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 these developments have transformed residents’ everyday lives over time. Discussions will shed light on shared and distinct trajectories across different contexts, including new town planning and urban renewal processes in Britain, the establishment of Hong Kong’s satellite towns, the construction of Singapore’s integrated public housing, and the emergence of new development models in China in recent years.

Keynote Speakers:

Miles Glendinning, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh | “Mass Housing, Slum Clearance and New Towns – The Hong Kong and Singapore Experience in a Global Historical Context”

Alistair Fair, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh | “”Towns of Tomorrow”: New Towns in England, Scotland, and Wales, 1940s-80s”

Thematic Sessions:

Session 1: Urban Experiments and New Town Development Across Borders

Session 2: Urban Regeneration and Housing Practices

• Organiser: CUHK School of Architecture
• Symposium Convenor: Prof Cecilia Chu
• Co-convenors: Melody Yiu, Jeroen van Ameijde

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