COCOONS
COCOONS - A renovation process which first encapsulates the building in bamboo scaffolding up to 70 stories, then covers it with different colored material to stop debris from falling on the street below. It is a process unique to Hong Kong.
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Biography
Peter Steinhauer is an artist photographer. He lived and worked
in Asia for twenty years, beginning in Vietnam in 1993. His
photography focuses on architecture within urban landscape,
man-made structure, and natural landscape. His prints are in
the collections of the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Hong Kong
Heritage Museum, and a growing number of private and corporate
collections worldwide. He is a recipient of numerous international
photography awards.
Together with his wife Erin, he is the co-founder of Vietnam
Society, dedicated to the promotion of Vietnam through art and culture.
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Awards
Ford Foundation Grant Recipient
Three Communication Arts Photography Annual Awards of Excellence
2017 Lucie Award for Cocoons publication in Book category
2014 Lucie Award finalist - International Photographer of the Year
2012 Four IPA Awards
2011 Black and White Spider Award for Architecture
2011 One Life Award - Photo District News Annual Awards
2009 IPA and PX3 Paris Annual Awards
2007 Best Book of the Year - Enduring Spirit of Vietnam - PDN Annual Awards
