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Message from the DirectorAs the newly appointed Director of the School of Architecture since the beginning of 2014, I have constantly been asked to identify my ambitions for the School and our students. In a nutshell, for the School: 1. building more bridges with the profession; 2. integrating design with research; and 3. thought leadership in our field. And for our students: 1. core competence; 2. critical thinking, and 3. creative leadership.

In particular, I see core competence and critical thinking as the twin pillars that support and sustain creativity and leadership among our present and future graduates, who are not merely being trained to join the ranks of the current profession, but being educated to be able to adapt to the inevitable changes that will be encountered during their careers in a future, largely unknown profession, as well as to define and formulate that new profession with leadership.

To this end, the current activities of architectural research in our School have been identified and organized into distinct Design Research Units, in order to integrate research and teaching, as well as provide more meaningful content to our design studio projects. The pre-professional BSSc (AS) programme continues to go from strength to strength, commencing with a thoughtfully formulated foundation studio, and followed sequentially by studios that introduce design projects of increasing scale and complexity until culminating in a comprehensive design studio that serves as a capstone to these undergraduate architectural studies.

It is expected that the professional M.Arch. degree programme will be shaped even more significantly by the introduction of Design Research Units in order to bring more pedagogical direction into the M1 and M2 design studios, with the aim of sharpening critical thinking and building up core competencies to the extent where students are better able to explore and resolve architectural issues independently and in-depth, and to design their projects both comprehensively in scope and detailed in execution.

Together with the teaching postgraduate programmes (MSc in Architectural Conservation and Design; Sustainable and Environmental Design; and Urban Design) as well as research postgraduate programme (leading to MPhil and PhD degrees), this more purposeful alignment and integration of design and research in all programmes will enrich the exploration and advancement of knowledge in concentrated areas, as well as to enable more lasting contributions to our built environment via projects or policies.

Looking forward, I hope that all students and graduates will embrace these changes and challenges in both your academic education and professional careers as you develop your own core competency and critical thinking with continual discoveries that will lead you eventually to creativity and leadership in our design professions.

Nelson Chen FHKIA FAIA RIBA Professor of Practice in Architecture Director, School of Architecture

bssc(as) graduation 2014

Contents

Message from the Director 3

Programme Overview 6

Curriculum 8

Calendar 10

BSSc (AS) Overview 12 Studio U1 issue| tool 14 Studio U2 process | method 16 Studio U3 use | programme 18 Studio U4 force | performance 20 Studio U5 place | context 22 Studio U6 project | articulation 24

MArch Overview 26 MArch 1 Studios G1 / G2 building technology and sustainable design 28 G5 / G6 design methodology and practice 30 G9 / G10 digital technology and computational design 32 G13 / G14 history, culture and conservation design 34 G17 / G18 urban design and landscape urbanism 36 G19 / G8 visiting designs critics 38

MArch 2 Thesis Project 40 MSc (Architectural Conservation and Design) 42

MSc (Sustainable and Environmental Design) 46

MSc (Urban Design) 50

MPhil / PhD 54

Faculty 56

Events / Visiting Lectures 58

Awards & Scholarships / Student Exchanges 60

Summer Activities 62

Location 64

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Programme Overview

BSSc (AS)Architectural Studies

The Bachelor of Social Science (Architectural Studies) - BSSc (AS) - is the first part of a two-degree sequence in professional architectural education. This sequence is designed to provide a basis for education in general and preparation for professional work as an architect in particular. Students are encouraged to enrich their core of studies in architecture by exploring lateral relationships with other subjects and disciplines as well as through independent study and experience of other cultures. The core of studies consists of design studios in addition to courses offered in humanities, technology, professional practice and design computation.

Professional Programme

MArchArchitecture

The Master of Architecture programme – MArch - is the second part of a two-degree sequence in professional architectural education. It is a taught postgraduate programme for students who intend to become architects. The programme offers a series of research-based advanced studios and independent design explorations which both articulate an intellectual position and demonstrate the impact of that position in design. Applicants should have a pre-professional architecture degree (equivalent to HKIA or CCA), such as the BSSc (AS) from CUHK, and relevant work experience.

Joint Programme

BSSc (US) Urban Studies

The Bachelor of Social Science (Urban Studies) - BSSc (US) - is designed for students to explore the complexities and challenges of the rapidly evolving urban world, global urbanization processes and various strands of urbanism. It is jointly organized by the Department of Geography and Resource Management and the School of Architecture, with input by various departments in the Faculties of Social Science and Arts. Besides the learning of theories of urban development, the rigorous application of skills and techniques for urban analysis, and the contextual understanding of sustainable practices, students are required to develop expertise in concentration areas such as urban planning and design, urban environment, or urban policy and governance.

Postgraduate Programmes

MScArchitectural Conservation and Design

Architectural conservation is increasingly an important area of work for architects and architectural conservationists in Hong Kong and the region. With increased awareness of the value of architectural heritage, the society looks to proper and careful interpretation, conservation and reuse of historic buildings in cities and countryside. This taught postgraduate programme places emphasis on professionalism in approaching historic buildings, learning from and with professionals in countries, such as the US and UK, where conservation practices have been well established. Students will master the latest theory in architectural conservation, and be exposed to the best practices in conservation planning and documentation. Through lecture courses, hands-on experience, field trips and case studies, students will learn to interpret historic buildings, formulate conservation strategies and engage in design dealing with historic buildings. The programme will allow students to develop independent positions on current issues in architectural conservation.

MScUrban Design

Over the past decades, Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta have been a laboratory of urbanism. Rapid urban growth, mass migration and new policies have led to new urban forms, but environmental deterioration and social imbalance have also increased. Urban design can play an important role to create more liveable and sustainable cities if it is able to integrate knowledge about ecological, economic, and social issues and is based on a clear set of values. The MSc programme in Urban Design is based on a fundamental understanding of environmental and urban economics as well as urban history. Combining design studios and focused course modules, it aims to integrate specific knowledge about urban processes, complex ecosystems and transport networks. The modules act as catalysts for the studio projects, and are organized as think tanks in which students discuss with experts from academia and practice. After an additional period of professional experience, graduates can apply for professional registration from the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design (HKIUD).

MSc Sustainable and Environmental Design

The MSc in Sustainable and Environmental Design is a taught postgraduate programme for practitioners in all sectors of the building industry. It usually requires one year of full-time study or two years part-time. Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree and work experience in a related field.

MPhil

The MPhil is a research degree. Students learn primarily by doing independent original research, usually by participating in the work of the School’s design studios or research units in Chinese architectural heritage, community participation, computation and simulation, sustainable and environmental design, or housing. In some cases, students may also pursue their own topics, if feasibility of the topic can be demonstrated upon application.

PhD

The PhD is a research degree. Students learn primarily by conducting independent original research, usually by participating in the work of the School’s design studios or research units in Chinese architectural heritage, community participation, computation and simulation, sustainable and environmental design, or housing. In some cases, students may also pursue their own topics, if feasibility of the topic can be demonstrated upon application.

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Design Computation Professional Practice Electives

arch 6521Professional Practice and Management

arch 5131 Topical Studies in Design Theoryarch 5231 Topical Studies in Computational Designarch 5431 Topical Studies in Building Technologyarch 5531 Topical Studies in Professional Practice Managementarch 5731 Topical Studies in Urbanismarch 5732 The Studies of Citiesarch 5733 Critical Issues in Contemporary Urbanism arch 5831 Introduction to Conservation Designarch 5832 Materials & Construction in Architectural Conservationarch 5833 Issues in Heritage Conservationarch 5834 Hong Kong Architectural History (Culture of Building)

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arch 4521Professional Practice

arch 4231 Topical Studies in Computational Designarch 4331 Topical Studies in Architectural History and Theoryarch 4431 Topical Studies in Building Technologyarch 4731 Topical Studies of Cities

arch 3222Digital Design Methods

arch 2221Graphics and Visual Studies

Curriculum

BSSc(AS) 1

BSSc(AS) 2

BSSc(AS) 3

BSSc(AS) 4

Year Out

Studio Humanities Technology

arch 2111 / arch 2112Introduction to Architectural Design I & II [U1 / U2]

arch 3113 / arch 3114Architectural Design Studios I & II [U3 / U4]

arch 4115 / arch 4116Architectural Design Studios III & IV[U5 / U6]

arch 5111 / arch 5112Advanced Architectural Design Studios I & II

arch 6113 / arch 6114Thesis Project I & II

arch 5321Architectural Theory and Criticismarch 5721 Urban Design and Planning

arch 5421Advanced Environmental Systemsarch 5422 Advanced Structures and Construction

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arch 4721Land and City

arch 4425Building Systems Integration

arch 3322 Architectural History and Theory II(Western Architecture)arch 3323Architectural History and Theory III(Modern Architecture)

arch 3423 Building Technology II(Building Structure)arch 3424Building Technology III(Environmental Technology)

arch 1001a Living Architecture: Understanding Spacearch 1001b Living Architecture: Architectural Precedents

Students elect two non-architecture courses from the Social Science Faculty Package.

arch 2321Architectural History and Theory I(Asian Architecture)

arch 2421 Introduction to Building Technologyarch 2422 Building Technology I(Materials and Construction)

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total units 52

MArch 1

MArch 2

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Calendarweek event date

1 First teaching day/ All school meeting 01.09 M 2 08.09 M Day following Mid Autumn Festival 09.09 T 3 15.09 M 4 22.09 M 5 29.09 M National Day 01.10 W Chung Yeung Festival 02.10 Th 6 06.10 M 7 13.10 M 8 20.10 M 9 27.10 M 10 03.11 M 11 Course evaluation week 10.11 M 12 17.11 M 13 Final review week (BSSc) 24.11 M 14 Final review week (MArch / MSc) 01.12 M Examination period begins 03.12 W 15 08.12 M 16 15.12 M 17 Portfolio submission 22.12 M Christmas Day 25.12 Th First weekday after Christmas Day 26.12 F

week event date

1 First teaching day 05.01 M 2 12.01 M 3 19.01 M 4 26.01 M 5 02.02 M 6 09.02 M 7 16.02 M Lunar New Year 19.02 Th Lunar New Year 20.02 F 8 23.02 M 9 02.03 M 10 09.03 M 11 16.03 M 12 Course evaluation week 23.03 M 13 30.03 M Good Friday 03.04 F 14 Day following Ching Ming Festival 06.04 M Day following Easter Monday 07.04 T 15 Final review week (BSSc) 13.04 M 16 Final review week (MArch / MSc) 20.04 M Examination period begins 22.04 W 17 27.04 M Labour Day 01.05 F 18 04.05 M 19 11.05 M Portfolio submission 13.05 W

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BSSc(AS)

The Bachelor of Social Science (Architectural Studies) programme is designed to provide a basis for education in general and preparation for professional work as an architect in particular. The core of studies consists of design studios in addition to courses offered in humanities, technology, professional practice and design computation.

Design studios are structured in a sequential manner through the six semesters of the programme. The intention is to allow better integration of studio courses and required courses, and to enable students to start from fundamental concepts and advance progressively to more complex issues in architectural design.

