Programme 2012-2013
"SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES"
Term 1:
PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN & MASS TRANSIT IN HIGH DENSE
DISTRICTS: SAI YING PUN
Regenerating an old district of Hong Kong in context of its connection to a new MTR line.
(Read the course description here as PDF)
Experiences from the Sai Ying Pun studio and student work is published in article "Negotiating and Designing Public Space. Experiences with a new M.Sc. in Urban Design Program in Hong Kong" in IN_BO. Ricerche e progetti per il territorio, la città e l'architettura, Vol. 4, n. 1 (2013) - THE PUBLIC SPACE OF EDUCATION.
Term 2:
REVIEWING HONG KONG NEW TOWN DESIGN:
HUNG SHUI KIU
Planning a New Town around an existing MTR station and with orientation towards Shenzhen Bay.