RESEARCH
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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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5 Jan 2024 | NCKU x CUHK mini-symposium | From traditional guilds of craftsmen to contemporary digital fabrication and construction, the practice of architecture is always associated with crafts and craftsmanship. Beyond the tactile quality of the case of built objects, the craft quality is manifested in the architectural process, inseparable from the acts of
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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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| forthcoming monograph publication in the Routledge Research in Architecture Series | Book Description Recent developments have attracted global attention to Hong Kong’s cultural and architectural scene, with the new iconic buildings at West Kowloon and the heritage regeneration projects such as Tai Kwun and the Asia Society, which have seen much publicity in both
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May-Nov 2023 | co-curator | exhibition as part of Time Space Existence 2023. THE “NEW” NEW TOWN is a study of current urban conditions in Hong Kong, based on the work of the MSc in Urban Design programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Through historical analysis, data-driven mapping and community engagement activities in
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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: The public space at museums, theatres, or cultural centres overlaps with everyday urban space, but it possesses a different quality than the nominal public streets or plazas. Through spatial design and operation, the exterior and interior public spaces associated with cultural buildings are carefully curated to manifest the cultural institution’s vision and value, which is
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Fall 2022/23 | cuhk SoA public lecture series design(ing) for change: Global Framework. Local Implementation. Global frameworks such as the UNSDG and the New Urban Agenda bring awareness to pressing urban issues and align actors across different sectors and geography. However, how to ground these concepts with implementation in practice remains to be a challenge
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summer 2022 | A design workshop for women to develop gender-inclusive design thinking skills | Community Partner: Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centre | as part of Atelier In with Ms. Veera Fung Her Place Her Say is a (public space) design workshop series that aims to develop creative problem-solving skills for underprivileged women. Through
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