what is the [spatial/social/political] condition for culture?
through an infrastructural lens – across architecture, urbanism, art and design
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- From Cultural Service to Cultural Infrastructure: A Review of Cultural and Urban Development in Hong Kong from the 1960s-2000s
Culture: Policy, Management, and Entrepreneurship, 2026, 5(1): 55–76. Abstract This paper examines Hong Kong’s cultural development from the 1960s to the 2000s through the emerging concept of “cultural infrastructure”, which reframes cultural facilities as networked systems rather than isolated landmarks. Analysing two distinct periods and cultural development approach—the late-colonial welfare provision and post-handover culture-led development—the study traces how urban planning… Read more: From Cultural Service to Cultural Infrastructure: A Review of Cultural and Urban Development in Hong Kong from the 1960s-2000s - Panel: Cultural Governance: Commoning Institutions, Infrastructure and Public Engagement
6th ANCER Conference. 13 Dec 2025. CUHK x LaSalle Moderators: Audrey WONG, Programme Leader, MA Arts and Cultural Leadership, LASALLESunitha JANAMOHANAN, Lecturer, School of Creative Industries, LASALLE This multidisciplinary panel focuses on cultural governance at the city level in Asia and the dynamic relationships between policy actors, including local government authorities and institutions, artist collectives, and civic actors. Culture -interpreted… Read more: Panel: Cultural Governance: Commoning Institutions, Infrastructure and Public Engagement - EoP Prototype 2.0: Flower Market Imaginaries
27 Nov 2025 – 24 Jan 2026 | Installation and Exhibition | as part of UABB 2025 This work presents the interim findings of the EoP research initiative, which brings together the fields of urban architecture, arts, and technology, sharing a common interest in the practice of participation as a creative tool. Taking the Prince Edward Flower Market as a… Read more: EoP Prototype 2.0: Flower Market Imaginaries - New Towns in Context – Symposium
7 Nov 2025 | CUHK School of Architecture | This one-day symposium brings together scholars from various disciplines to examine the histories and futures of new towns and housing development in Hong Kong and beyond. Participants will explore past and present visions of new towns and their transnational connections, the creation of designed landscapes in specific locales, and the ways… Read more: New Towns in Context – Symposium - Arts and Culture as Public Service: The design and planning of municipal cultural buildings in late-colonial Hong Kong
Presented at Hong Kong History Centre, University of Bristol | HKHC Speaker Series | 29 Oct, 2025 | Abstract: In the early colonial period, arts and cultural development in Hong Kong was primarily driven by community initiatives and elite advocates. However, since the opening of the Hong Kong City Hall in 1962, its cultural offerings have been well-received by the… Read more: Arts and Culture as Public Service: The design and planning of municipal cultural buildings in late-colonial Hong Kong - 文娛建築的多種空間:後殖民時期香港公共文化建築
Presented at Hong Kong History Centre, University of Bristol | History Salon | 11 Oct, 2025 | 自2022年香港大會堂成為首個獲得法定古蹟評級的現代建築，加上近年各地標文化項目相繼落成，使博物館和劇院等文化場所 從本來只是藝術愛好的聚集地 變成大眾關注的日常公共空間。 儘管沒有名師設計的光環和廣泛宣傳，其實自60年代，大會堂/文娛/文化中心的建設一直融合在城市發展和公共政策之中。這些公共文化建築的設計考量是什麼？它們在構建社區意識方面又扮演著什麼角色？本次分享從建築和規劃的角度追溯香港70至90年代市政文化建築的發展，探討作為福利政策延伸的休閒文化建設 當時如何塑造一個“現代城市生活”的理想模式。 - Market Life: Objects Assemblage
17-20 Sept 2025 | Installation and Exhibition | with Veera Fung as AtelierIn At the public market, domestic objects are hidden within an assemblage for different functions. Familiar objects in unfamiliar places make an extended domestic space, where household items are brought in to dress up an environment as comfortable as home. This installation is a condensed assemblage of market… Read more: Market Life: Objects Assemblage - Medium of Spatial Representation
arch5131B | 202526T1 elective course for UG students. At a time of instant generative images, the creation of architectural representations is becoming ever faster and easier, but at the risk of becoming standardised and homogeneous. What are the intrinsic qualities embedded in different media [line drawings, collages, photographs, and prints], and how do they represent architectural ideas? Through the study… Read more: Medium of Spatial Representation - Ecologies of Participation – a practice-based research collaboration across architecture, arts, and technology
Presented at APARN Conference, Bangkok | 2 Jul, 2025 Abstract The Ecologies of Participation (EoP) collaborative began in 2024 with a common interest in participatory practices across fine arts, cultural studies, and architecture. Over the past year, we have held panel talks and methods workshops, inviting local and international arts practitioners and scholars to share their works and exchange ideas.… Read more: Ecologies of Participation – a practice-based research collaboration across architecture, arts, and technology - [monograph] Cultural Architecture and Late-colonial Space: Constructing Cultural Centres in Hong Kong
Routledge Research in Architecture Series, Jun 2025 | The book offers the first in-depth study of three major Hong Kong public cultural architecture works built in the late-colonial years – the Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Shatin Town Hall, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. It traces the design and development of public cultural architecture in Hong Kong, drawing upon primary… Read more: [monograph] Cultural Architecture and Late-colonial Space: Constructing Cultural Centres in Hong Kong - Ground Music – project review
GroundMusic is a unique initiative, designed as a resource-matching platform to bring together the potential of non-performative public space and aspiring local musicians, resulting in lively musical performances for the general audience. Funded by the CUHK Knowledge Transfer Project Fund with the support of industry venue partners, the multidisciplinary team curates and organises performances in different shopping malls across Hong… Read more: Ground Music – project review - EoP Public Forum
25 Apr, 2025 | Collaborative Research Initiative | This Public Forum is the culmination of the Ecologies of Participation (EoP) research initiative between the Fine Arts, Architecture, and Media and Cultural Studies at CUHK. It gathers speakers from previous events, including invited international scholars and practitioners, to further engage with us on key questions surrounding the conception of participation in… Read more: EoP Public Forum
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