Cross-section of Kowloon Walled City buildings

2008 August 28
by Doobybrain

This is a real gem! I came across it after a reader posted a link to a forum of various Kowloon Walled City photos and stories. This cross-section illustration shows just how crowded, cramped, and complicated the old Kowloon Walled City was.

Unfortunately, this scan from a [Japanese?] magazine isn’t any larger. Believe me, if it was, I would so post this cross-section in full resolution. I tried to find the original magazine/scan, but I had no luck.

If anybody has ANY information from where this scan came from, please let me know in the comments!

from → Hong Kong, Information Design

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2008 August 28
Justin

I don’t have much more information to add, but I think that cross-section is from a Japanese team that went through the walled city right before it was demolished. They wrote a book about their experiences that’s long out of print. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the title and Google doesn’t seem to wanna help me. Maybe the magazine article was an excerpt from the book?

You can read about their trip here: http://web.archive.org/web/20020208225753/www.flex.co.jp/kowloon/story/index_e.html

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2008 August 28
Justin

Ok, I’ve found the book that the cross-section is from! It’s this book:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4000080709?tag=hongkong7asne-22&camp=243&creative=1615&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=4000080709&adid=11CH6VBXMNYB3CR0DYW5&

And it’s still in print! According to my wife’s translation, this book contains cross-section illustrations of the Walled City.

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