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‘Urban Ventilation Assessment and Wind Corridor Plan for Chinese Cities’

Professor Chao Ren from Department of Architecture and Professor Yuguo Li Department of Mechanical Engineering have revealing how to evaluate urban ventilation for planning purposes and develop the wind corridor plan in urban design and planning exercises. The team received the University’s Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award 2023 for their ‘Urban Ventilation Assessment and Wind Corridor Plan for Chinese Cities’.

A Rounded Approach to Revitalisation

The project’s impact lies in showing the potential for the different ways of revitalising a space.

Lessons from the Past

A new major archaeological research programme enables students to study the past of Armenia and the Ancient Near East and to excavate an ancient fortress and other settlements. The project also engages the public directly in field archaeology through an interdisciplinary knowledge exchange initiative.

Microspaces Made Liveable

Hong Kong’s tiny subdivided flats are here to stay, reckons Juan Du, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (International and Mainland China Affairs) of the Faculty of Architecture. So she and her students are helping make it easier to live in them.

Reflections from a "Storey-Teller"

Professor David Lung has been educating professionals and the public about the cultural value of built heritage and has helped three places to achieve UNESCO World Heritage status. "The value of education is in knowledge exchange", he says.

Making Our City More Walkable for All

Hong Kong is one of the busiest and most compact vertical cities in the world. Yet it is also one of the most walkable urban centres on the planet with networks of interlinked multi-level walkways connecting transportation hubs, markets, shopping malls and residential areas. However, as the ageing population grows and new infrastructure projects and high-rises are squeezed into the city’s already crowded spaces, people who use these walkways are under increasing pressure to find clear, direct routes to their destinations. The HKUrbanLab, the research and knowledge exchange arm of the Faculty of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong, is working with Civic Exchange and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service on a project called ‘Walking with Wheels’, aimed at finding the best barrier-free routes for people in wheelchairs and those with prams and trolleys.

Cloud of Unknowing: an Exhibition about Modern Asian Architecture

East and West, buildings and the spaces in between, and art and architecture came together in an exhibition co-curated by Thomas Tsang of the Faculty of Architecture in 2014 to celebrate Taipei's 130th anniversary.

Capacity Building in Myanmar

The Faculty of Architecture is making a difference to Yangon and regards its engagement with Myanmar as a multi-year commitment.

Building from the Bottom Up

Architecture is all around us, yet few people in Hong Kong understand its history, evolution, technology, or impacts on such things as the environment, art and heritage. Until recently, the subject was taught only at university level to budding architects. Now, a project by the Faculty of Architecture is helping to broaden understanding and appreciation in the community.