A close friend of mine recently packed her bags and ventured on a spontaneous university exchange year to Hong Kong. As a student of business studies the opportunity to learn in one of the world’s leading financial centres seemed to good to pass by so she decided to embrace this once in a life time experience. Now, as a keen student of architecture, i too feel Hong Kong is a place of importance to my learning, so have persuaded my parents to take me East on a venture of my own. 
Hong Kong is situated on China’s south coast and has a hot and humid climate due to its close proximity to the tropic of Cancer. It is home to over seven million people who all inhabit a small percentage of land due to the mountainous landscape of the city. This has forced the densely packed region to build upwards rather than outwards to accommodate its growing population. It has recently become the most vertical city in the world and a hub for modern architecture and construction.
Amongst the cities 7650 skyscrapers are The International Commerce Centre (3rd tallest building in the world), Central Plaza, which takes on a triangular floor plan, and The Bank Of China which resembles shoots of growing bamboo. These along with other unique buildings transform the city into a place of architectural excellence and are the reason the city has now been branded the most visually pleasing in the world.
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