133320460335121128439745677.jpg

Police HQ litup pic......it is not going to happen...


I'm confused. What are you talking about?

hkskyline, cool shots! any pics of the lobby?
... too heavily guarded.

usually i pretend knowing nothing, and just play "cat and mouse" (like hiding behind column, walk with a large group, talk in cell phone when the guard want to come over and talk to u etc) game with the security guard. Hehe. I got tons of shots in central plaza back then when it was quite heavily guarded.

not going to happen? what do u mean?

i dont think they wil litup the tower like this anymore,
and the pic was taken by the gov last year,the tower was litup for one night only for taking official pic ......actually the lighting system was installed,but seems nobody is going to turn it on again... :)

Speech by CE at opening of AIG Asia Regional Headquarters
Thursday, October 6, 2005
Government Press Release

Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang, at the opening of AIG Asia Regional Headquarters at AIG Tower today (October 6) (English only):

Mr Sullivan, Mr Tse, Mr Kanak, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a great pleasure to join you this evening for the opening of the new AIG Tower. This elegant, modern tower, with its glimmering lights, has added yet another icon to our skyline. But, the opening of the tower is doubly significant because it also represents a homecoming for the company.

Founded in Shanghai in 1919, AIG is one of the very few US companies that can trace its roots back to China. Since then, AIG has grown to become one of the world's leading insurance and financial conglomerates. AIG withdrew from the Mainland market in the 1950s, but returned to its 'home territory' in 1992 to tap the enormous business opportunities arising from China's breathtaking development.

In Hong Kong, AIG started business in 1930 – right on the spot we are standing tonight. The business model must have worked well, because in 1968 they moved to the landmark AIA Building on Stubbs Road, a building that still dominates the area today. And now, after almost four decades of growth, the company's flagship building and regional HQ comes back to Central.

Like many of the 3800-odd international companies with regional operations in Hong Kong, AIG has been able to take full advantage of our position as the pre-eminent international financial services centre in Asia. Our free capitalist economy, level playing field for business, and sound regulatory framework have nurtured entrepreneurship and myriad business activities. A high concentration of world-class banks, insurers and reinsurers makes Hong Kong a natural choice for conducting region-wide insurance business and operations. Hong Kong also excels in professional services, such as financial planning, asset management, debt financing and capital formation. Last year, Hong Kong was the largest equity fund-raiser in Asia, eclipsing even Tokyo. Just last week, figures showed that Hong Kong was the second largest recipient of foreign direct investment in Asia, and 7th in the world. We have positioned ourselves as the prime location for multinationals to manage their regional and Mainland business operations. We have decades of experience in the Mainland market. Our market operates within a sound and trusted legal system. We have well-established global links, a free flow of capital, a critical mass of foreign investors, and a world-class financial and communications infrastructure.

AIG's regional headquarters reinforces Hong Kong's position as an international financial centre and premier insurance hub. We have about 180 insurers operating here - the highest concentration in Asia. They include multinational insurers, professional reinsurers and specialist insurers engaging in captive, mortgage, credit, marine and other business. Hong Kong's total gross premiums reached HK$123 billion (US$16 billion) in 2004. Our insurance penetration is now among one of the highest in the world, sharing the same ranking as the US.

More noteworthy is the fact that Hong Kong's insurance industry has maintained double-digit annual growth throughout the past decade. This sustained growth does not only highlight our underlying infrastructural strength and resilience, but also our world-class regulatory system that instils confidence in market development.

I am very pleased to see that AIG will continue to use Hong Kong as its regional headquarters to manage your Asia-Pacific business. The opening of the new AIG Tower is a milestone for AIG's operations in Hong Kong and the region. It represents a strong commitment to Hong Kong and a vote of confidence in our future. With the Hong Kong economy performing well, and continued liberalisation of the insurance and financial markets in the Mainland and other emerging economies in the region, AIG is poised for strong and steady growth in the future.

I would like to wish AIG all the very best for the future and a hearty welcome home to Central. Thank you.

i dont think they wil litup the tower like this anymore,
and the pic was taken by the gov last year,the tower was litup for one night only for taking official pic ......actually the lighting system was installed,but seems nobody is going to turn it on again... :)
maybe they want to wait til the tower is full first?

maybe they want to wait til the tower is full first?

I believe it is already full ... :)

Hong Kong looks like one giant neon sign.

maybe they want to wait til the tower is full first?

