S C H O O L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E . C U H K . 2 O O 9 - 2 O 1 O

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Message from the Director

The pursuit of architectural production and expression is a life-long journey.

Architecture is object oriented. Architectural form and space are articulated to fulfill functional specifications, they also present underlying aesthetics, cultural, and technological considerations. The architecture profession demands knowledge and skills from a variety of fields to synthesize internal (i.e. the building) and external (i.e. the environment) requirements. Architectural education is where this journey begins.

2009-2010 is an exciting year of new developments at the School of Architecture. Firstly, the establishment of the School provides a new identity and an enlarged platform for developing different specializations and fields in architecture and the built environment. Within the School are teachers and researchers in areas ranging from sustainable design, urbanism and urban design, history and theory to architectural conservation, digital design and information technology, and professional practice. You will witness enhancements in the teaching programme with these specialized fields and in interdisciplinary collaboration.

Secondly, we have refined the curricular structure of the BSSc (AS) and MArch programmes. The undergraduate programme is designed to be a pre-professional degree aimed towards introducing architectural practices and basic knowledge in the related fields. Required courses will be tied up with sequential design studios allowing knowledge to be learnt and practiced. The postgraduate degree is a professional programme offering focused studios and electives, allowing students to gain both in-depth knowledge and skills in architectural issues. The details of these curricular changes are highlighted in this booklet.

We invite you to embark on this journey as the School continues to strengthen its mission to immerse students in architectural environment and discourses, hone their architectural skills and challenge their innovative thinking.

The road ahead is for you to discover.

Puay-Peng Ho

Contents

Message from the Director 3

Programme Overview 7

Curriculum 8

Calendar 10

BSSc (AS) Overview 12 Studio U1 process | tool 14 Studio U2 space | 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 GI, G2, G3 28 Studios G4, G5, G6 30 Studios G7, G8, G9 32 Studio G10 34

MArch 2 Thesis Project 36

MSc 38

MPhil / PhD 40

Exchange / Scholarship 42

Summer Activities 43

Location / Credits 44

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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 RIBA part I), such as the BSSc (AS) from CUHK, and relevant work experience.

Postgraduate Programmes

MSc Sustainable and Environmental Design

The Master of Science - 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 (two years part-time). Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree and work experience in a related field.

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 – Chinese architectural heritage, community participation, computation and simulation, sustainable and environmental design, and housing. In some cases, students may also pursue their own topics, if feasibility of the topic can be demonstrated upon application.

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 – Chinese architectural heritage, community participation, computation and simulation, sustainable and environmental design, and 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

arc 5510Professional Practice and Management

arc 5201 Topical Studies in Design Theory arc 5301 Topical Studies in History, Theory and Criticism arc 5601 Topical Studies in Professional Practice Management arc 5701 Topical Studies in Urbanism arc 5801 Topical Studies in Conservation Design arc 5901 Topical Studies in Performance-based Design

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activities T1 Building Information Modelling T2 Synthesis & Simulation

arc 3510Professional Practice

arc 4501 Topical Studies in Design Theoryarc 4601 Topical Studies in Architectural History and Theoryarc 4701 Topical Studies of Citiesarc 4801 Topical Studies in Building Technologyarc 4901 Topical Studies in Computational Design

arc 2210Computer-Aided Architectural Design

activities T1 3D Modelling T2 Fabrication

arc 1210Graphics and Visual Studies

activities T1 Blended Learning and Social learning Environment T2 Desktop Publishing

Curriculum

BSSc(AS) 1

BSSc(AS) 2

BSSc(AS) 3

Year Out

Studio Humanities Technologyarc 1110 / arc 1120Introduction to Architectural Design I & II

arc 2110 / arc 2120Architectural Design Studio I & II

arc 3110 / arc 3120Architectural Design Studio III & IV

arc 5110 / arc 5120Advanced Architectural Design Studio I & II

arc 6111 / arc 6121Thesis Project I & II

arc 5310 Urban Design and Planning

arc 6310Architectural Theory and Criticism

arc 5410 Advanced Structures and Construction

arc 5420Advanced Building Services

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arc 3310Land and City

arc 3411Building Systems Integration

arc 2311 Architectural History and Theory II

arc 2321Architectural History and Theory III

arc 2411 Building Technology II(Building Structure)

arc 2420Building Technology III(Environmental Technology)

arc 1311Introduction to Architecture

arc 1322Architectural History and Theory I

arc 1411 Introduction to Building Technology

arc 1420 Building Technology I(Materials and Construction)

