Event Details:
Date: 23 Aug 2024 (Fri)
Time: 7:00pm – 8:45pm
Organizer:
– The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects (HKILA)
– Young Landscape Architects’ Group (YLAG)
– The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA)
– Young Member Committee (YMC), HKIA
– Planning & Development Division (PDD), The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)
Venue: Hybrid
19/F, One Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong “Online Live Broadcasting”
Language: English
CPD Points:
1.5 (Activity Type 3 & 5, Level 2)
HKIA CPD circular: 38/2024
HKIA circular: 54/2024
CES Points: 1.5 LUs/HSW
Quota: 60 (physical)
1000 (online)
Fee: Free of Charge
Registration Link: Click here or scan the QR code in the poster
Synopsis
A public space can be broadly defined as a place of public use, accessible and enjoyable by everyone, regardless of his or her background, without pre-requisites such as a fee and/or profit motive. Quality public space is vital to the well beings of our everyday life, fostering a sense of belonging and identity as well as connecting us to nature in urban environment. Public space has many spatial forms, including parks, plaza, waterfront promenade, streets, sidewalks, market places etc.
Whilst enjoyment and recreation in public space are still the emphasis of many open space development projects, the understanding of public space in urban studies has undergone significant development intertwined with social, economic, cultural and environmental perspectives and requires multi-disciplinary dissections in order to unfold its facets of values. Architects, landscape architects, planners and surveyors have also consciously aware of the importance of bottom-up design, based on the principles of inclusion, collaboration and empowerment of stakeholders in decision making, and their roles as facilitators to engage the community in design process.
In this seminar, we have invited scholars and young practitioners from different disciplines to share their visions and discuss the role of professionals on public space.
Speakers
1) Dr. Jeffrey HOU, Head of Department, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore
2) Ar. Winnie WONG, General Manager, Projects of Hysan Development
3) Ms. Kate LAU, Co-founder of 2 Square Metres
4) Ar. Alan CHEUNG, Co-founder and Managing Director of One Bite Design Studio and One Bite Social
Moderator
Ar. Joshua LAM, Co-chair of the YMC of the HKIA, Part-time Lecturer in CUHK