UrbanactionsHK – International Symposium and Workshop

The inadequate provision of open space in urban areas is one of the most recurrent challenges for the HKSAR Government, for high-quality public spaces can significantly increase a city’s attractiveness by encouraging business investment and improving living conditions.

This workshop aims to design proposals to regenerate underused public spaces in Hong Kong in response to local needs. Led by a group of international architects and urban designers from both academia and practice, four teams of 8-10 students will develop innovative urban design interventions to encourage the use of public space.

Organiser

Prof. Francesco Rossini, School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Tutors and Speakers

Prof. Margaret Crawford, University of California Berkeley
Prof. Weiping Wu, GSAPP, Columbia University, New York
Alfonso Femia, Co-founder, 5+1AA Agenzia di Architettura, Genova
Fermín Vázque, Founder, b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos, Barcelona
Prof. Filipe Afonso, School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Thomas Chung, School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Peter W. Ferretto, School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Patrick Hwang, School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Betty Ng, School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Call for Applications

The workshop is free of charge for students. To participate, please complete the Application Form and send the following documents to uahk@urbanactionshk.com:

• CV (PDF, 2MB max)
• Portfolio (PDF, A4, 5 pages or 10MB max)
• Copy of ID Card

Application Deadline: 30 April 2017

Visit urbanactionshk.com for more information.

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