total units 75

total units 52

MArch 1

MArch 2

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Calendar

week event date

1 First teaching day/ Safety talk 07.09 M 2 14.09 M 3 21.09 M 4 28.09 M National Day 01.10 Th Mid Autumn Festival 03.10 S 5 05.10 M 6 12.10 M MArch 2 mid-review 14.10 W 7 19.10 M MArch 2 mid-review 21.10 W 8 Chung Yeung Festival 26.10 M 9 02.11 M 10 09.11 M 11 Course evaluation week 16.11 M 12 Internal final review (year 1) 23.11 M 13 Final review week 30.11 M 14 07.12 M 15 Portfolio submission 14.12 M

week event date

1 First teaching day 11.01 M 2 18.01 M 3 25.01 M 4 01.02 M 5 08.02 M Lunar New Year 13.02 S 6 15.02 M 16.02 T 7 22.02 M 8 01.03 M 9 08.03 M 10 15.03 M 11 22.03 M 12 29.03 M Easter 02.04 F 03.04 S 13 05.04 M Ching Ming Festival 06.04 T Course evaluation week 07.04 W 14 12.04 M 15 Final review week 19.04 M 16 26.04 M Labour Day 01.05 S 17 Portfolio submission 03.05 M

2009-10 Term 1 2009-10 Term 2

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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 now 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 activities, environmental technology and sustainable design, and urban setting. Students are also required to demonstrate an understanding of structure, construction system and materials through their design. In the sixth semester, a final studio is introduced to integrate the various elements in architectural design.

Elective courses are offered to investigate into a particular field of architecture. These issues may range from history, design theory to urban studies, building technology or computational design. Each specific elective is designed to allow students to gain in-depth knowledge and ability to discourse or execute the theory and practice of the particular field. Each semester, there will be a different number of electives offered with specific course description for students to choose from.

Studio sequence

semester learning | teaching topic U1 [Y1 T1] process | 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 [Y1 T2] space | 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 [Y2 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 [Y2 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 [Y3 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 [Y3 T2] project | articulation Comprehensive Building Design

comprehensive project with programme and site; programmed spaces; technical building systems; conceptual integration building systems into appropriate building design

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wallace chang / miho hirabayashi / maggie hui / andrew li

ACTIVITY

Studio U1 process | tool

The Foundation Studio begins with an enquiry on Form, Space and Context. The studio will further develop on these basic concepts with specific exercises to train students to acquire basic skills, hands-on experiences and creative ideas. A step-by-step approach is adopted to equip students to build up their confidence in architectural knowledge. The studio pedagogy takes a progressive approach from an extension of personal space, to in-between space, constructed space, compositional space towards an integral space. These five steps are designed to correlate to upcoming studios in the upper years. Overall, the studio is intended to prepare a solid foundation for students to perform in different directions later.

For our studio, inquiring basic generic issues is an excellent way to understand and learn architecture through conceptualizing, exploring, verifying and building; thus the teaching team will guide and help students to be strategic as to where to start, how to make, or when to implement intentions and ideas. Systematic approach from geometry, composition, and mutation is applied in a progressive manner through the design exploration process. The pedagogy is constructed according to specific goals, approaches and clear methodologies in order to focus the basic design issues regarding spatial configuration, human behaviour, contextual relevance and building logic.

REQUIRED COURSE

Introduction to Architecturearc 1311 wallace chang

“What is Architecture?” The course introduces this question to arouse students’ interests in seeing, feeling, and understanding architecture via two perspectives, the beginner’s and the architect’s.The first is more a personal and subjective enquiry, while the second is more an experiential and analytical viewpoint. Students will understand architecture through - the personal to communal environment, historical evolution of architectural expressions, and spatial aspects of design culture.

Design Computationblended learning & social learning environment

Students engage in Blended Learning and Social Learning Activities online and face-to-face to engage in a multi-media communication learning environment.

Eventtalk and workshop by artists: alessandro carboni + may fungtrip to Shenzhen

Facilityintroduction to workshopintroduction to library

Introduction to Building Technologyarc 1411 nelson tam

This course introduces students to aspects of building technology which embraces Material & Construction, Building Structure, Environmental Technology and Building Services. Before students proceed to take specialized course on these topics in later semesters, they will be exposed to the fundamentals in this introductory course. The emphasis and organization of the course will be developed around the question of “How buildings work?”

Graphics and Visual Studiesarc 1210 maggie hui

This course deals with visual communication for architectural design. It investigates visual media and examines how they are used to record and interpret built form, and to visualize and express design ideas. The course has a dual emphasis on representation and presence. Together, they require not only technical skill in drawing and making with clarity and conviction, but also an awareness for composition and visual sensibility for graphic options and design intentions.