The foundation studio in the first semester introduces students to the field of architectural design through studio learning. In the subsequent four studios students learn design skill by either focusing on specific aspects of architecture or by addressing various factors that influence architectural form. Arranged in a sequence, these factors include architectural space conception, human behavior, environmental technology and sustainable design, and urban setting. Students are also required to demonstrate a basic understanding of construction system, structure and material character through their design. In the sixth semester, a culminating studio serves to integrate previous knowledge and themes into a comprehensive architectural design project.

Elective courses are offered to investigate a particular field of architecture. Areas represented in these topical study courses include design theory, architectural history and theory, cities, building technology and computational design. Each elective is created to provide students an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of a specific topic or set of issues related to the theory and practice of architecture. Each year repeating as well as new electives are announced with course descriptions to guide students in their selection.

Programme Director Thomas Chung

Studio sequence

semester learning | teaching topic U1 [ arch 2111, T1 ] issue | tool Foundation design as visual and conceptual process; habitable environments; space as form; abstraction and transformation; form and making; design concept, parti and formal composition

U2 [ arch 2112, T2 ] process | method Tectonics, Space, Design design process; sequential steps; tectonic concept; enveloped, continuous and modular space; spatial composition and tectonic form; graphic representation; digital and physical modeling

U3 [ arch 3113, T1 ] use | programme Programme and Use use of space both functional and symbolic; space planning; human scale and dimension; habitable space; structure (form and organization) on building design

U4 [ arch 3114, T2 ] force | performance Structure & Passive Environmental Design impact of natural forces; tools for measuring design performance; sustainability in architecture; urban design and conservation; design of sustainable and energy efficient human environments

U5 [ arch 4115, T1 ] place | context Place Making and Contextual Response

influences on urban form generation and articulation; interface between architecture and city; contextual design of places; evolution of architecture in cities; making of sustainable cities

U6 [ arch 4116, T2 ] project | articulation Comprehensive Building Design

comprehensive project with program and site; conceptual integration of building systems: structure, enclosure and interior space; high resolution and articulation

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Gu Daqing / Filipe Afonzo / Sun Weiwei / Caroline Wüthrich / Gary Yeung

SSF PACKAGE GENERAL EDUCATION

Studio U1 issue | tool

Studio U1 and U2 are conceived as one integrated program for basic training in architectural design. Its aim is to engage students to the exploration of architectural space. It is intended to cultivate a method of work through which space concept is conceived through working with different types of media, and crystallized with the consideration of habitation and further materialized through the means of building materials and construction. Drawing and model-making skills are taught integrated with exercises. We are interested in the following basic issues: the formation of space and its definition, the internal organization of the building, its parts and their relationship and hierarchy, the form and structure of the building, the material organization in terms of elements, components and systems.

The intent of the first part of the basic training is to introduce students to four key aspects of architecture: space, use, construction, and site. These issues are dealt through design projects. There are four small projects, each of which emphasizes on one particular topic and each consists of several interrelated exercises. At the end, these design projects will be integrated to form a site complex. Model making and hand drawing skills will be taught as an integral part of the design projects.

REQUIRED COURSES

DESIGN STUDIO Foundation arch 2111

Graphics and Visual Studiesarch 2221 Gu Daqing

This course is an investigation of visual form through a process of seeing, thinking and drawing. It intends to develop a deeper visual perception by enriching student’s visual experience, to introduce them to various visual phenomena, to encourage them to explore their own living environment, all of which will contribute to building the visual fundamentals of design.

Living Architecture: Understanding Spacearch 1001a Bruce Lonnman

This course is an introduction to architecture design focusing on the fundamentals of process, analysis, concept and representation. A principle theme is the understanding of space as a medium in architecture possessing form. The course consists of a series of abstract design-model exercises exploring the parameters and visual form of architectural space while emphasizing the basic elements and principles of architectural composition.

Living Architecture:Architectural Precedentarch 1001b Gu Daqing

Architectural precedent studies focusing on the translation from concept to realisation. The main topics are strategies of space operation, the interrelationship between concept and program, materiality and expression, construction and realisation. The study will be carried out by means of graphic diagram, drawing and model.

Introduction to Building Technology arch 2421 Zhu Jingxiang

Introduction to Building Technology explains how architecture responds to the forces of nature and how these same forces influence architectural form. In particular, the concept of force and its role in building structure is emphasized. The course also seeks to identify and describe the basic strategies by which buildings are constructed in order to create habitable environments that are safe, sound, comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. Or in the words of Vitruvious, “firmitas, utilitas, venustas”

Living Architecturearch 1001c Alfred Yeung

Topics to be discussed include function, form, space, movement, structure, daylight, environment, materiality, economics, religion, social conditions and their influences on architecture. The course also introduces the basic skills required in understanding Architecture and explores the different ways of thinking space and form that shall be acquired.

Experiencing Architecturearch 1320 Raymond Fung

This course is specially designed with such “guided experience” for students of non-architecture major. It offers opportunities for students to have real life interaction with architecture, especially of local context; whilst providing a platform for students to have direct dialogue with the designers who have created it.

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Understanding Citiesarch 1002 Colin Fournier

This course introduces fundamental ways of understanding cities. Greater than 50% of the world’s population is now urbanized and this percentage continues to grow. Consuming 75% of world energy production while generating 75% of its waste and pollution, cities have become increasingly dysfunctional. The key questions we will address are: Why has city life, with all its advantages and disadvantages, become the dominant form of living? Will it continue to be the case for our children and future generations?

Gu Daqing / Philip Fung / Sun Weiwei / Ida Sze / Gary YeungStudio U2 process | method

REQUIRED COURSES

Studio U1 and U2 are conceived as one integrated program for basic training in architectural design. Its aim is to engage students to the exploration of architectural space. It is intended to cultivate a method of work through which space concept is conceived through working with different types of media, and crystallized with the consideration of habitation and further materialized through the means of building materials and construction. Drawing and model-making skills are taught integrated with exercises. We are interested in the following issues: the formation of space and its definition; the internal organization of the building, its parts and their relationship and hierarchy; the form and structure of the building; the material organization in terms of elements, components and systems.

The intent of the second part of the basic training is further to consolidate students’ design skills developed in the first term through one design project. This project will be dealt in four phases: conception, organization, articulation, and realization. Each phase consists of several interrelated exercises. Beside model making and hand drawing skills, we will also introduce basic skills in CAD.

DESIGN STUDIO Tectonics, Space, Design arch 2112

Architectural History and Theory I:Asian Architecturearch 2321 Ho Puay-Peng

Buildings are physical expressions of a culture. They are the embodiments of the physical needs of people as well as their aspirations. From the fundamental requirements of a shelter to accommodating transcendental desires as in a religious structure, buildings are the most visible artifacts that make up our civilization. This first course in architectural history will focus on the buildings of China during imperial times, and its ramifications in East Asia.

Building Technology I(Materials and Construction)arch 2422 Zhu Jingxiang

The course is designed for studies in materials and construction with an approach based on operation and observation exercises. The process of integrating knowledge framework, observation skill and exploration ability related to architectural and construction practice is emphasized. Students will learn to appreciate the essential knowledge of basic building materials, the ethics of using materials and the importance of tectonic and technical issues.

SSF PACKAGE ACTIVITY

Facilityintroduction to model workshopintroduction to laser cutter workshopintroduction to library

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Jenny Lovell/ Chris Bene / Kelly Chow / Peter Ferretto / Denise Ho Studio U3 use | programme

REQUIRED COURSES

Human occupation is at the very heart of architecture – programme and use become manifest as a spatial proposition through the design process. However, to enable the act of design there must be a real understanding and exploration of the intention of use - and the proposed programme. It is not sufficient to accept a pro forma notion of use, or the ‘label’ of programme on face value – each activity has conditions of movement, action, location, and occupation that must meet both the pragmatics and the poetics of spatial organization.

“(…) program initiates the project’s beginning (in time) and initial identity (in character) (…) it defines but also limits“ …McMorrough

The limits, or constraints, of programme must be seized as the possibility for place making. The challenge of an architectural response is both to make appropriate use of space – in response to programme - and also assert that use of space towards new and better ways of occupation that enable adaptivity over time. In other words, the intent is to meet the needs of requirement, but also enable new modes of use and accelerate the serendipity of unexpected occupation and activity.

This studio will ground architectural creation in the investigation of use and programme. Students will engage in processes which evolve from their own spatial experience, toward an understanding of the relationship between use and a cultural context. Initial design ideas will be developed through program research, study of precedents, testing of scenarios, and the synthesis of programmatic understanding into spatial organization.

DESIGN STUDIO Programme and Use arch 3113

institute of printing, sian wong

from top left to top right: institute of printing - kevin lin, christabelle chan, prisca hobottom: retreat / reveal - self / body / memory / place - tsui ying lun

Architectural History and Theory IIIarch 3323 Thomas Chung

This course outlines the history and theory of modern architecture through significant works of the 20th century. Modern buildings are examined as artifacts of their time, providing a point of reference for understanding their broader contexts. There will be a focus on how individual works relate to important manifestoes, critical writings, parallel developments in the arts, as well as the more general cultural, intellectual and historical circumstances of the time.

Digital Design Methodsarch 3222 Marc Aurel Schnabel

Digital design media, methods of communications, and design computing in architecture are the core topics addressed in this course. Digital instruments for drawing, drafting, image processing, 3D modelling and visualization, layout, publishing and fabrication are introduced through lectures covering theoretical concepts and practical skill building exercises. The learning objectives of this course is to apply and transfer skills to a variety of architectural design situations.

Building Technology II (Building Structure)arch 3423 Bruce Lonnman

Emphasizing the role of structure in architecture, the course is organized according to four basic categories of structure described by Engel (1968). Each type is studied to understand physical performance characteristics based on the action of forces as well as the design parameters determined by economy, life safety and architectural context. Exercises employing physical models, graphic statics form-finding and standard member selection design charts provide exposure to the selection and configuration of a few basic structural systems.

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Bruce Lonnman / Patrick Hwang / Francesca Madeo / Marc Aurel Schnabel / Yutaka YanoStudio U4 force | performance

The studio addresses architectural issues with a particular focus: to examine the role of building technology in architectural design. More comprehensively, studio projects engage design in ways that relate to architectural theories, design technologies, critical innovations, and pragmatic processes. It provides a context for understanding the forces of nature and their impact on the design of buildings. The studio employs a systematic approach that begins with identifying real or perceived potentials latent in the physical environment, developing them as an architectural strategy, and lastly evaluating performance through either simulation or physical testing.

The principal themes of the studio summarized are:

Natural forces serve as primary generators of form and architectural intention.

Building technologies can be an inspiration and basis for architectural strategy.

Making describes a process involving materials, fabrication, connection and assembly.

Performance evaluation allows us to predict and measure outcomes by means of physical modeling, proto-type testing and computer simulation.

REQUIRED COURSES

DESIGN STUDIO Structure & Passive Environmental Design arch 3114

Building Technology III(Environmental Technology)arch 3424 Edward Ng

Introduces the fundamental concepts of passive environmental design. Examines the effect on buildings and their occupants of environmental conditions of light, temperature, air movement, and sound. Case studies are used to reviews both traditional and current approaches of representative building types in more depth. Prerequisite: arc 2421.

