ASIA SCURK COLLECTION

Here are PCX graphic files from my Asian collection.


Included in this PCX collection:

Title:         Size:	Description:

anhuicen.pcx   15114	Anhui International Trade Center, being proposed
			by the Chinese government for the city of Hefei.
			I do not know if this project ever made it off the
			drawing board (when dealing with the Chinese
			Communist government, you can never be sure about
			large projects like these).  I am also not sure
 			about the fountains, but I haven't found a good
			picture of the plaza-base.  This graphic was based
			on a model of the proposed project.

bankchin.pcx   13664	Bank of China, Hong Kong, China.  Designed by famed
			architect I.M. Pei, this building is often considered
			the best looking modern skyscraper.  Located on 
			Hong Kong's harborfront, its smooth, sail-like 
			composition never fails to draw gasps of awe and 
			amazement.  On this graphic, the bottom foundation
			terraces were greatly extended to fill out the tile.
			Thus, the glass pyramid is not found on the actual
			building.  Creative Macintosh users can shave off the
			extreme edges of the terraces to make the building 
			fit on a 3x3 tile base.

chincoal.pcx   9914     China Coal Building, Shanghai, China.  Presently under 
                        construction in Lujiazui's Zhuyuan Commercial and Trade 
                        Subzone, this ovoid building sports a bizarre spiral top.  
                        When completed, this multi-functional business building 
                        will house the Shanghai Pudong Holiday Inn.

ctcomcen.pcx   9197     City Telecommunication Centre, Singapore.  When completed 
                        in 1986, this building was the tallest telecommunication 
                        center in the world.  Designed by Kenzo Tange, it is a 
                        strong complement to the neighboring OCBC Centre and to 
                        the nearby OUB Centre.

dayanta.pcx    5872     Big Wild-Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta), Xi'an, China.  The 
                        pagoda was first built in 652 when Xi'an (then known 
                        as Chang'an) was capital for the Tang Dynasty.  
                        Originally called the Pagoda of the Classics, it was 
                        constructed by the pilgrim monk Xuanzang to house Sanskrit 
                        Buddhist texts brought from India.  It collapsed and was 
                        rebuilt between 701 and 704 on the orders of Empress 
                        Wu Ze Tian.  At 64 meters high, the pagoda offers splendid 
                        views of Xi'an.  Its formal name is the Ci'en Temple Pagoda, 
                        but since the temple no longer exists, the pagoda is now 
                        known by its other name.

hgkgbank.pcx   10797    Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong, China.
                        Designed by architect Sir Norman Foster, this building
                        is considered a masterpiece of high-tech architectural
                        engineering.  Its most prominent features are "clothes-
                        hanger" like structural memebers, which are expressed
                        on the facade.  The floors of the building are actually
                        hung from these truss members, much like in a bridge.
                        The building design also follows the principles of the 
                        ancient Chinese geomancy system known as "feng shui," 
                        thus giving the bank good fortune (and, hopefully, good
                        profits).  In order to fill in the rest of the tilebase,
                        trees were added to the graphic (the actual building is
                        really tightly flanked by older bank structures).

hgkgcen.pcx    18945	Central Plaza, Hong Kong, China.  This was the
			largest building in Asia, however, that title has
			now recently passed to Cesar Pelli's twin
			Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (this is 
			now the world's tallest building--perhaps someone
			should make a graphic set of it!).  At any rate,
			Central Plaza is a flashy building built on a
			triangular plan (hence, the somewhat odd-looking
			perspective on my graphic set).  As I am limited to
			DOS, I placed this building on a 4x4 base and
			filled in the sides with appropriate Hong Kong-like
			buildings.  This grouping can look odd when
			multiples of the tile is used in a city.
			Therefore, those who have platforms that allow for
			tall buildings on 2x2 of 3x3 bases can shave-off
			the side buildings if they so desire.

ocbccen.pcx    9573     Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation Centre, Singapore.  
                        Designed by I.M. Pei and built in 1976, the OCBC Centre 
                        is sometimes called "the pocket-calculator building".  
                        Standing near the Singapore River amid the small pubs 
                        and shops of the Boat Quay, the tower is a major landmark 
                        of Singapore's distinctive skyline.

oubcent.pcx    17904	Overseas Union Bank Centre, Singapore.  Designed by
			the legendary Japanese architect Kenzo Tange for one 
			of Singapore's four major banks, the OUB tower is a major 
			feature of Singapore's modern skyline.  Based on a 
			combination of two triangles, this building is an 
			excellent example of the clean, high-tech, modern towers
			being built in Singapore.  It is best seen from ground 
			level, where its metal-clad facade forms a strikingly 
			smooth profile.

pearltow.pcx   9356     Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai, China.  Also called 
                        the Pearl of the East, this 468 meter high structure is 
                        the tallest TV tower in Asia and the third tallest in the 
                        world.  Standing by the bank of the Huangpu River in the 
                        rapidly developing Pudong district, this tower symbolizes 
                        the reemergence of Shanghai as a leading world trade center.  
                        Comprised of eleven ruby-red spheres supported by three 
                        giant columns, the tower dominates the skyline of Shanghai's 
                        new Lujiazui Financial Center.

sakyamun.pcx   5377     Sakyamuni Pagoda, Yingxian, China.  Built entirely out of 
                        timber, this pagoda is popularly known as the Wooden Pagoda 
                        of Yingxian County in Shanxi Province.  It is part of the 
                        Fogong (Buddha's Palace) Temple and was built in 1056 during 
                        the Liao Dynasty.  Standing 67.31 meters high, it is the only 
                        extant large wooden pagoda in China and also the tallest 
                        among ancient wooden buildings of the world.  For almost a 
                        thousand years its excellent construction has permitted the 
                        pagoda to withstand countless severe earthquakes.  Wide 
                        balconies around the exterior allow for panoramic views of Yingxian County Town, Mount Hengshan, and the Songgan River.

shuntak.pcx    7544	Shun Tak Centre and Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong, China.  
			Completed in 1986 by Spence Robinson, Ltd., this complex 
			includes office and hotel functions in the two twin towers,
			as well as a ferry terminal and retail center at its base.  
			The distinctive towers, with red coloring taken from stripes 
			found on the ferry jetfoils, provide a marine entrance to the
			city of Hong Kong.  The terminal, which provides extensive 
			service to the Portuguese territory of Macau, also services 
			catamarans, hovercraft, large-capacity ferries, and even 
			helicopters.  This graphic really should be on a 4x4 tilebase, 
			however, in order to capture its character as a marine terminal, 
			it was placed on a 3x3 base so that it may be used on the marina 
			tile.

stchbank.pcx   9952     Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore.  This parallelogram-shaped 
                        building stands along the bank of the Singapore River.  It is part 
                        of the tight cluster of skyscrapers that form Singapore's richly 
                        spectacular skyline.

uobplaza.pcx   18558    United Overseas Bank Plaza, Singapore.  Built in 1992 next to its 
                        commercial rival OUB Centre, the 66-story UOB Plaza is one of 
                        Singapore's tallest towers.  With a height of 918 feet (the maximum 
                        allowed in Singapore) UOB Plaza actually matches the height of the 
                        neighboring OUB Centre.  This lofty building stands along the bank 
                        of the Singapore River, towering over the small shops of the Boat Quay.

Enjoy!



Created by Lee Sojot.			    			       6/11/98
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