HSBC Building

The Oil Rig – HSBC Building When it was built in the 1980s, the HSBC headquarters was the most expensive building in the world, costing about HK$5.2 billion. The modular structure was designed by British architect Norman Foster, and its exterior aluminum-steel suspension structure and masts, appearing like cranes, called to mind an oil rig at sea.

Photo b40, 1987