香港经历了150年的殖民统治，有自己独特的社会制度、政经模式、价值观念和生活方式。战后50年, 香港的城市建筑是本地社会、经济、技术的合力，是业主、规划师、建筑师和建设者努力的结果。战后香港的发展，既不重蹈英国和其他殖民地的道路，又和中国内地的发展迥异。香港的建筑，崇尚经济实用，不受政治思潮影响。形成独立和独特的城市系统和建筑环境。香港建筑和开发，无论从学术和实际层面，都值得深入探究。本项目试图建立第二次世界大战后到1997年香港建筑研究的学术框架，使得这一时期的建成作品、人物和背景资料可以在这一框架里进行编写和不断补充；以审视和历史的眼光描绘香港建筑，观照现代主义思想如何来到香港，同一时期香港建筑和周边地区建筑的比对；展示香港建筑的独特风貌，在世界建筑和大中华建筑史里确立香港的地位；为本科和研究生课程以及深入此专题的研究提供资料；为香港、亚洲和我国城市的发展提供有价值的经验教训。

Having experienced British colonial rule for 150 years, Hong Kong possesses its unique political, social and economic mode. Hong Kong architecture of post World War II is the result of local social, technical and economic forces and embodies the endeavors of clients, planners, architects and constructors. The Hong Kong architecture did not follow the way of Britain and other colonies, and performed completely different with those of Chinese mainland. Hong Kong architecture believes pragmatism and forms a unique and independent urban architectural system. This project is intended to establish a framework of Hong Kong architecture from 1946 to 1997- the last half century of the colony; depict architecture in a critical and historic way; find how the modernist architecture influence Hong Kong; compare Hong Kong architecture with those of vicinity areas in the same period; display flavor of Hong Kong architecture; confirm its status in a world and Asian scenario; give list for the future conservation; lay down a foundation for the further study and provide lessons for the development of Asian and Chinese cities.