I believe it might be one of those policies of saving 1.5% energy in government buildings, as proposed by our Chief Executive Donald Tsang.

http://static.flickr.com/33/52076157_9f44026e01_b.jpg

^^I love it!

http://static.flickr.com/33/52076157_9f44026e01_b.jpg

I can't figure it out, the glass is green or blue???
Is it a neon sign o is it a screen???
WTH!!?

well, cladding is like a mirror, if you put a green paper in front of it, the "mirror" looks green. If you put a blue paper in front of it, it looks blue. That's refering to this shot which the background is a green mountain. If you take pics from kowloon, the building got reflection of the blue sky. Of couse, it can be light-blue or kind of silver if the weather is cloudy.
And that "AIG" is a large screen.

great shot Skybean.

wow.. beautiful building, when i go back to hk i have to buy a lot of memory cards to take lots of pics of the buildings lol.

does anyone know how tall it is? sorry if you said it back there earlier... hopefully the new BAC in Toronto will look like this sorta...

Wow looks really nice! I hope they can turn on that lighting system though! Its really nice!

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/RIMG0001.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/RIMG0002.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/RIMG0003.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/RIMG0005.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/RIMG0006.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/RIMG0007.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/RIMG0008.jpg

wow its so bright..I hope ICC will litup like this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/asiaglobe/hongkong/image002.jpg

So have AIG moved into the building yet, or is the inside still being done? (It's so easy to think that when a building is structurally complete that is it, but it can be alot longer after that until people actually use it)

So have AIG moved into the building yet, or is the inside still being done? (It's so easy to think that when a building is structurally complete that is it, but it can be alot longer after that until people actually use it)
The opening ceremony took place on Oct. 6th (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=5662935&postcount=293) but it looks like the building is not occupied yet.

It looks so shiny and glassy.

Source :
http://www.lera.com/images/common/logo.gif

AIG Tower and Footbridge
AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp.
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Gross Floor Area: 366,000 sf / 34,000 sm
Height: 604 ft / 185 m
Bridge Span: 150 ft / 46 m

This 40-story office tower includes parking for 190 cars and pedestrian bridges linking the tower to the Hong Kong network. The partially-enclosed bridge is a fully triangulated asymmetrical box truss spanning 150 ft (46 m). S-shaped in plan, the exposed truss diagonals from which the bridges are formed provide a striking architectural expression.

Wow! Absolutely beautiful night-time shots posted by hkskyline above :okay:

By Thxdtsdd from a Hong Kong photography forum :

http://av100fun.com/files/7817_166.jpg

Is it safe to say that this beauty is done?
http://static.flickr.com/31/60842500_eaed150cdd_b.jpg

awesome pix

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051019/OCT19-S02-014.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051019/OCT19-S02-033.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051019/OCT19-S02-038.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051019/OCT19-S02-036.jpg

Gorgeous....gorgeous gorgeous..

next!! :D

hkskyline, you are the hero!!!!


The AIG LED sign is awesome. Very innovative.

Yeah, very nice that led screen on top! It sooooo HK. :) Maybe they can show the news on it!

yep! im loving that screen...

I give it a freakin 10!!! One of my favorites from HK.
The illumination and the screen are its best features for sure.

From the Central Ferry bus terminus :

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051019/IMG_3041.jpg

11 November 2005
Source : http://www.pbase.com/hcl/root

http://www.pbase.com/hcl/image/52142757.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/hcl/image/52142758.jpg

it's beautiful, fits into the HK skyline very well.

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/11/16/c3133322162733401132136269931.jpg

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/11/16/c3133322162739211132136273963.jpg

taken by " little monk ".


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Exquisite..:cool:

looks fantastic~~ :D

A rainbow on the side of the building! What a pleasant surprise :D

nice

It's looking very gay :colgate:

WOW

Gorgeous lighting scheme.

Is it safe to say that this beauty is done?
http://static.flickr.com/31/60842500_eaed150cdd_b.jpg

When is that ugly low rise office building next to the Ritz Carlton be replaced...? It doesn't deserve to be in this prominant location.

It's looking very gay :colgate:That's a compliment. :okay: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/rainbowface.gif

That's a compliment. :okay: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/rainbowface.gif
There is no reason for not be.I didn't mean to offend anyone :)

When is that ugly low rise office building next to the Ritz Carlton be replaced...? It doesn't deserve to be in this prominant location.