Architectural History and Theory II:Western Architecturearch 3322 Stan Fung

This course is an introduction to the history and theory of Western architecture from Classical Greece to contemporary times. It is primarily concerned with four themes: (1) concepts of geometry and proportion, (2) concepts of architectural representation, (3) professionalism and the institutionalization of architecture, and (4) the relationship between architecture and engineering since the 19th century. top left: workshop interior, paul li; top right: frame isometric, karen kwok; bottom: section, ivan tam

otaniemi technical university auditorium, alvar aalto,from sun, wind & light, by g.z.brown and mark dekay

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Thomas Chung / Sebastian Law / Sarah Lee / TC Yuet Studio U5 place | context

This studio investigates contextual response and place-making in architecture. This year, using Yuen Long as a context, the studio searches for the design of architecture and settings so as to respond to: 1) the disintegration of urban fabric; 2) the ineffective use of space; and 3) the lack of a coherent urban plan. The studio attempts to use architectural design as a vehicle to explore alternative urban strategies to current planning practices in Hong Kong, through the making of meaningful places - supported by connectivity, openness and public-ness – a task that is ever more pressing in the contemporary city. This year, our theme is town and collective living. The studio includes three parts. Part 1: Case Study, Part 2: Site analysis, strategy and response, Part 3: articulation and place-making. The design project will focus on the design of a residential programme together with appropriate communal and open spaces in dialogue with the existing urban fabric. In parallel, a studio compendium includes the theories and practice of architecture of relevance to this studio.

Informal Architecture and Urbanism arch 4731 Wallace Chang

In places under the pressure of rapid development, like most Asian cities, where transplantations of formal architecture and urbanism colonize prominent locations, core values of local communities have been diluted. In this perspective, we will put forward critical issues on urban phenomenon, organic growth, collective memory, public engagement and community building.

REQUIRED COURSE ELECTIVE COURSE

Luigi Snozzi

above: performance space - sai kung, joshua lam; below from left to right: site photo; performance space - sai kung, linus cheng

DESIGN STUDIO Place Making and Contextual Response arch 4115

Land and Cityarch 4721 Liao Kuei Hsien

This course introduces students to various socioeconomic and geophysical processes that shape cities and affect urban growth. The course is organized into four main subjects to give students an overview of various issues pertaining to the physical development of cities. 1. urban morphology, 2. landscape and urbanism, 3. urban systems, 4. urban sustainability. Each of the modules consists of lectures, as well as seminars where students are divided into smaller groups to discuss required readings.

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Wallace Chang / Inge Goudsmit / Sebastian Law / Minjung MaingStudio U6 project | articulation

Professional Practicearch 4521 Bernard V. Lim

This course connects the arena of the architecture school with the domain of architectural practice. The student is given a working appreciation of the contractual, ethical, economic, legal, and socio-communal issues that relate to the profession. In particular this course introduces the concept of professionalism, emphasising the role of the architect working in relationship with others. Generally, the course prepares the student for a role in the architect’s office during the practical experience year.

A BIM workshop is offered at the beginning of the term for the U6 studio. This workshop provides an introduction to BIM facilitating a deeper understanding of building system integration and its resolution through the use of building information modeling.

REQUIRED COURSES ACTIVITY

Comprehensive Building - a thematic libraryThe intention behind comprehensive building is to guide students in the design of a building that addresses most of the issues common to a medium size building. Some aspects of the design may remain at a schematic level, such as the structural system, the site development or certain building services, such as fire code compliance (the design should demonstrate an understanding of egress requirements and other basic fire safety design rules). Other areas should indicate a level of development beyond previous studio work. The accommodation of programme area requirements should be met and the spatial composition of the plan resolved to a higher level than previous work (compared to U5). The use and functions of the major space should be carefully studied and articulated. The design should satisfy these fundamental requirements while also expressing a design concept that has clarity and a consistent formal order.

Building Systems Integration - structure, envelope and interiorThree principal building systems are considered: structure, envelope and interior. It can be argued that the exterior wall section is the critical building element where the three systems tend to interact the most and require the most attention from the designer. A wall section can assume different characters. It can be a monolithic surface incorporating the functions of both structure and envelope or it can be layered with structure and skin separate and independent. The wall also acts as boundary, its profile defining the shape of interior space and articulating the exterior surfaces.

DESIGN STUDIO Comprehensive Building Design arch 4116

top left: u6 project, wong yee man; bottom left and right: u6 project, yeung ho yin

Building Systems Integrationarch 4425 Minjung Maing

This course combines fundamental topics covered in the building technology sequence of materials and construction, building structures, and environmental technology with the objective to provide a holistic overview of the design and integration of building systems in the design and construction of buildings. Investigation of how principles are integrated in high performance building design will be done through building case studies and professional practice overviews. More importantly learning through application is emphasized in the format of the individual semester-long assignment.

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MArch

The Master of Architecture Programme at the School of Architecture offers a series of research based Advanced Design Studios and independent design explorations. These studios and explorations contribute, from different perspectives, towards certain areas of research agenda with a strong focus on emerging issues in Asian cities, which we believe contain elements of spatial intelligence situated in cultures and geographies. This focus is rooted in understanding of a rich human experience in conceiving and designing cities in history, from antiquity to the twenty-first century. It is also concerned with various new aspects of urban realities such as density, urban memory, sustainability, mobility, capital influx, technology, politics and migration.

We are deeply committed to research-based urban interventions that emerge from the strengths of the long-standing and distinguished research activities of studio leaders to be organized in five Design Research Units comprising: Building Technology and Sustainable Design (BTSD); Design Methodology and Practice (DMP); Digital Technology and Computational Design (DTCD); History, Culture and Conservation Design (HCCD); and Urban Design and Landscape Urbanism (UDLU).

MArch 1

The programme consists of Advanced Design Studios focusing on issues that are closely connected to the research agendas of studio leaders. The studios aim both to articulate an intellectual position and to demonstrate the impact of that position in design, offering opportunities for research-based architectural exploration while maintaining professional standards appropriate at the Master degree level.

Programme Director Wallace Chang Ping Hung

Design StudiosThe MArch 1 Advanced Architectural Design Studios I and II will be offered among five Design Research Units as aforementioned. These studios aim to achieve two principal objectives:

i) In-depth exploration of architectural issues closely connected to the design research agendas. The studios will emphasize on design focus, innovation, research and intellectual content.

ii) Professional competence, demonstrated in materials submitted by students. These include: programme of appropriate complexity; skills in space planning; awareness of regulatory requirements; detailed knowledge of construction and building technology; awareness of issues such as sustainability and economy.

Required Coursesarch 5321 Architectural Theory and Criticismarch 5421 Advanced Environmental Systemsarch 5422 Advanced Structures and Constructionarch 5721 Urban Design and Planning; arch 6521 Professional Practice and Management

ElectivesStudents are encouraged to combine an elective on design issues closely related to their studios, thus, exploring those design issues within two different contexts. With the coupling of electives and studios, there is a greater space for different teaching methods which may require unique modes of research and teaching, such as field surveys and workshops. Electives courses are currently offered in the following topical studies: Design Theory (arch 5131), Computational Design (arch 5231), Architectural History and Theory (5331), Building Technology (arch 5431), Professional Practice (arch 5531) and Urbanism (arch 5731). In addition, students may take elective courses offered in the MSc Programs of Architectural Conservation and Design; Sustainable and Environmental Design; and Urban Design.

MArch 2 Thesis Project

Thesis Project is an intensive one-year research and design inquiry to be taken by the Master of Architecture candidate during the second part of the two-year MArch programme. Each student develops an independent thesis project exploring issues relating to one of the five Design Research Units comprising Building Technology and Sustainable Design (BTSD); Design Methodology and Practice (DMP); Digital Technology and Computational Design (DTCD); History, Culture and Conservation Design (HCCD); and Urban Design and Landscape Urbanism (UDLU). The issues addressed in the thesis should fall within the stated research interests of the advising faculty member. The final outcome of the thesis should demonstrate the student’s ability to explore an architectural issue independently and in-depth. The resulting design project should be a work that innovatively addresses the findings of the research and synthesizes the knowledge gained into a design of architectural implication and form. The design itself should be comprehensive in scope and detailed in its execution.

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Advanced Structures and Constructionarch 5422 Bruce Lonnman / Jenny Lovell t1

This course studies structure, materials and methods of construction, and building envelope systems. In addition, there is a focus on the technology and design of hi-rise architecture. Structural issues concerning the impact of lateral forces on buildings will be examined. Case studies are used to illustrate building system typologies to contribute to an understanding of the relationship between design intention and constructed form. Throughout, the use of integrated and sustainable technical strategies will be examined critically.

Advanced Environmental Systemsarch 5421 Jenny Lovell t2

This course presents strategies for integration of active environmental systems with enclosure, space, and the requirements of human occupation. This will be done through the study of climate and context, air, temperature, water, light, sound, and energy. Each topic will be assessed against problems, principles, possibilities, and potentials - and will focus on the importance of considering active systems as part of an integrated design strategy addressing both FORM and PERFORMANCE throughout the design process.

REQUIRED COURSES

DESIGN STUDIO

MArch 1 building technology and sustainable design

G1 Zhu Jingxiang t1Shelter for Homeland

With extensive knowledge of materials and building systems, Shigeru Ban offered high-quality, low-cost shelters for victims of disaster across the world. This year’s Pritzker Prize selection of Ban has repositioned what is important in architecture. Lightweight construction gains attention when disaster occurs or where sustainable use of resources becomes more and more important. The primary goal of lightweight construction is to reduce weight, and thus, resource consumption. This can be achieved through use of materials (material-based lightweight construction), or complete systems (system-based lightweight construction). Beyond that, even if the term lightweight construction does not directly imply it, various questions regarding flexibility and prefabrication play a decisive role.

This studio will explore the enormously multilayered character of this subject matter through in-depth case studies and intensive design exercises. Students are expected to propose building plans that are both unusually feasibly and affordably fascinating.

G2 Tsou Jin Yeu t2Vertical City and Lifestyle Living for Sustainable Urbanism

Design with nature is an important approach of urban and architectural design. As land is a major constraint in many Asian cities, the only way is to build upwards, hence, there is a strong need for “vertical cities”. This studio aims at designing vertical city with lifestyle living for sustainable urbanism. It is an application of sustainability and resilient principles to the design. Students should consider issues including energy resources, social integration, urban built-in and sustainable urban development. The development of the proposed studio project aims first to develop sustainable urban design strategies through site visit and analysis, joint studio group exercise, then carry out individual design exploration to develop the architecture solution, in special consideration of the environmental and social conditions of the site and architectural design. The principle objectives are to provide students a platform to establish in-depth understanding of future housing and community design through demonstrating design method and possible solutions to sustainable community along with the vertical city entity. from left to right: g1 shelter for homeland; g2 vertical city and lifestyle housing living for sustainable urbanism.

Climatic Spatial Planningarch 5431b Ren Chao t2

This course introduces the basic concepts of Urban Climatology and principles of urban climatic application in urban planning and design so as to meet citizens' thermal comfort requirement and optimize livable conditions of urban environments. The concept of urban climatic spatial planning and its key design strategies will also be introduced. Numerous examples and case studies will be illustrated during the course.

Facade + Technologyarch 5431a Minjung Maing t1

This course is framed around an inquiry into the analysis and design of building facades. The course does not introduce new knowledge, per se, but rather provides a structure for focusing the knowledge from various domain perspectives on the problem of building enclosure. As such, the course focuses solely on the design, analysis, modeling, detailing, fabrication and installation of building facades.

