RESEARCH
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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
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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
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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
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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。
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jan-Apr 2025 | co-PI: Dr Han Man | @ M+ Research Centre The CUHK School of Architecture began working with the M+ Research Centre in 2024 to explore different ways of engaging with architectural archives. It started with a pilot project in Jan 2025, involving faculty and students to work alongside M+ archivists as they
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Presented at ANCER Research Camp | Most of the public cultural facilities in Hong Kong nowadays were built in the 1970s / 80s, a period of active public construction. It was followed by a second wave around the 2000s, resulting in landmark projects such as the WCKD. The debates and controversies during their development have
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