Visual Arts
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min read
FADE IN
Act 1
EXT. CENTRAL - 09:45
Walking past Cheung Kong Park, PETER captures an image of the Bank of China Tower.
PETER (V.O.): I've taken lots of the tower before. But I'm not tired of doing that.
Following an elevated pedestrian walkway, Peter is attracted by a building under construction near Admiralty.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): No, I'm not going back to my chambers yet, I'm attending a HKUST meeting on campus development.
Taking the stairs to the ground level, Peter walks towards the Chater Garden.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The places I work in retirement are much more interesting than Government offices where I worked for decades.
Arriving at the Chater Garden, Peter captures an image featuring the Hong Kong Club building.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): At the lift lobby up there, I can see a bit of the park view. At the Business School foyer, there's the 180-degree harbour view.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Do all architecture blend form with function, inspirational and sustainable?
Act 2
INT. BUSINESS SCHOOL,HKUST - 10:30
Watching the architectural drawings and artistic impressions on screen, Peter follows presentations.
PETER (V.O.): They're architects or project managers. They try to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was studying Housing Management, I learned about building constructions and environmental technology.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What I learned served just the functional purpose and not any aesthetic ends.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Through their presentations, I'm learning the art and technique of designing and building.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What I can contribute is from the hypothetic user's perspective.
FLASHBACK
EXT/INT. INNOVATION TOWER, HKPOLY U - DAY (MAY, 2014)
Peter (59) walks towards the tower.
PETER (V.O.): Its modernist look is distinctly different from other red-brick buildings.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was studying Land Administration here from 1980-1982, I could get lost here as buildings looked the same.
Entering the tower, Peter takes the stairs to go up to a lecture theatre.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Its interior design is so simple. And it's good enough for me to conduct my moot auction of trade marks here.
EXT/INT. LONDON AQUATICS CENTRE - DAY (JULY, 2014)
Arriving in car with his WIFE, Peter (60) looks excited.
PETER: Well, I'm going to swim in a venue that hosted the swimming events of the 2012 Summer Olympics!
Peter focuses on the Centre.
PETER (Cont'd): Its modernist look is so eye-appealing.
Later, Peter swims happily in the pools.
PETER (V.O.): What an Olympic-like experience!
END FLASHBACK
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I never thought of becoming an architect. I wasn't that artistic.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In 1975 at my family home in Tin Sum San Tsuen, I deconstructed a toilet and a pigsty, and built a toilet with a sump tank and a two-room structure.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): By default, the design was minimalistic and the buildings were simple.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd):I believe they're still functional.
Act 3
EXT. CENTRAL - 13:00
Exiting the HK Club building and parting his COLLEAGUES, Peter walks towards Admiralty.
PETER (V.O.): An architect designs for the present with an awareness of the past and a vision for the future.
Peter looks at the park with a fountain on his right.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The neighbourhood is calm, peaceful and untroubled
Peter stares at construction works nearby.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Architecture are visual arts and they communicate by themselves.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And whatever good stuff we design and build end up building our authentic selves.
THE END
FADE OUT
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