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Architectural Theory and Criticismarch 5321 Patrick Hwang t1

Architectural Theory and Criticism aims to unfold the ideas that lie behind the appearances of buildings. The instructor will deliver ten thematic lectures, each addressing a specific theoretical concept and how it relates to architecture. The course provides a framework for understanding the theoretical trajectories and debates while allowing ideas occurring on the periphery to be further investigated by individual students.

REQUIRED COURSE ELECTIVE COURSES

DESIGN STUDIO

MArch 1 design methodology and practice

G5 Patrick Hwang t1Urban Repository | Artifacts and Memories

A city’s identity can be characterized and defined by its attitude towards the past, present and future. What and how a city chooses to collect and dispose of its artifacts directly influence the cultural experience of its people. Urban Repository explores the idea of archiving the forgotten artifacts in the city through investigating ideas and an architecture that stores, displays and communicates the past by mediating its present inhabitants with the projective future.

The studio consist of three interrelated aspects: research into the literal and phenomenal potentials of the site through excavation of its historical and geological layers; building a concept through the design and construction of a box; and the design of an Urban Repository responding to the findings of the Excavation and the concept formalized by the Box.

G6 Peter Ferretto t2Pause City

At times architects, in their egotistical pursuit to erect buildings, lose track of the city and the elements that constitute the fabric of the urban surroundings. This semester we will focus on the pauses that make-up the city, the vacant spaces that arise out of situations that both architects and planners cannot control. We live in an era where the Museum has become a default cultural commodity, an indispensable piece of the urban jigsaw for any self-respecting 21st century city. Often situated in segregated cultural districts, they no longer follow the institutional system “collect to display”. Rather, the structure has been inverted to follow the dictum “display to collect".

This semester we will speculate whether the Museum can be returned to the city; as an institution that celebrates urban life, leading to alternative architectural strategies that assemble fragments and celebrate the city that is beautifully incomplete. Our approach will be empirical, interpreting the city through direct contact, sampling and exploring the notion of “Pause”.

from left to right: g5 urban repository l artifacts and memories; g6 pause city.

Diagrams in Contemporary Architecturearch 5131a Stan Fung t1

The overall purpose of this course is to investigate the uses of diagrams in architectural design. A number of descriptors of diagrams are proposed: e.g., programmatic, contextual, planimetric, sectional, topological, Euclidean, scaled, pertaining to circulation, etc. The first three weeks of this course deals with historical topics that help orient students to contemporary discussions. Weeks 4-12 are concerned with case studies of individual architects and their work. Each student is expected to study three buildings in detail.

Spatial Fragmentsarch 5131b Peter Ferretto t2“Don’t play what’s there. Play what’s not there” Miles Davis, 1959

The course investigates the development of the idea of space as a concept. Space, when read alone, becomes an abstract word that spells both ambiguity and impenetrability. Yet when associated with a description, i.e. Spiritual Space, Emotional Space, Space of Praxis, etc., immediately space becomes tangible and understandable. Each class of this elective will analyze an articulation of space (fragment), investigating the reciprocity between built and un-built space. The three canons of investigation will be: Matters / Void / Light.

Design Study: Piecemeal / Interactive Processarch 5131c Jun Watanabe t2

This seminar discusses the piecemeal / interactive design development of architecture. Analyzing 5-7 precedents, students individually make an architectural model from one of the examples discussed. Students will carefully study the siting, material use and tectonic expression of the chosen project. Unique and fresh new findings are encouraged. Through this analytical study students will become familiar with the architects logical comprehension of inspiring precedents in history, thus, developing their own design skills.

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MArch 1 digital technology and computational design

from left to right: g9 hyper materialism; g10 shark fins.

G9 Kristof Crolla t1Hyper Materialism

Studio “Hyper Materialism” explores how digital design and fabrication allows architecture to embrace novel material tectonics and expressionism, and tests this potential through the design of a museum building. Research on recent software’s space-generating abilities and real-time performance evaluation forms the basis for the development of fully integrated tectonics in which “Form follows Matter”. Computation assists in the meaningful exploration of non-Euclidian architectural languages. The studio exaggerates hyper materiality and embraces tectonics as spatial articulator, pattern and ornament. Opportunities for digital fabrication are combined with craftsmanship and building tradition to create regional specificity – an ambition which is rigorously tested through physical and digital model making. Elegance, beauty, exuberance, the accidental, the unpleasing, the ugly and the perverse form an integrated part of the aesthetic explorations. Through built form the studio seeks to provoke sensual, haptic reactions from users of an activating and catalytic architecture.

G10 Filipe Afonso t2Strategic Interventions & Flexible Urbanism

Cities are each time more a result of strategic interventions and flexible urbanism rather than stable long-term plans. Surgical interventions on the city are especially important in complex multi-layered scenarios like HK, where multiple variables must be negotiated simultaneously. The aim of the studio is to develop proposals for HK that question traditional architectural premises of our professional practice. Through architectural interventions we intend to study the dynamics of emergent demographic pressures on the city and interfere in this complex process of constant urban transformation. Through design exercises and workshops that lead towards the sustained study of a specific area in HK, students will be asked to collaborate in the research work being developed by CUHK, third party sponsors and other educational institutions (University of Western Australia). The course will reflect upon the implications of demanding future scenarios of extreme conditions (demographic density, climatic-environmental changes) on the role and function of the architect and evolving types of practice.

Digital Architecturesarch 5231a Marc Aurel Schnabel t1

The aim of this course is for you to become eloquent in the use of parametric architectural design techniques. You shall be able to explore ideas, analyse data, present and communicate design concepts electronically in an elegant and aesthetic manner by exploring a variety of parameters of their design. You must supplement lectures and tutorials by completing the relevant software tutorials on your own. The learning objectives of this course is to apply and transfer skills to a variety of (architectural) design situations.

The Man Machine: Digital Bamboo / Real-Time Physicsarch 5231b Kristof Crolla t1

This research seminar investigates a paradigm shift in the conceptual stages of architectural design created by technology, and explores how digital tools become a natural extension of the architect. Focus is on how real-time physics engines can be used to push the evolution of the ancient craft of bamboo architecture into the 21st century. Beginning with a series of hands-on introductory software tutorials, the course bases itself on case studies to then develop innovative proposals through large-scale physical models.

Computing Materiaarch 5231d Filipe Afonso t2

Computing Materia proposes a new outlook on creation of form through knowledge of materials, introducing physical computation as a huge resource for inspiration in architectural design working process. Students will gain theoretical fundamentals that will enable them to speak of more contemporary design strategies, deepening knowledge on the logic of tectonics versus digital generation. Students will build their own software to understand and recreate digitally the material systems and material behavior, producing more than just architectonic shapes.

The Man Machine: Mass Customisationarch 5231c Kristof Crolla t2

This research seminar investigates a paradigm shift in the conceptual stages of architectural design created by technology, and explores how digital tools become a natural extension of the architect. This term explores how procedural modelling tools, real-time physics simulators, and topological optimisation tools can be combined with digital fabrication equipment in the fabrication of highly performative, non-standard architecture. Software tutorials combined with seminars. Physical testing of innovative proposals through large-scale models.

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DESIGN STUDIO

MArch 1 history, culture and conservation design

from left to right: g13 old district of hankou; g14 tourist facilities in dali, yunnan province.

G14 Stan Fung t2Tourist facilities in Dali, Yunnan Province

Dali is the ancient capital of the state of the same name in southwestern China. Tourism is booming with revenue growth at around 20% in the first half of 2011. The social context of this studio project is the reduced control of tourism by ethnic minorities and the degradation of local culture, with the income derived from tourism going disproportionately towards major tour operators based in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou rather than to local operators. The architectural pretext of this studio project is the work of Zhao Yang, recently selected by Kazuyo Sejima for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Initiative, whose office is based in Dali. The studio will begin by studying these two contexts and investigate local constraints as opportunities for formulating design strategies. Field trip to Dali: 7 days between term 1 and term 2 (subject to confirmation).

G13 Ho Puay-Peng t1Preserving the NeighbourhoodThe case of old district of Hankou

Architectural conservation should be considered at different scales of the built environment. There are many towns and central areas of ancient cities that are preserved; many had been inscribed on World Heritage list. There are also historic neighbourhoods within a city that are preserved either with original buildings or with some new construction. And finally at the smallest scale, there are many historic monuments that are preserved as testaments of architectural achievements or historical events. Preservation objectives and strategies would be very different when dealing with historic remains at different scale and size. This studio will focus on the strategy for neighbourhood preservation.

The objective of the studio is to allow the students to work on a real neighbourhood, gain experience in documentation of the built fabric in the neighbourhood as well as engaging the community in the process.

Case Studies in Iconic Designarch 5331b Essy Baniassad t2

The study of architecutre is ultimately the study of works of architecture. Such a study must go beyond the customary “case study” as merely a pictorial reproduction of a design or anecdotal description of it. This course frames such studies in theories of design and “reverse-design”. The course will consist of a study of six pivotal works of architecture, and the choice and study of three buildings by students presented as seminars.

Nature In Architecture: History and Designarch 5731c Thomas Chung t2

This course explores the theme of nature and its engagement with architecture through the dual topics of ecology and design, and with a dual emphasis on thinking and making. The consideration of ideas, movements and works in history will reveal the background and origins of the intertwining of the natural and the architectural. These include aspects relating nature and topography to human settlement and habitation in architecture include agriculture, gardens, and productive landscapes.

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DESIGN STUDIO

MArch 1 urban design and landscape urbanism

from left to right: g17 tulou project; g18 dong bin water plant.

G17 Tat Lam t1Tulou Project

This studio attempts to propose new development and urbanization models for rural China. Pinghe County in Fujian Province is chosen as a case study for analysis. The studio will be separated into two parts. The first part will focus on researching the concept of new socialist village, a propaganda and an ideology to enhance the socio-economic development of rural China. In this research phase, students will study the political and theoretical background of rural development in China. Site visits will be organized to Pinghe County in order to allow students to collect first hand materials through interviews and fieldwork research and present ideas to four chosen target groups. The second part of the studio will focus on proposing regional planning, urban design, and architectural design to the local areas. Students are able to define their own strategic program according to their research and their interactions with the target audiences.

G18 Doreen Heng Liu t2Spatial Transformation in the Age of Obsolescence #2

Dong Bin Water Plant in Shekou, Shenzhen, an abandoned infrastructure, is about 1.85 hectares in area with 8,617 sqm in buildings. Built in 1995, the current land use is public facility and infrastructure. After Shenzhen was designated as the first Special Economic Zone in 1978, Shekou became one of China’s earliest pilot industrial districts. As Shenzhen expanded, Shekou became an integrated “city” itself. Located in the centre of the district is a deactivated water plant that now seems out of place. After 20 years of operation, it was shut down in 2013 and abandoned. With rising land values and re-development interest, we ask, “What should the future of this place become?” The studio intends to seek creative and adventurous ideas of programmes and architectural intervention for the future of the place, while the land use remains public and no change; and to speculate different design scenarios by working through a series of integrated exercises in both scales of urbanism and architecture. This is studio will collaborate with a studio from TU Delft.

