Cultural Centers in Hong Kong: Welfare Provision or Economic Instrument?

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Architecture and Culture Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/20507828.2021.2020040

M. Yiu

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Abstract

Abstract “Cultural center” is a new type of architecture and institution that has emerged since WWII and has become a model for many contemporary cultural institutions. It reflects the physical realization of the European welfare-state cultural policy, especially in Britain and France. With reference to the European cases, this paper examines three major cultural centers in Hong Kong from the 1960s to the present day (City Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Center, and the Xiqu Center at the West Kowloon Cultural District). Employing a socio-spatial approach, the methods include an archival study of government documents and spatial analysis of public space at the selected cultural centers. The paper demonstrates how the positioning of culture has shifted from a public welfare provision into a capital-oriented urban development strategy and, in this context, questions the role of contemporary cultural institutions.

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香港文化中心：福利还是经济工具？

“文化中心”是二战后出现的一种新型建筑和机构，已成为许多当代文化机构的典范。它反映了欧洲福利国家文化政策的现实实现，特别是在英国和法国。本文以欧洲为参照，考察了香港从1960年代至今的三大文化中心(大会堂、香港文化中心和西九龙文娱艺术区戏曲中心)。采用社会空间方法，方法包括对政府文件的档案研究和选定文化中心的公共空间的空间分析。本文展示了文化的定位如何从公共福利提供转变为资本导向的城市发展战略，并在此背景下质疑当代文化机构的作用。

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