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Jan 2024 | Presentation at “Shanghai-Hong Kong Cultural Exchange Symposium 2024” | organised by Zuni Icosahedron & Shanghai Academy of Social Science | This presentation explains the context and concepts to establish a research framework on cultural data and its potential application. A preliminary study report will be published in April 2024 with focus on
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Jan 2024 | Presentation at mini-symposium “craft in architecture” | CUHK Architecture + NCKU Architecture the premise Craft is usually discussed as an object or an artefact, for “craft” is defined as “the work of making by hand”. Putting it into the context of architecture, what does “architectural craft” mean then? The following presentation is framed
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2023-24 Direct Grant for Research, CUHK Faculty of Social Science | Cultural infrastructure is commonly known by grand architecture such as the museums and theatres. However, the production and display of culture are not confined to architectural landmarks but also happen in everyday public spaces. The wide variety of public space in the dense urban
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Sept 2023 | Presentation at Pacific Rim Community Design Network bi-annual conference | Sendai, Japan How can the public space design embrace diversity while reflecting specific local characteristics? Compared to other cities along the Pacific Rim, Hong Kong had a rather strict COVID social distancing protocol. Furthermore, public activities have been highly controlled and virtually
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Mar 2023 | Presentation at Cultural Studies Association Taiwan annual conference and Department of Architecture, NCKU. Our understanding of “cultural infrastructure” is usually the landmark architecture like the museum or the opera house, such as the Lincoln Centre in New York City constructed in the 1960s. It is a grand structure sitting on the high
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Abstract: “Cultural center” is a new type of architecture and institution that has emerged since WWII and has become a model for many contemporary cultural institutions. It reflects the physical realization of the European welfare-state cultural policy, especially in Britain and France. With reference to the European cases, this paper examines three major cultural centers
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Lecture for cuhk SoA elective 5731A – Architecture and Cultural Practice Before we begin this week’s discussion on performance in urban space, it would be helpful to revisit the two types of cultural participation based on the distinctive role of cultural producer (performer) and cultural consumer (audience). Typical participatory art invite the audience “to join”
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Lecture for cuhk SoA elective 5731A – Architecture and Cultural Practice Cultural architecture is a container of public and cultural activities. The previous discussion on the idea of place in urban planning demonstrated a return of cultural institutions to focus on public engagement in recent decades. As civil awareness arise and state cultural budget decline,
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Lecture for cuhk SoA elective 5731A – Architecture and Cultural Practice The previous session laid out an overview of our investigation that positions Cultural Architecture as not just an object. An important concept embedded in it is the idea of Place – besides the physical environment, it is the intangible memory for individuals or collective
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Lecture 1+2 for cuhk SoA elective 5731A – Architecture and Cultural Practice This image reminds us of period drama set in 19th century Europe, where many scenes of courting and socialization were happening in the theatre while the performance was a mere backdrop. At that time cultural activities were the few public occasion for people
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