China Urban Housingarch 5731a Tsou Jin Yeu t2

Instructor and guest lectures introduce China urban housing development history, social economic background, government policy and regulations, land and economic considerations, China green building guidelines, sustainable urban design and development, implementation systems, and case studies. Based on above lectures, students focus on different research topics through the method of comparative analysis between China urban housing and international experiences in order to build up an in-depth understanding of China housing-related issues.

Performance Based Simulation in Design & Planningarch 5731b Tsou Jin Yeu t2

Using various building simulation tools, students test their environmental concepts in a high-density urban context. A design problem offers well-defined and constrained sets of performance requirements that represent important "what-if" scenarios encountered by designers. A term project (associated with on-going studio work) assists students to develop and implement environmental design strategies and features in an integrated way. Advanced simulation is applied to conduct an “environmental audit” to identify potential areas for design improvement.

Urban Design and Planningarch 5721 Hendrik Tieben t2

This course introduces fundamental ideas, theoretical concepts, and research approaches of urban design and planning. It discusses the history of urban planning in a critical perspective addressing its problematic history as a tool of state power and capitalism. At the same time, the course points towards the important role of urban planning and design to address the mounting urban challenges in the 21st century. Alternative approaches that coordinate public/private-sector actions and link professional strategies with community-based processes will be explored.

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DESIGN STUDIO

MArch 1 visiting design critics

G19 Colin Fournier t1The Radical City and its Architecture

Cities change slowly. Although they are the most culturally significant of all human artefacts, the one that most affects our lives, they have considerable inertia: contemporary cities are not fundamentally different from those of antiquity. They seem to be a “meme” that got stuck. What would it take to unstick it?

The chosen site is East Kowloon, an area that has controversially been selected for the development of Hong Kong’s new CBD2. Will this area end up being a repetition of the Status Quo, or could it become the starting point of a radically new form of urbanism and of the architectures that might come with it?

The studio will seek to acquire a detailed understanding of the area. It will focus on proposing designs at an architectural scale but it will expect these to be seen within the context of an overall vision of the future urban environment, both physically and socially.

G8 Jun Watanabe t2A Secondary School on HK Island

The studio addresses the importance in questioning the origin of architectural program. Driven by the ‘wonder’ of the projects nature, students are to develop their own design.

The project is a secondary school (grades 1-6), located in Hong Kong Island on a tree-covered hill with a city view. First, students should philosophically propose the potential improvement of secondary school education. Second, they are to gradually proceed in design exploration. Students should ponder the ‘ideal’ educational ambience of the secondary school. Examples of questions to consider are whether the secondary school could get rid of the mere transfer of knowledge in education, and whether it could facilitate the learning habit of continuously questioning things in order to develop original and unique solutions. The questioning process is intended to form the fundamental wonder that drives the design. Various methods may exist in order to improve the educational circumstances in the secondary school.

from left to right: g19: “the holistic squid” redevelopment plan for sai ying pun, marco wong 2013-14; g8 a secondary school on hk island.

Professional Practice ManagementAdvanced Professional Practice Issuesarch 5531 Bernard V. Lim (coordinator) t1

This course aims to provide students an exchange platform with leading professionals to explore and understand topical issues and important aspects in professional practice. Students will have the unique opportunity to experience the real-life working environment into which they will merge upon graduation. Students will study select and research on topical issues, in order to deepen their understanding and appreciation of important professional values.

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Thesis ProjectArch 6113 / 6114 is a two-term design studio consisting of research and design supporting an architectural thesis developed by the Master of Architecture student. The Thesis Project aims to demonstrate the student’s ability to independently develop an architectural design guided by a thesis concerning an issue of either practical or theoretical origin.

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Professional Practice and Managementarch 6521 Bernard V. Lim t1

This course is offered to Master of Architecture students who have completed their first degree in architecture and their year-out practical training. The course gives an insight into local development controls, such as the various statutes, regulations, leases, and codes of practice, and the architect's relationship with the controlling authorities. It looks into the architectural office structure, management, and codes of professional conduct, ethics and corruption prevention within the profession. It touches also on the role of the architect, scope of services, terms of agreement, and the architect's relationship with the allied professions. The course covers principles on the building contract and its legal framework. It examines the HKIA/HKIS Standard Form of Building Contract, illustrated with examples and practical experience of how an architect manages the building contract.

MArch 2 Thesis Project

REQUIRED COURSE

briefing to students

submission of thesis proposal

thesis research & framing review

interim review of concept design

interim review of design development

interim review of focused design

final reviewsubmission of thesis book

Thesis Advisors Areas of Interest

Wallace ChangUrban conservation, community building, sustainable planning, vernacular architecture.

Nelson ChenDesign methodology and practice, in particular the design of community buildings (including schools, museums and churches) informed by urban context (physical, social, cultural and historic).

Kristof CrollaApplied computational architecture design, computer assisted fabrication, building simplexity - design and construction of complex architectures from the simplest of means.

Thomas ChungUrban metabolism, habitation and culture.

Colin FournierCultural, social, economic, environmental, aesthetic, technological and political factors in urban evolution. Importance of fiction, literature, poetics, art, experimental design, chance, emotion and the psychology of space. Learning from Nature: biomorphism, artificial intelligence, robotics, complexity theory, and sentient architecture; daylight and circadian rhythms.

Stan FungCultural facilities, cross-programming, atmosphere.

Gu DaqingStudies on space organization and tectonic expression, design method, Hong Kong public housing.

Ho Puay-PengIntersection between architecture and culture and the resulting architectural forms; Architectural solutions that address cultural / societal issues.

Patrick HwangFields within the diabolically opposed, in particular, spaces, programs and conditions of the urban in-betweens; Applied digital technology in the design and development of topics pertaining to matrix and metric (or system and units) with aim to create integrated space, structure and envelope.

Lam TatTaking an ethnographic approach to Urban Re-generation, with an interest in developing New Urban Systems and Architectural Typologies to create effective Hyper-Density.

Sebastian LawPublic buildings – museum, transportation terminal, entertainment complex and institutional building.

Jenny LovellDesign, development and application of integrated building strategies; exploration of the environmental, social and aesthetic potentials of the building's interface with the surrounding context.

Minjung MaingBuilding skin design explorations and the integration of the design, fabrication, assembly and installation of various skin systems.

Marc Aurel SchnabelComputational architecture; digital media in architectural design and learning; mixed reality, parametric design, fabrication, manga and digital architecture.

Hendrik TiebenExploring the potential of urban rules and design to increase sustainability and livability of Asian cities.

DESIGN STUDIO

bridging the voidsfung chun ming, phila

leisure landscape for allcheung yuen ching angus

fish processing & monitoring facilitylui tung ni toni

salt sanctuaryko kar yeung rina

walking in timelau wing shan sarah

concrete islandwang xue silver

cultivate customshuen ming yeung nelson

connected isolationsin chung kin kenton

emergence lapse of fieldkampfer lee

mini flatted factorykwok ho wing vincent

Coordinator Patrick Hwang

Tsou Jin YeuDesign/planning advice; domain knowledge or technical supports; professional skills sharing.

Roger WuArchitectural conservation and design.

Yutaka YanoArchitecture as a product of consumption; architectural solutions that offer alternatives to the existing building typology, which further diversifies our built environments.

Yuet Tsang ChiHigh density urban housing; landscape urbanism.

Zhu JingxiangSpace organization strategy; articulation of load bearing structure and space organization; light-weight construction; transformable structure; principles in settlement formation; basic building materials and construction; investigation of vernacular and temporary construction.

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MSc Architectural Conservation and Design

Programme DirectorHo Puay Peng

Architectural conservation is increasingly an important area of work for architects and architectural conservationists in Hong Kong and the region. With increased awareness of the value of architectural heritage, society looks to proper and careful interpretation, conservation and reuse of historic buildings in cities and countryside. In Hong Kong, the number of conservation projects, led both by the government and the private sector, has mushroomed over the last few years. However, as yet, there is no fully developed programme offered in Hong Kong or the region to educate and train conservation professionals to deal with a host of issues in architectural conservation and design.

This programme places emphasis on professionalism in approaching historic buildings, learning from and with professionals in countries such as the US and UK, where conservation practices have been well established. The programme will establish educational partnerships with leading universities in the world on conservation education, such as Leuven University, as well as leading institutions in China, such as Peking University, in teaching and student exchange. Experienced practitioners will also be invited to offer courses and lectures at the programme. Opportunities for internship and other field works will be solicited from local and regional offices and institutions. In addition, many courses of this programme will be open to students in other programmes, such as Master of Architecture, or MSc in Urban Design, or MA in Cultural Studies, to supplement their programmes as well as leading to specialization and collaborative studies.

Study Scheme Students are required to complete a minimum of 33 units of courses for graduation.

(i) Required courses: 30 units

First Term:• ARCH 5111G Advanced Architectural Design Studio I - 6 units• ARCH 5831 Introduction to Architectural Conservation - 3 units• ARCH 5834 Hong Kong Architectural History (Culture of Building) - 3 units

Second Term:• ARCH 5112G Advanced Architectural Design Studio II - 6 units• ARCH 5832 Materials and Construction in Architectural Conservation - 3 units• ARCH 5833 Issues in Heritage Conservation - 3 units

Summer Term:• ARCH 6801 Conservation Thesis - 6 units

(ii) Elective courses: 3 units

Any 3 units from the following and courses as approved by the Programme Director:

• ARCH 4331 Architectural History and Theory – Aspects of Asian Architecture - 3 units• ANTH 2760 China’s Cultural Heritage - 3 units *• CULS 5323 Culture-led City Development - 3 units *• CURE 2037 Cultural Policy - 3 units *

* Enrollment to courses offered by other Departments is not guaranteed,and it is up to the offering Department to decide when the courses are offered.

For more information and updates, visit the programme website:www.arch.cuhk.edu.hk/index-course-mscacd1213.html

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THESISREQUIRED COURSES REQUIRED COURSES

Conservation Thesisarch 6801 Ho Puay Peng

In this course, students shall formulate their own research topic and focus in relating to historical buildings and the current conservation practice. The thesis is a capstone experience and shall display students’ ability in mediating complex issues and provide innovative strategies with detail programme development and in-depth architectural research and/or design. At the end, the thesis shall display the students’ own position in conservation.

Introduction to Architectural Conservationarch 5831 Thomas Coomans / Ho Puay-Peng t1 The history of a locality is often defined by its culture and the built manifestations of that culture. The preservation of the architectural heritage of a culture is an indication of the importance that culture placed on its past. For China and HK, conservation works are at the early stages of development. This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts and practices in conservation. It will serve as the foundation for further development of interest and skill in conservation.

Hong Kong Architectural History (Culture of Building)arch 5834 Ho Puay-Peng t1

HK has a unique position in the colonial history of the world, being a British colony for over 150 years but closely tied socially and economically to China, the motherland. The geography of HK is also extremely exciting and contributed to its architectural and urban development. This course looks at the architectural development and planning in HK through historical periods. Issues such as culture and society, land and building regulations, rural and urban conditions, as well as building techniques will be covered.

Materials & Construction in Architectural Conservationarch 5832 Zhou Shuanglin & Others t2

Every building tradition has its unique construction system employing primarily local materials and craft technique. This course will introduce to the students the different materials and constructional techniques used in buildings in Hong Kong, China and Japan, and conservation know-how in dealing with these materials and constructions. It is also the intention to cover the building practices and new materials introduced in early 20th century in the region.

