MArch 1DESIGN STUDIOG9 hendrik tieben t1Visions for Macau-Zhuhai’s Water SpaceAfter Macau’s listing as World Heritage City in2005, new challenges appeared. In 2008-09, justThis studio will collaborate with students fromoutside the UNESCO buffer zone, new high rise High Speed <strong>of</strong> urbanization in the past 30 years other design/planning schools to form topicdevelopments were constructed in Macau’s Inner has transformed the district <strong>of</strong> more than 2000 specific research team to investigate problems36 Harbour blocking important view and ventilation years history into a field <strong>of</strong> many moments - suxh as rapid urbanization, growing GDP,37axes. <strong>The</strong> regulatory options <strong>of</strong> Macau are limitedas they still miss an overall development plan.Rather than imposing a general height limitationwhich due to the smallness <strong>of</strong> the territory, theeconomic pressure and the planning cultureseems unrealistic, the studio will define proactivevisions for development, identifying locationsfor potential projects, defining important viewand ventilation axes, proposing building typesand densities and make proposals for improvingopen spaces along the waterfronts. <strong>The</strong> study willinclude not only Macau’s Inner Harbour but alsothe opposite shore <strong>of</strong> Zhuhai. <strong>The</strong> water spacebetween both cities is seen here as commonpublic asset.G10 doreen heng liu t21 KM² Mega Block: Datang Street-District-A Living Museum <strong>of</strong> Urban History,Guangzhoufragmental, disconnected and confused. <strong>The</strong>district committee would like to unite theneighborhood again with different history <strong>of</strong> time,space and people through means <strong>of</strong> design andpublic participation, in order to reclaim the longlostlocal pride and the identity <strong>of</strong> historical district& neighborhood. <strong>The</strong> studio will examine suchmega block through a series <strong>of</strong> mapping exercises<strong>of</strong> time-space-form, by identifying the mechanismand rules that have shaped and will shape thespace; and finally with these tools, will seek foralternative spatial models and scenarios <strong>of</strong> thearea through a (re-)design exercise <strong>of</strong> differentarchitecture or urban space in this mega block.Studio in collaboration with Columbia <strong>University</strong>G11 tsou jin-yeu t2Sustainable Neighborhood forUrban China Tomorrowtransforming economic and social structureto draw their design or planning solutionsexemplified by Foshan.Based on the Nanhai/Foshan GovernmentStrategic Plan, the studio grasps this opportunityto develop the proposed site nearby CBDNanhai and TOD central station, to demonstratemethodologies and possibility to sustainableneighborhood design, in special considerationto the climate and social conditions <strong>of</strong> SouthernChina to become the driving force <strong>of</strong> thearchitectural design.Studio in collaboration with National Cheng Kung<strong>University</strong> (Taiwan), Planning and Design Collegeabove: macau-zhuhai’s joint water space;below: datang street district, guangzhouREQUIRED COURSEUrban Design and Planningarch 5310 teacher x t2This course is an introductory course in urban designand planning for graduate architecture majors. <strong>The</strong>course introduces cities as economic and socialplaces and also covers a brief survey <strong>of</strong> urban forms,twentieth-century approaches to urban design,and case studies emphasizing current urban designissues and practice. <strong>The</strong> course exposes studentsto a pr<strong>of</strong>essional setting and introduces somebasic methodologies adopted in urban design andplanning.Architectural <strong>The</strong>ory and Criticismarch 6310 hendrik tieben t1This course introduces and discusses themes <strong>of</strong>contemporary architectural theory. It is dividedin a series <strong>of</strong> lectures and seminar sessions. <strong>The</strong>course will prepare MArch1 students to formulatetheir future thesis proposal by introducingcontemporary discourses and by training researchability and critical thinking. Students will analyzetheoretical texts and architectural examples, andformulate a final paper on a self-defined topic.ELECTIVE1 KM² Mega Block: Space <strong>of</strong> Rules,Time & Consequencearch 5700 doreen heng liu t1<strong>The</strong> course is to search for these rules, designateor hidden, their impacts on making the urbanspace and forms, as consequence in the historyand moment <strong>of</strong> urbanization in China today. <strong>The</strong>1 km² symbolically and effectively categorizes anyautonomous territory by definition or imagination- a territory <strong>of</strong> identity, community or productionunit. <strong>The</strong> 1 km² is a basic unit critical for quality <strong>of</strong>urban space, life and growth in the city, <strong>of</strong> its past,present and future.China Urban Housingarch 5701d tsou jin-yeu t1To enrich understanding to the history andcurrent situation <strong>of</strong> China Urban Housing, thecourse provides the opportunity to researchon interaction between the built environmentand society in China. Students can research ontopics such as housing characteristics in China,the contemporary <strong>Chinese</strong> society structure,subsidized housing for disadvantaged groups.House Form and the Cityarch 6701 leng woo t2It includes lectures on urban morphology <strong>of</strong> citiesby studying the basic unit <strong>of</strong> cities- the house.Using Hong Kong as a reference, it exploresissues <strong>of</strong> the house - its form, programme,open space, path, and its relationship with otherhouses. What is the relationship between thehouse and the city? To what extent do such houseforms continue to affect our understanding <strong>of</strong> thecontemporary city? <strong>The</strong>se are questions we willexplore in the course.Critical Issues inContemporary Urbanismarch 6702 hendrik tieben t2In Hong Kong and the Asian Pacific region,new forms <strong>of</strong> urbanism emerging under theinfluence <strong>of</strong> globalization and mass migration.<strong>The</strong>y require new forms <strong>of</strong> thinking and practice.New theoretical constructs will be researched,developed and applied to project cases to widenthe scope <strong>of</strong> urban design as an architecturaldiscipline that can critically engage with decisionmakers, practitioners, end-users and researchers.