If you're talking about that really tiny one... it's the City Hall... in other words government property... doubt it'd be removed anytime soon...

Its looking awesome, and definitely gay!, way to go lol

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/11/21/c3331152613577071132573268465.jpg

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/11/21/c3331152613573571132573273654.jpg

homo harbour 2005

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/11/21/c3331152613579771132573564285.jpg

Fab Three live in Hong Kong 2005.

OMG I LOVE AIG!!!!

Aamazing, I love the lighting.

http://static.flickr.com/35/65699351_d151827abc_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/33/65549012_d698ba5922_b.jpg

WOW. Ah! The Central christmas tree.... I want to be there :(

AIG taking it to a whole new level... :)

Here's a unique view
http://static.flickr.com/28/66956883_1f0edf6dcf_b.jpg

Looks good from that angle, but looks its best at night :).

By the way, is there anything planned for that big empty area just beyond it on the left of the road?

Looks good from that angle, but looks its best at night :).

By the way, is there anything planned for that big empty area just beyond it on the left of the road?

The new government headquarter :)

130~160m

BTW the Symphony of Lights Phase 2 is coming in December! :)
The new participants include :

AIG Tower
Star House
One Peking Road
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
The Peninsula Hotel
Hong Kong Museum of Art
New World Centre
Avenue of Stars
Hotel Panorama
Tsim Sha Tsui Centre
Empire Centre
Intercontinental Grand Stanford
Hong Kong Coliseum

i love this building !!!!

Where does it suit then :?

sorry i thought it was the building with the circles show in the most recent posted pic!

Funny thing is that the building with the circles is regarded by many as Hong Kong's oldest "true" skyscraper.. and you still thought that it was a new building. I think that speaks well for Jardine House... it has hardly aged at all. Still looks good today.

^ They scrubbed down Jardine recently so it looks new!

Hong Kong doesn't have that many towers as glassy as AIG...it looks like a translucent piece of crystal.

http://static.flickr.com/28/67411768_525f6d2d60_o.jpg

I think it's one of the best lit buildings in HK.

Multiple updates from this shot
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/3650/51263655img27107tx.jpg

^ thats a good shot. i can see Union Square :)

there is HSBC bank in second photo. :=)

BTW the Symphony of Lights Phase 2 is coming in December! :)
The new participants include :

AIG Tower
Star House
One Peking Road
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
The Peninsula Hotel
Hong Kong Museum of Art
New World Centre
Avenue of Stars
Hotel Panorama
Tsim Sha Tsui Centre
Empire Centre
Intercontinental Grand Stanford
Hong Kong Coliseum
great news!

Good pictures Skybean :okay:

Multiple updates from this shot
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/3650/51263655img27107tx.jpg

^^ Good shot! i can see my home :p

^^ Good shot! i can see my home :p

You live in One SilverSea? :jk:

Wow. Great building. The lighting is really eye-catching and a great addition.

Superb building! :okay:

You live in One SilverSea? :jk:

nah i'm not that rich :runaway:

i live in the lowrises between the BOC & CKC :)

nah i'm not that rich :runaway:

i live in the lowrises between the BOC & CKC :)

You don't need to be rich to live in One SilverSea. You'll just be kicked out when tenants start moving in. :cheers:

Such a great building from any angle and at any time of day or night!
Just wondering... does it block the nice view of the Bank of China from Kowloon? Especially since BOC just got fantastic new lighting within the last year.

^ Not really ...

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051019/OCT19-S02-014.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051019/OCT19-S02-038.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051019/OCT19-S02-048.jpg

^ wow, if anything it just really complements the BOC and Cheung Kong center. Way to go Hong Kong!

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/11/30/c3331152613273771133341564495.jpg

one of the best building cluster in the world...IMO

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2005/11/30/c3331152613271871133342074609.jpg

Am I Gay tower @ night.

nice shot! i hope they will light up four seasons hotel before christmas

nice shot! i hope they will light up four seasons hotel before christmas

i agree... if 4 seasons stay like this after its opening it's quite disappointing.

Recent Photo : http://www.fotop.net/yiuyiu1/yiuyiu1289/DSC_8679

Lippo Seriously needs New Lighting.... it's becoming obsolete!!!

Not sure about 4 seasons
they might not want to bother their customers...