Issues in Heritage Conservation arch 5833 Ho Puay Peng t2

This course will address the pertinent and current issues facing heritage conservation in the region. The format will be a heritage forum with invited speakers articulating the current discourses and issues which might include conservation legislature frameworks, cultural values of built heritage, grass-root advocacy, heritage tourism, revitalization of heritage sites, or issues facing specific projects in urban renewal, conservation of national monuments, and other design projects.

Preserving the NeighbourhoodThe Case of Old District of Hankou

Architectural conservation should be considered at different scales of the built environment. There are many towns and central areas of ancient cities that are preserved; many have been inscribed on the World Heritage list. There are also historic neighbourhoods within a city that are either preserved with original buildings or with some new constructions. And, finally at the smallest scale, there are many historic monuments that are preserved as testaments of architectural achievements or historical events. Preservation objectives and strategies would be very different when dealing with historic remains at different scales and sizes. This studio will focus on the strategy for neighbourhood preservation.

The objective of the studio is to allow students to work on a real neighbourhood, gain experience in documentation of the built fabric in the neighbourhood, as well as engaging the community in the process.

Advanced Architectural Design Studio IIarch 5112gAlfred Yeung and partners from Brock Carmichael Architects

Adaptive Reuse :Breathing New Life into Old and Heritage Buildings

This studio will focus on active regeneration of dilapidated buildings, giving historic fabrics a new lease of life. The objective of the studio is to engage students to work on a real neighborhood, developing skills in the re-use, restoration, refurbishment and conversion of existing and Listed buildings together with the design and integration of new buildings, often within historic and sensitive sites.

Successful schemes require more than just a rigorous and effective approach to design, heritage and conservation. At their core is genuine sustainability - social, economic and environmental.

We are looking for integration of architecture, conservation, planning, urban design and interior design skills; the ability to combine imaginative design and commercial acumen with conservation on listed buildings and sites of national importance, a bold, positive but sensitive approach towards building conservation. In today built environment, there is more than developing the skills in accurate restoration of historical buildings but the growing need in modifying old buildings to accommodate new uses or modern demands.

We recognise that the long term future of listed and other historic buildings often lies in securing a viable new use when the original function can no longer be sustained. We are not afraid to modify the fabric of a listed building if this is necessary to integrate a new use. We place great emphasis upon researching the original design intent and content to provide data for accurate restoration or to enable an informed and appropriate design response to be applied, and to ensure that any modifications are in sympathy and scale with the original building.

Advanced Architectural Design Studio I arch 5111gFanny Ang

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Programme DirectorsEdward NgRen Chao (Deputy Programme Director)

MSc

"We should strive to live healthily and comfortably with a minimum use of the natural resources (environmentally), and without compromising the livelihood and needs of our children (sustainably).

The earth is our responsibility, and we must do two things for our next generations. Firstly, through our responsible actions, leave them a livable world. Secondly, through education, leave them an understanding and a value system so that they could pass them on.

The programmes are a step towards the vision."

Green and sustainable design is a major concern of architects, engineers, government and developers. Climatic responsive architecture not only requires less energy and fewer resources to run, but they also provide a natural and comfortable environment for its occupants.

This Msc programme is designed for architects, engineers, surveyors, builders and professionals of the construction industry. It is intended that students will:

- Refresh their basic understanding of the subject and learn new knowledge of relevance.- Widen their horizon seeing the global pictures, issues and solutions offered by others

in overseas countries.- Debate and investigate, together with teachers and specialist of the programmes,

issues and possibilities.- Through design projects, incorporate environmentally friendly and sustainable design

in a scientific, logical and practical matter.- Build a small network of like-minded to advance the agenda.

Students are encouraged to bring live projects into the programme for focused study and discussion. The programme will be based on nine newly-formulated lecture / project courses; many of these courses are taught by eminent international experts. Cutting-edge research and technology will be put into practice through the design projects. Students will learn to conduct an original and focused study through the production of a written dissertation.

Teachers The programme is unique in that it is taught by the best international team of teachers from the best universities and research institutions around the world. Teachers are all internationally renowned scientists and professors in their field of study.

Selected teachers for the programme:Prof Rex Britter, Cambridge University, UK Prof. Raymond Cole, University of British Columbia, CAProf. Dean Hawkes, Cambridge University and Cardiff University, UKProf. Lutz Katzschner, University of Kassel, DEProf. Lam Khee Poh, Carnegie Mellon University, USAProf. Edward Ng, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKProf Leslie Norford, MIT, USAProf. Adrian Pitts, Sheffield Hallam University, UKProf. Brenda Vale, Victoria University of Wellington, NZDr. Raymond Yau, Ove Arup & Partners HK Ltd, HK

http://www.sustain-cuhk.info/

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Graduate Attributes The Programmes expect our graduates to be aware of the latest issues and knowledge related to sustainable and environment al design. They should have a good understanding of the key areas of environmental and sustainable design; with that understanding, they should have acquired skills allowing them to tackle the passive and integrative design of buildings in an urban setting in particular, and to improve the environmental design of the built environment in general. Our graduates should have IT skills adequate for them to carrying out works related to the subject matter. Through independent studies and the dissertation work, our graduates should acquire life-long, independent and critical self-learning skills. They will know how to independently draw on a wider expertise and knowledge base in their works. Our graduates should have acquired the needed vocabulary of the subject matter and have communication and language skills appropriate for them to be engaged in knowledge exchanges related to the subject matter.

For both FT and PT students, fundamentals are introduced in the Required Courses. A number of Design Projects allow students to apply the knowledge gained in the courses to design problems. The Dissertation gives students a chance to conduct a focused piece of study into the subject. The Electives further the teaching by introducing topical and relevant issues beyond the fundamentals. Students are required to complete a minimum of 27 units of courses for graduation (i) Required courses (21 units)SENV 7100, SENV 7200, SENV 7300, SENV 7400, SENV 7500, SENV7700

(ii) Elective courses (6 units) SENV 7005, SENV7006, SENV7700

Total (27 units)

The topics of MSc courses cover:Hong Kong Green Building Design - BEAM PlusBioclimatic Building DesignDaylighting and Lighting DesignUrban Climate for Design and Urban PlanningBuilding Environmental Performance AssessmentTotal Building PerformanceTopical Study in Environmental and Sustainable DesignGreen and Sustainable Architectural Development

Study Scheme

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Programme DirectorHendrik Tieben

MSc Urban Design

The MSc in Urban Design Programme prepares students to make their contributions in developing sustainable communities and address pressing challenges of cities in the 21st century. In recent years, policy makers, planners and designers investigated the potentials of high-density districts to respond to the challenges of climate change and decreasing resources. However, in many places, local communities react with concerns on the prospect of living closer together. Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta region are perfect laboratories to explore the challenges and opportunities brought about by high-density urbanism.

In two studios and the summer thesis, we will address these issues by looking at two different scales and conditions: the first studio will focus on Kowloon East to develop approaches for the regeneration of an old industrial district and engage with its existing community. The second studio will develop urban rules and designs for two currently planned new town extensions in Shatin (Hong Kong) and Taipa (Macau). This comparative studio will allow learning from the similarities and differences in both cities. The studios at both sites will offer the opportunity to rethink radically the design of urban districts together with their urban infrastructure and the design of artificial land reclamations.

Other key elements of the programme are our international study trips and workshops providing the opportunity to study the impact of urban design projects in “real-life” and experience different urban contexts and conditions. In the coming academic year 2014-15, we plan study trips again to Taipei and Barcelona, as well as the participation in a winter school in Singapore. These activities will be organized in close collaboration with our partner schools of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU.org).

Study Scheme Students are required to complete a minimum of 30 units of courses for graduation.

(i) Required courses: 24 units

First Term:• Introduction to Visualizing Urbanism and Urban Design• URBD 5710 Urban Design Studio I - 6 units • URBD 5703 Urban History & Theory - 3 units• URBD 5731 Urban Processes - 3 units

Second Term:• URBD 5720 a&b Urban Design Studio II - 6 units• URBD 5702 Environmental and Urban Economics - 3 units • URBD 5732 Urban Transport Netwok - 3 units

Summer Term:• URBD 5734 International Workshop - 3 units• URBD 6701 Urban Design Thesis - 6 units

(ii) Elective courses offered by other departments:

• AEPT 5021 Sustainable Eco-City Development - 3 units• AEPT 5201 Scientific Simulation for Sustainable Urban Planning - 3 units• AEPT 5104 Urban Remote Sensing - 3 units

*** Enrollment to courses offered by other department is not guaranteed,and it is up to the offering department to decide when the courses are offered.

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In the second term, two parallel studios focus on the development of urban rules and designs for new towns: one investigates a site in Shatin (Hong Kong) and the other in Taipa (Macau). The studios aim to develop strategies and design proposals to create sustainable mixed-use districts capable to integrate the new developments into the existing context.

Following the topic of the upcoming World Expo 2015 “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” in Milan, Italy, we will extend the original ideas of Shatin New Town, and ask how a sustainable new town could be planned in the 21st century. Important in this context will be the radical reconsideration of urban infrastructure in the city, alternative solutions for land reclamations and design approaches for healthy living. The best projects are planned to be presented at the World Expo 2015 in Milan.The course will offer a field of experimentation to bring together various interdisciplinary perspectives at CUHK. In addition, students can participate in the IFoU Winter School at the National University of Singapore, which will focus similarly on new town design. This will give students the opportunity to compare different approaches in the region.

The attraction of the Hong Kong model is based on its highly compact urban areas, its urban mobility and the conservation of large land resources as country parks. A central question which policy makers, planners and designers face is how to make the compact urban areas livable and sustainable.

The first studio of the MSc in Urban Design programme is focusing on the urban regeneration of Kwun Tong in context of the current development of Kowloon East. The study area is comprising an old industrial area and the adjacent site of the former Kai Tak Airport. In the 2011-12 Policy Address, the Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced the adoption of a visionary, coordinated and integrated approach to expedite the transformation of Kowloon East into an attractive, alternative Central Business District to support Hong Kong’s economic development. This was followed by the setting up the local Energizing Kowloon East Office and the realization of the first projects. However, the project also raised concerns of people already working and living in the district.

At the beginning of the studio, students will study the urban morphology, cultural heritage, transportation infrastructure of the area as well as the use of public spaces and local community concerns. Therefore, the studio is organized together with the Course URBD5731 Urban Processes, which offers students the opportunity to engage with various stakeholders in the district. Thus, students of this studio should register for this course. Based on these different investigations and discussions, the team will develop a community benefit plan for Kowloon East as well as individual urban design interventions.

Urban Design Studios II a&burbd 5720 Nuno Soares & Francesco Rossini

Urban Design Studio Iurbd 5710 Sujata Govada & Francesco Rossini

Urban Regeneration of Hong Kong, Kowloon East Re-Scripting Urban Rules for Asian New Towns:Shatin (Hong Kong) & Taipa (Macau)

ACTIVITY ELECTIVE COURSES THESISREQUIRED COURSES

Introduction to Visualizing Urbanism and Urban DesignMika Savela, Mo Kar Him

The course serves as an introduction to basic visualization methods, skills and styles for professional and creative presentations in the contemporary urban context. During the workshop-like course, students have the possibility to discover and experiment with different methods and aesthetics in order to develop their personal visual toolkit for further studies and later professional life.