MArch 2<strong>The</strong>sis ProjectDESIGN STUDIOStages <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>sis ProjectJunREQUIRED COURSEPr<strong>of</strong>essional Practice and Managementarch 5510This course is the second part <strong>of</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>essionalAug completion <strong>of</strong> supervisor selectionpractice and management curriculum. It providesfundamental and understanding knowledgeOct review design researchgu daqingli shiqiaotsou jin-yeu<strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional practice in line with the HKIA38Transformable, flexible, transportable, <strong>Architecture</strong> as forms <strong>of</strong> critical culture and withesther lorenzDesign/planning advice; domain knowledge or pr<strong>of</strong>essional practice examination requirements. 39Decconditions for their development in Asian citiestechnical supports; pr<strong>of</strong>essional skills sharingFebMarAprbriefing to studentsinterim reviewsubmission <strong>of</strong> research reportmajor design reviewbeginning <strong>of</strong> special studyreview <strong>of</strong> special studylayout <strong>of</strong> final presentationfinal reviewsubmission <strong>of</strong> thesis report<strong>The</strong>sis Advisors Areas <strong>of</strong> Interestwallace changUrban conservation; community building;sustainable planning; vernacular architecturedismountable, and temporary buildings; buildingsystem and method, emphasis on modularity,repetition and variation; role <strong>of</strong> material,component and structure, design study <strong>of</strong> spacetypes, methods <strong>of</strong> spatial and formal organization;public housing in Hong Kong, transformation <strong>of</strong>old into newho puay-pengIntersection between architecture and cultureand the resulting architectural forms; architecturalsolutions that address cultural / societal issuesmaggie huiSpatial design where the interaction <strong>of</strong> people andtheir immediate space is importantly considered;the nature <strong>of</strong> space used as a method to readarchitectural settlements; how intangible qualities<strong>of</strong> a place produced by culture, society andhistory help shaping house form, spatial layout aswell as site settlement patternbernard limCommunity participation; innovative institutionalbuilding designs; educational buildings; elderlycare facilities and housing; community architecturedesign; participatory design processdoreen heng liuContemporary urbanism & architecture in thePRD: explore WHAT, WHY, and HOW bymeans <strong>of</strong> designbruce lonnmanHigh-rise buildings: issues related to form,structure and construction, program diversity,urban context, sustainability, and other topicsrelated to tall buildings.Urban infrastructure: design <strong>of</strong> pedestriannetwork systems involving elevated walkways,bridges, covered circulation paths, and points <strong>of</strong>connection with other modes <strong>of</strong> transit.<strong>Architecture</strong> and its intersections with urbandesign, landscape and new media; exploration<strong>of</strong> their potential to shape viable places forcontemporary human life; interdisciplinaryapproachesedward ngEnvironmental and sustainable design to improveliving quality for peoplemarc aurel schnabelArchitectural computing; virtual environments;design learning; mixed reality design, parametricdesign learning; fabrication; manga; digital architectureand communication <strong>of</strong> n-dimensional spacehendrik tiebenHigh density living; urban regeneration;relationship between public and private spacesleng wooHousing as urban form and city fabricyuet tsang chiHigh density urban housing; landscape urbanismzhu jingxiangspace organization strategy; articulation <strong>of</strong> loadbearing structure and space organization; lightweightconstruction; transformable structure;principles in settlement formation; basic buildingmaterials and construction; investigation <strong>of</strong>vernacular and temporary construction<strong>The</strong> course covers principles on: pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism;architect/client agreement; code <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionalconduct; contract and building contracts; projectmanagement. Comparisons will also be drawnbetween pr<strong>of</strong>essional practices in Hong Kong andmainland China.