RESEARCH
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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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2021-22 Direct Grant for Research, CUHK Faculty of Social Science | Key issues and problems Most cultural buildings in Hong Kong are publicly funded, where the cultural institution carries a public mission and in essence, public space. However, this is a type of space often bypassed in the public space discourse. While cultural architecture is
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There was a paradigm change around the mid-20th century in urban design and planning, from the Modernist top-down planning manifesto to a concern with the human-scale urban experience. Urbanists such as Jane Jacobs advocated an observational approach to learning about how the city works (1961). This is a view shared by the Danish architect Jan
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The proposed research consists of three stages in response to the project’s aims. Stage 1 is a spatial analysis of existing conditions, followed by a fieldwork stage to investigate public space user experience, and a final stage to analyze data collected and formulate recommendations. It will be conducted in qualitative methods, including architectural mapping and
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14-15 May 2021 | Organizing Team & Session 2 Moderator International (online) symposium with over 20 scholars and practitioners to share their work in 6 sessions around the topic of placemaking and “making place”. <link> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5was-uwjF_TkYZKiPveTzA Organized and chaired by: Professor Francesco Rossini | School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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30 Mar – 1 Apr 2021 | Tour Coordinator During the conference, a series of architecture and urbanism related educational tours will be organised to introduce to participants to noteworthy highlights from the host city. These tours will be organised via Zoom and streamed live from roaming locations in Hong Kong. <conference link> Day 1
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Jun – Sept 2019 | Coordinator for research and conference activities, including three components: Organizer: Zuni Icosahedron
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14-20 Aug 2016 | 8-days design-build workshop at the rural village Lantian Yao in Guangdong Huizhou, with 20 student participants + 4 architect-tutors from China, Japan and Taiwan.
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