Urban Processesurbd 5731 Sujata Govada

This course is organized in close relationship to the Kowloon East studio (Urban Design Studio I) and gives students the opportunity to learn about urban processes in Hong Kong and beyond. The course uses a combination of lectures and workshops in which students directly engage with different stakeholders and community members.

Urban Design Thesisurbd 6701 Colin Fournier

The course covers the general procedures of theoretical inquiry as it relates to urban design. For the dissertation, students will develop a proposal and produce an intellectually rigorous piece relating design and writing. The topic will be defined in discussion with advisors, either in relationship with the two earlier design studios, or as an independent research on a topic related to urban design.

Environmental & Urban Economics urbd 5702 Sylvia He

The course prepares students to develop criteria for value judgments about the complex social, economic and environmental impact of urban design and planning. A range of topics will be discussed including planning policies, migration, and transportation, zoning and livability issues, and potentials for more sustainable, just and livable cities. Students learn about contemporary urban economic research and online sources of economic data.

Urban Transport Networksurbd 5732 Daniel Pätzold

The course provides an introduction into history and application of complex urban transportation systems that are globally in use or conception. It provides introduction to transport concepts, planning aspects, technical requirements and ways of implementation. During the course a number of project stakeholders will participate as conveyors of knowledge and as guest reviewers of student projects.

Urban History & Theoryurbd 5703 Hendrik Tieben

This course examines the main ideas, histories and theories of the city. Important themes and debates in the history of urban design will be critically explored. In particular, the course investigates how urban forms have emerged and later reinterpreted, adapted and challenged by different social, economic and political contexts.

MSc Urban Design

DESIGN STUDIO DESIGN STUDIO

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MPhil / PhDGreen Architecture Development Strategies in Rural China Based on the Regional DesignChen Yang / PhDTraditional buildings in rural china compromised the merits of ecological and regional design in a natural way during the past thousands of years, but now, people started to ignore those ecological advantages and lose their regional features gradually, built the same way all over China. In my study, I will try to draft green and regional development strategies through traditional reviews, demonstration projects, suitable assesses system and appropriate policy. Recommendations will be provided for planners and designers to develop rural China.

supervisor: Edward Ng

The Evaluation of Heritage-led Urban RegenerationDu Ruijie / PhDThe role of conservation has changed markedly over the past decades as the historic environment has acquired a range of new functions. One of the roles conservation has assumed is as an agent of regeneration. In some cases the conjunction of conservation and regeneration leads to creative and dynamic solutions. However, it can often result in the creation of sub-optimal space and a design lacking in authenticity. How to assess management strategies for heritage-led regeneration is a challenge to policy-making as well as a matter of research. This research will focus on the evaluation of regeneration strategies in order to improve the current practices of integrating historic conservation and urban regeneration.

supervisor: Ho Puay Peng

The Characteristics of Modern Architecture in Hong Kong, 1930s-1970sHan Man / PhDThe research is to find out the characteristics of modern architecture in Hong Kong from 1930s to 1970s based on the investigation of 800 representative buildings. The method has more to do with the process of building analysis than with the procedures of a historical survey.

supervisor: Gu Daqing

The Direction System in Mini Architecture, Han DynastyJiang Zhidan / PhDHan dynasty is one of the most important periods when traditional architecture took a great cultural turn in forms. The recovery and study of material evidence remaining in Han dynasty, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery, especially the mini architecture and paintings in tombs, show great differences from Tang dynasty. The study will focus on the changes of the direction system and try to explore its mechanism how influence the layout and architectural forms.

supervisor: Ho Puay Peng

Graphic Statics' Contributions on 3D Structural InnovationLiu Jie / PhDGraphic Statics can assist in the design of innovative structural systems, but presently, it is primarily restricted to two-dimensional applications. This research extends the capability to three dimensions, through the creation of targeted digital software that involves a more definitive algorithm and compacter interface, thereby opening new possibilities in structural design innovation.

supervisor: Zhu Jingxiang

Collaborative Mass Housing Design Mediator: A Bottom-up Integrated ApproachLo Tian Tian / PhDThis research aims to understand the extent of design freedom necessary for a user-participatory design system and consistency vs. individuality that appears in this design method and the possibility of an integrated system of this bottom-up approach with the top-down approach where the design is generated fully by computational method.

supervisor: Marc Aurel Schnabelco-supervisor: Tsou Jin Yeu

Architecture of Commerce: Hongkong Land's Development in Central, 1889 - 1973Mo Kar Him / PhDBy intersecting commerce with spatial design, this study examines the development of Hongkong Land’s properties in Central, from its founding in 1889 to 1973, as a case study of political force, civic endeavor and spatial management that developers employed in shaping Hong Kong’s urban landscape.

supervisor: Ho Puay-Peng

New Chinese Urbanism in Architectural Curatorial PracticeMika Savela / PhDThe research deals with architectural exhibitions and other curated displays of contemporary Chinese urbanism from the mid-1990s onwards, as cities within the Pearl River Delta began to gain attention from the international community of designers, architects, critics, curators and scholars. The research will also look into the issues of non-Western modernities, the cosmopolitan nature of cities, as well as local and foreign representations and creative activities of the new urban China.

supervisor: Hendrik Tieben

Classification Based Methods to Evaluate Urban Climate and Atmospheric Environmental Condition for Better Urban Planning and Design Practice Shi Yuan / PhDUrban climate classification method has been effectively used in urban climate research. Its Intuitiveness also makes it become a common communication platform between researchers and urban planners. However, for some special cases like Beijing whose most urgent environmental issue is the air pollution caused by urban traffic exhausts, existing classification systems cannot evaluate the current status very well due to the lack of traffic information layers. In this study, urban traffic elements on different scales include urban road net properties and vehicle exhaust dispersion behaviors will be coupled in to the classification system for the purpose of making it easier to motivate urban planners to take traffic air pollution dispersion into urban planning and design practices consideration properly.

supervisor: Edward Ng

Energy budget study in urban canyon systemTan Zheng / PhDThe urban energy balance approach is a fundamental method for urban thermal environment study. By altering the surface type and their thermal properties, urbanization introduces modification on the heat and moisture balance in the urban environment, and the associated proportion between various energy fluxes. The urban canyon is selected as the basic geometry unit for energy budget study and the effect of canyon configuration, surface properties such as the albedo value and greenery coverage on energy partitioning will be investigated through on-site measurement and numerical simulation. Based on the result, specific recommendations on urban morphology and surface design in hot-humid climate will be provided.

supervisor: Edward Ng

The Transplantation of a Design Pedagogy: Nanjing-Zurich Exchange between SoA SEU and D-Arch ETH-Zurich, 1984-2011 Wu Jia Wei / PhDThis research is an in-depth study on a particular line of development of design pedagogy over the past thirty years. The chosen case, the Nanjing-Zurich Exchange (NZE) program between Department of Architecture of ETH-Zurich (ETH-Z) and the School of Architecture of Southeast University (SEU) in Nanjing, is the most important and influential pedagogy transplantation in contemporary China. The research focuses on three related programs: 1) the NZE program; 2) the Zurich Model a first year design pedagogy at ETH-Z under Prof. Kramel; and 3) the pedagogic development in Zurich-influenced schools such as SEU, Nanjing University and CUHK. The study makes a comparison between the source and the flows. The goal is to uncover change or deviation of ideas and disciplines in the process of the pedagogical transplantation.

supervisor: Gu Daqing

Forming a Bay Window: A Geometric Approach to Concave-Convex Deep EnvelopeXia Heng / PhDThis research studies the contemporary bay window against the background of prevailing window design practice of the past 30 years in Hong Kong and China. It examines the bay window from structural, climatic, functional, spatial and formal considerations. Based on experimental practices of window design and simulation scripting, the research presents a geometric method to optimize thermal performance in the design of the bay window.

supervisor: Zhu Jingxiang

A Study of the Relationships between Urban Morphology and Urban Heat Island Effect of Hong Kong at Intermediate Scale.Zheng Yingsheng / PhDGiven Hong Kong's unique morphology and geology, the urban heat island (UHI) in Hong

Kong has its own traits. If the relationship between urban form and UHI could be revealed, it would be prone to implement UHI studies into urban design process. The techniques include simulation, measurement and statistical methods.

supervisor: Ren Chaoco-supervisor: Edward Ng

Campus Architecture – Virtues and the Transformative Role of Universities in the 21st CenturyAlexander Zipprich / PhDUniversity campuses are nucleuses of society and of cultural change. New campus designs are effecting transformations of the built environment. The planning and expansion of university campuses plays a strategic role in China’s 21st century unprecedented process of urbanization. University towns serve as catalysts for new developments, as well as university projects create new academic and urban communities on campus and in its vicinities. The research seeks to investigate the drivers and implications of planning strategies, and novel syntheses of architectural styles and spatial constellations in the cultural and geographic context of China and its Special Administrative Regions Hong Kong and Macau.

supervisor: Hendrik Tieben

Incoming Postgraduate Students 2014-15Chen Yongming / PhD supervisor: Hendrik TiebenChi Xinan / PhD supervisor: Edward NgGong Fangying / PhD supervisor: Edward NgLai Kwok Lung / PhD supervisor: Minjung Maing

co-supervisor: Edward NgLi Kehan / PhD supervisor: Edward Ng Yang Xiaodong / PhD supervisor: Ho Puay PengZhou Shaokang / PhD supervisor: Ren Chao co-supervisor: Edward Ng

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FacultyFull Time Faculty Nelson Chen Professor of Practice in Architecture, Director, School of ArchitectureFilipe Afonso Assistant Professor Wallace Chang Associate ProfessorThomas Chung Associate ProfessorKristof Crolla Assistant ProfessorPeter Ferretto Associate ProfessorStanislaus Fung Associate ProfessorGu Daqing ProfessorHo Puay Peng ProfessorPatrick Hwang Professional ConsultantLiao Kuei Hsien Assistant ProfessorBruce Lonnman Professional ConsultantJenny Lovell Associate Professor Minjung Maing Assistant ProfessorEdward Ng Yao Ling Sun Professor of ArchitectureRen Chao Assistant Professor Francesco Rossini LecturerMarc Aurel Schnabel Associate ProfessorHendrik Tieben Associate Professor Tsou Jin Yeu Professor Marisa Yiu Assistant ProfessorZhu Jingxiang Associate Professor

Part-Time Faculty Fanny Ang Adjunct Assistant ProfessorBenny Au Adjunct Assistant ProfessorEssy Baniassad Adjunct ProfessorChristopher Bene Adjunct Associate ProfessorMagali Bodart Adjunct Assistant ProfessorRex Britter Adjunct ProfessorKelly Chow Adjunct Associate ProfessorRaymond Cole Adjunct ProfessorThomas Coomans Adjunct Associate ProfessorColin Fournier Visiting Professor

