threshold 內外之間

urbanism | cultural architecture | public space

1970s-90s

  • Arts and Culture as Public Service: The design and planning of municipal cultural buildings in late-colonial Hong Kong

    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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  • 文娛建築的多種空間:後殖民時期香港公共文化建築

    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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  • Ecologies of Participation – a practice-based research collaboration across architecture, arts, and technology

    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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  • From Cultural Service to Cultural Infrastructure

    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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  • Architecture of Culture: designing Hong Kong’s Municipal Town Halls

    Presented at the SoA Research Seminar, CUHK Hong Kong | Abstract: The last three decades of colonial rule in Hong Kong is a period of active construction of public buildings, including town halls in the new territories and municipal service buildings in the urban area. These civic service buildings often include cultural facilities such as

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  • Town Halls and Cultural Centre – the common type and the exception

    Presented at the Hong Kong History Day 2024, Hong Kong | Built to achieve a “balanced lifestyle” for living and working, as well as leisure, the new towns are planned with amenities such as parks, sports grounds, and cultural facilities — the town halls. My sharing today will be about the cultural buildings of the

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