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The Bank of China was established in 1990 and is located in Hong Kong. It was designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei in a modern style that incorporates both Chinese design elements and glass and metal materials. The Bank of China has since expanded to become a leading commercial bank through acquiring and combining 10 other Hong Kong banks, and it now operates nearly 540 ATMs across the region.

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Bank of China By Barnaby Corr
General Information The Bank of China is located at Garden road and was finished in 1990. This building is used for banking and has offices. This is made out of glass and metal. It was designed by I.M.Pei. It is modern design and Chinese design.
History The Bank of China was established on 1 October 2001. It has combined 10 businesses in Hong Kong. Bank of china is a leading commercial banking group. It has nearly 540 ATMs. Ten banks are in the Bank of China they are Bank of China Hong Kong Branch, The Kwangtung Provincial Bank, Sin Hua Bank Limited, The China & South Sea Bank Limited, Kincheng Banking Corporation, The China State Bank Limited, The National Commercial Bank Limited and The Yien Yieh Commercial Bank Limited, Hua Chiao Commercial Bank Limited and Po Sang Bank Limited.
Architect The Architect that made the Bank of china is called I.M.Pei he was born in 1917. He went to the US to study architecture when he was 17. In 1942, Pei enrolled in the Harvard Graduate school where he studied Walter Gropius six months later, he went to National Defense Research Committee in Princeton. In 1948, William Zeckendorf invited I.M.Pei to accept to be Director of Architecture in the USA. Pei’s 72- story in Hong Kong and also did the 4 seasons hotel in Manhattan.
What has influenced the bank of china All the glass is there so it lets the light in and is easier to make glass than finding wood and cutting wood on the might make trees fall down and kill people to make shutters because there isn’t much trees in Hong Kong. It is partly Chinese design because Hong Kong is in china. The lights are so in the night people know where it is and is very tall because loads of people work there. The pillars support the structure to hold it up.

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Bank of china by barnaby

  • 1. Bank of China By Barnaby Corr
  • 2. General Information The Bank of China is located at Garden road and was finished in 1990. This building is used for banking and has offices. This is made out of glass and metal. It was designed by I.M.Pei. It is modern design and Chinese design.
  • 3. History The Bank of China was established on 1 October 2001. It has combined 10 businesses in Hong Kong. Bank of china is a leading commercial banking group. It has nearly 540 ATMs. Ten banks are in the Bank of China they are Bank of China Hong Kong Branch, The Kwangtung Provincial Bank, Sin Hua Bank Limited, The China & South Sea Bank Limited, Kincheng Banking Corporation, The China State Bank Limited, The National Commercial Bank Limited and The Yien Yieh Commercial Bank Limited, Hua Chiao Commercial Bank Limited and Po Sang Bank Limited.
  • 4. Architect The Architect that made the Bank of china is called I.M.Pei he was born in 1917. He went to the US to study architecture when he was 17. In 1942, Pei enrolled in the Harvard Graduate school where he studied Walter Gropius six months later, he went to National Defense Research Committee in Princeton. In 1948, William Zeckendorf invited I.M.Pei to accept to be Director of Architecture in the USA. Pei’s 72- story in Hong Kong and also did the 4 seasons hotel in Manhattan.
  • 5. What has influenced the bank of china All the glass is there so it lets the light in and is easier to make glass than finding wood and cutting wood on the might make trees fall down and kill people to make shutters because there isn’t much trees in Hong Kong. It is partly Chinese design because Hong Kong is in china. The lights are so in the night people know where it is and is very tall because loads of people work there. The pillars support the structure to hold it up.