Philip Fung Adjunct Assistant ProfessorRaymond Fung Adjunct ProfessorChristopher Gee Adjunct Assistant ProfessorInge Goudsmit Adjunct Assistant ProfessorSujata Govada Adjunct Associate ProfessorAndrea Hamilton Adjunct Associate ProfessorDenise Ho Adjunct Associate ProfessorLutz Katzschner Adjunct Professor Lam Khee Poh Adjunct ProfessorLam Tat Adjunct Assistant ProfessorSebastian Law Adjunct ProfessorSarah Lee Adjunct Assistant ProfessorLeung Chi Fung Adjunct Assistant ProfessorBernard V. Lim Adjunct ProfessorDoreen Liu Adjunct Associate ProfessorFrancesca Madeo Adjunct Associate ProfessorLeslie Norford Adjunct ProfessorDaniel Pätzold Adjunct Associate ProfessorAdrian Pitts Adjunct ProfessorNuno Soares Adjunct Assistant ProfessorSun Weiwei Adjunct Assistant ProfessorIda Sze Adjunct Assistant ProfessorJun Watanabe Visiting Professor Roger Wu Adjunct Associate ProfessorCaroline Wüthrich Adjunct Assistant ProfessorYutaka Yano Adjunct Assistant Professor Alfred Yeung Adjunct Associate ProrfessorGary Yeung Adjunct Assistant ProfessorYuet Tsang-Chi Adjunct Associate ProfessorZhou Shuanglin Adjunct Associate Professor

Emeritus and Honorary ProfessorsTunney Lee Emeritus ProfessorPeter Rowe Honorary ProfessorShan Jixiang Honorary ProfessorRocco Yim Honorary Professor

marc aurel schnabel

clover lee

matthew priestman & wallace chang thomas chung

raymond fung doreen liukristof crolla

toyo ito & ho puay peng

bernard v lim

essy baniassad & tunney lee marisa yiu edward ng & jimmy leung

yutaka yano

tsou jin yeu

denise ho

jenny lovell

dennis lau

Kenneth Chau

nelson chen & rocco yim

james kinoshita

hendrick tieben & nuno soares

barry will

zhu jingxiang tc yuet & ks wong joel sanders

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Events 2013-14 Visiting Lectures 2013-14

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Thomas Coomans 12.09

Jonathan Sakula 16.09

James O’Callaghan 10.10

Susannah Dickinson 07.11

Tommaso Principi 18.11

Ng Ho Yin 13.01

Hugh Broughton 13.02

Zhao Yang 17.02

Massimo Alvisi 20.02

Anders Berensson & Ebba Hallin 03.03

Francis Wong, Project Little Dream 06.03

Paolo Vincenzo Genovese 13.03

Michael Fox 27.03

Niklaas Deboutte 03.04

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Cutting Edge in Architectural Science: 13.11-16.1147th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association: ASA (ANZAScA) Conference Chair: Marc Aurel Schnabel

BoDW Workshop and Exhibition 05.12“9394.06km - Twin Design Research Studios”Curator: Kristof Crolla

Urban Digitalic Joint Studio: 06.01-16.01“The Concept of Waste: Metabolism of the Cities” Marc Aurel Schnabel, with University of Melbourneand Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Vertical Cities Asia Design Competition Site visit and workshop in Mumbai 14.02-18.02Presentation in Singapore at NUS 01.07-05.07Patrick Hwang (G11 Studio “Everyone Connects”)

DLN Corner: 17.03Opening of the new student social space Nelson Chen, Dennis Lau and Architecture Society

GSD China Studio Exhibition in Hong Kong on 24.03-04.04“Macau: Cross-Border Cities”Round Table Panel Discussion

Architecture's Deterritorializing Practice: 04.04Oil Art Space joint Forum with TU Delft: Patrick Hwang, Wallace Chang and Yutaka Yano

CUHK-Harvard GSD Joint Design Studio 04.05-14.05CUHK: Doreen Liu and HGSD: Peter Rowe

18th Master of Architecture Graduation Show 24.05-30.0618th Graduation Committee

Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: 07.06-23.11HK Exhibition (Thomas Chung, research team leader; Doreen Liu, curator; student research team: Chow Chiu Yin, Tommy Li, Josely Lam, Joshua Lam, Jessie Lau, Sarah Lau, Natalie Xing, and Jasmine Yue)

Smart Geometry Workshop and Symposium 14.07-19.07Conference Chair: Marc Aurel Schnabel

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Awards & Scholarships 2013-14 Student Exchanges 2014-15

Name Recipient of Award EligibilityCornerstone Training Programme, USA Lam Cheuk Wai, Josely Year 3 Yue Ka Hin, Jasmine Year 3DLN Awards 2014 Yeung Yat Long, Alfred Year 2 Yim Yu Ching Year 3 Ip Yi Lok, Ivy Year 4 Lai Wing Yan, Grace MArch 1 Ko Kar Yeung, Rina MArch 2Formica Scholarship Yuen Jing Hong Year 2 - 4L&O Travel Scholarship for Design Innovation Tam Chi Fung Year 3Prof Raymond Fung Scholarship Lee Hiu Ying Year 4 Lee Tsz Ping MArch 1Wong Tung & Partners Scholarship Cheung Chung Kan MArch 2The RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards Under selection Year 4 & MArch 2The Best Design Award 2014 Tan Xiaoying, Vito Year 2 Leung Yee Hang Year 2 Yip Heung Ching, Hilary Year 2 Tsui Ying Lun Year 3 Tam Chi Fung, Ivan Year 3 Cheng Chin Long, Linus Year 4 Ip Yi Lok, Ivy Year 4 Yeung Ho Yin Year 4 Wong Sau Yin, Samuel MArch 1 Huen Ming Yeung, Nelson MArch 2 Ko Kar Yeung, Rina MArch 2 Sin Chung Kin, Kenton MArch 2U6 Studio Award Ng Sin Ting Year 4 Wong Yee Man Year 4 Yeung Ho Yin Year 4Wharf Architecture Design Internship Li Ching Yan, Tommy MArch 2 Sin Chung Kin, Kenton MArch 2AIA Hong Kong Scholastic Award Ip Yi Lok, Ivy Year 4HKIA Student Medal Ko Kar Yeung, Rina MArch 2

* Please refer to school of architecture website for application details

Exchange Programme * Outgoing Incoming **Georgia Institute of Technology Yeung Yat Long --Graz University of Technology Chan Wing Hang Patrick Ernst Ma Ka Ki, Vickie Rebekka Sophie Hirschberg Tsui Sze Man, Eunice --Politecnico di Milano Wu Shuqin -- University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart Leung Yee Hang Max Abel Mannschreck Li Tim Jun -- Pau Hiu Wing -- Yip Heung Ching, Hilary --

* Please refer to School of Architecture website for application details** Term 1 students only

MArch graduation exhibition 2014

BSSc graduation photo day 2014

Gu Daqing Minjung Maing

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Summer Activities 2014

bamboo design & build internship, zcb bamboo workshop smartgeometry 2014 hong kong: urban compaction nsbaeitalian study tour: the craft of building human landscape - rebuilding a green habitat

Bamboo Design & Build InternshipKristof CrollaAITB, School of Architecture, CUHK and Zero Carbon Building, Hong Kong 9 - 20 June

The Zero Carbon Building has invited CUHK to organise a design workshop for architecture students that will lead to the building of the first annual Innovative Bamboo Pavilion in the park in front of their headquarters in Kowloon Bay. For 5 months, starting November 2014, this 300 sqm pavilion will be used for a series of events, including Cantonese opera, performances, stage exhibitions and seminars.

The project will merge the latest in computational design with traditional bamboo scaffolding techniques in the design of a project that uses bending-active grid-shell structures for the making of a unique and innovative piece of bamboo architecture. The design & build workshop will introduce students to procedural modelling (Grasshopper in Rhino), real-time physics engines (Kangaroo), and physical bamboo model making.

Although recommended, no prior software knowledge is required.

A team of CUHK professors, led by Asst. Prof. Kristof Crolla, and supported by ARUP HK and the Scaffolders Association, will introduce students to the latest suitable design tools and techniques. One proposal will be selected as the conceptual design for the final Bamboo Pavilion that will be built.

The development process of the Bamboo Pavilion shall be a showcase in itself, demonstrating the collective wisdom of the Architects, Engineers, the Scaffolders Association, the Hong Kong Construction Association and the training of Architecture and CIC Students. Models, drawings and documents developed during the workshop will be part of a public exhibition on the design and construction of the project.

Following the workshop, selected students will be invited to continue working over the summer as research assistants for the realisation of the project.

Italian Study Tour: The Craft of BuildingFrancesca MadeoMilan, Venice, Bologna, and Genoa

15 - 27 JuneThe study tour examines architectural design with a particular focus on the role of building technology. Emphasis is given to the role of materials and the act of making during and through the design phase. A journey to five cities in Northern Italy will provide firsthand exposure to the craft-based design approach that is traditionally applied in practice. Students will be guided through a number of site visits during this study tour. In addition, the tour will include visits to some of the most historically prominent architecture of Italian history. At the end of the trip, the group will visit the 2014 Venice Biennale.

Human Landscape - Rebuilding a Green HabitatWallace ChangYim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung

22 - 27 JuneThe Human Landscape - Rebuilding a Green Habitat, is a summer on-site research-design-

build studio activity organized by the Urban Place Research Unit of the School of Architecture, CUHK. It is a continuation of a collaborative research effort of CUHK-KTH Stockholm/Torino-SCUT to focus on the issue of ‘Urban Re-Use’, a follow-up to the Summer Studio 2011, the Visiting Studio 2012 & 2013, and a joint exhibition at Shenzhen UABB 2014. The proposed summer studio is building upon the expertise and knowledge cumulated over the past efforts of the investigators on common issues of green habitation, living density, ecological intervention, public space and community building. The focus sites will be on Yim Tin Tsai Island of Sai Kung where the rebuilding of a historic saltpan, a Catholic chapel and traditional houses are manifested as actions towards a revival of human landscape. It aims at providing students a service-learning platform to investigate and design green habitats for both human beings and wildlife.

Smartgeometry 2014 Hong Kong: Urban CompactionMarc Aurel Schnabel, Kristoff Crolla, Jane Bury, Shane BurgerAITB, School of Architecture, CUHK

14 - 19 JulyThe 10th International Smartgeometry consists of two parts, a four day Workshop 14-17 July, and a public symposium on 18 & 19 July. This year’s challenge ‘Urban Compaction’ explored large cities that thrive on density and diversity. Beyond the energy and pollution advantages of the elevator over the automobile, complex issues are at play in concentrating population and built infrastructure in contemporary high-rise cities. Designing for high and increasing density in cities is a complex and wicked problem that calls for innovative approaches to modelling in diverse areas of the city’s dynamics. Participants The sg2014 Workshop is organised around ten Clusters. Clusters are hubs of expertise. They comprise of people, knowledge, tools, materials and machines. The Clusters provide a focus for workshop participants working together, within a common framework.

After four intense days of innovative work at the Workshops, a two days symposium offered an opportunity for critical reflection on the topic of Urban Compaction and the exposition of what has been accomplished in the Workshop. It is an opportunity to open debates, pose questions, challenge orthodoxies, and propose new ideas.

2014 NSBAE Teacher’s Design WorkshopGu DaqingAITB, School of Architecture, CUHK

20 July - 3 AugThe workshop, co-organized by the National Supervision Board of Architectural Education (China) and the School of Architecture, CUHK, is held from July 20 to August 3. During this 2-week period, 53 young teachers from 26 mainland universities engage in an intensive design exploration on space and tectonics, supported by lectures, seminars and exhibitions. Design teaching and learning activities take place in the architectural design studio space of the School of Architecture. The workshop activities also include a few local architectural tours in Hong Kong.

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