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Hotel ICON (唯港薈) is the teaching and research hotel built for the School of Hotel and Tourism Management by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It is fully owned by the university. Located at 17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong, the hotel was built on the site of what was formerly PolyU's staff quarters, Pak Sui Yuen (百粹苑). The new complex retains the original function of staff quarters, and adds new functions such as hotel rooms, a teaching complex and function rooms.〔 The building's topping-up ceremony was held on 11 March 2010, and the hotel was officially opened on 21 September 2011. ==Design== The hotel's architectural design was performed by Hong Kong-based Rocco Design Architects Ltd., which was awarded the 2011 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Medal of the Year of Hong Kong for this work.〔Hong Kong Institute of Architects: (HKIA Annual Awards 2011 )〕 Hong Kong's CL3 Architects designed the interiors, including the guestrooms, the Silverbox ballroom and the lobby's grand staircase. Vivienne Tam, a Hong Kong Polytechnic University graduate, designed ICON's Designer Suite by Vivienne Tam, an 80m2 suite located on the 27th floor. Hong Kong designer Barney Cheng fashioned the staff uniforms. The hotel's logo was created by graphic designer Tommy Li, also a graduate of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Conran & Partners designed Hotel ICON's restaurants. French botanist and artist Patrick Blanc created and installed the 18-meter, 230m2 green wall in the Hotel ICON lobby. Hong Kong designer Freeman Lau curated the hotel's collection. At the time of its opening, Hotel ICON was housing works of art by Asian artists, including Cheung Yee, Kan Tai-Keung, Nancy Chu Woo, Hung Keung, Pauline Lam, William Furniss, John Fung, Chow Chun Fai, Tsang Chui Mei and Terence Lee.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hotel ICON (Hong Kong)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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