DESIGN STUDIO

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gu daqing / nelson tam / zhu jingxiang / teacher aStudio U2 space | method

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gu daqing /kelly chow /nelson tam /zhu jingziang

IT Training:Desktop Publishing

IT STRATEGY

Design Computation desktop publishing

Students use Desktop Publishing tools to collage in a mixed media environment. Digital and analogue visual communication techniques support the students in their design expressions.

Architectural History and Theory Iarc 1322 ho puay-peng

The course deals primarily with the history of Chinese architecture, with examples also from East Asia. The course has two parts. Part I deals with architectural language and formal aspects of the tradition; Part II deals with specific examples in history, and consists of three thematic sections relating to human and social activities: dwelling, religious pursuits and political manifestations. The perception and meaning of architectural forms within historical and cultural contexts will be explored.

Building Technology I(Materials and Construction)arc 1420 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 ability and exploration skill 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 sustainable issues.

REQUIRED COURSE

DESIGN STUDIO

ACTIVITY

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the exploration of architectural space in a series of accumulative exercises. It is intended to cultivate a method of work through which space concept is conceived through working with different types of model materials, 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 from basic concepts to sophisticated skills. The objectives are to understand basic design issues through the keywords such as space, form, use, site, material, and construction; to develop a method of work from conception to realization; and to be able to use model-making and graphic techniques to study, explore, articulate, and present design ideas. We will basically work with three basic types of space as continuous space, enveloped space, and modulated space, associated with three basic element types as slab, block, and stick. The study will be carried out through three projects: a shelter, a studio, and a pavilion. Each project consists of precisely defined exercises, each of which deals with a particular design issue and method of work.

Rietveld pavilion, Arnhem, 1955

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Design Computation 3d modelling

Student use digital 3D modelling, rendering and animation to explore and communicate programmes within various spatial conditions. They study 3D relationships between humans, activities and experiences that are simulated with design computation.

bernard lim / esther lorenz / johnny wong / gary yeungStudio U3 use | programme

Architectural History and Theory IIarc 2311 li shiqiao

In this course, students will explore ideas and practices that shape our architectural heritage. From the Greek conception of ideal beauty to the nineteenth-century idea of time and history, intellectual formulations inspire us and give us technics for work. In this course, we will attempt to understand how, in various times in the past, these ideas manifest themselves through individual works of art and architecture; and how ideas are connected across places, times, and types of works.

Computer-Aided Architectural Designarc 2210 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, (Internet-) publishing, and fabrication are introduced through lectures covering theoretical concepts and practical skill building exercises. These learning outcomes are applied and transferred to problems and situations arising from the design studio.

Building Technology II (Building Structure)arc 2411 bruce lonnman

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

REQUIRED COURSE

DESIGN STUDIO

The studio’s design approach is to link architectural space and human activity. Its method is to assemble archetypal activities (entry, gathering, worship, exchange, work, contemplation) and develop these into more complex narratives involving the experience of space + the uses of space.

The Experience of Space Movement: kinesthetics - orientation and alignment - sequences - enclosure or release - distance and proximity - hierarchies - expression through dynamics - path. Sensation: Optic - eye as register - perception of solid and void - the role and uses of colour; Haptic (touch): the perception of textures, materiality, detail, weight. Auditory: significant parallel to overall perception, understanding distance, depth, materiality. Light: presence and modulation - effect of night and day - shadows - analogue to vision - transparency, translucency, and opacity.

The Uses of Space how space addresses functional, symbolic, and social needs. Symbolic Uses: every human activity, and every space for that activity, possesses an ordinary as well as a symbolic dimension. If programme refers to the ordinary dimension, then occasion might refer symbolic aspects. Both designations are necessary; each contains the other. The task of design is to orchestrate programme in the service of the occasion, and, in doing so, to reinvent their relationship - between the ordinary and the symbolic, the everyday and the special, the mundane and the poetic. In architectural terms this has been designated as servant and served space, ground and figure, fabric and monument, function and expression, abstract space and event space (or social space).

ACTIVITY

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marc aurel schnabel / belinda ho / edward ng / francesca madeo

Design Computation fabrication

Students translate their design into tangible models that are manually and digitally fabricated by translating their design into a logical structure of assembly parts.

Studio U4 force | performance

The studio addresses generic 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. This studio 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.

Throughout the studio sequence, collaboration between studio instructors, research staff, and outside practitioners is encouraged. The studio provides a setting for students to enrich their knowledge of building technology, to design, build and test prototypes for performance, and to acquire insight into design approaches that embrace sustainable design as a necessary goal. The studio’s principal themes include:

Natural forces: serve as primary generators of form and architectural intention. Building technologies: as inspiration and basis for architectural strategy. Making: as process concerning material, fabrication, connection and assembly. Performance evaluation: predict and measure through simulation, including physical modelling, full-scale prototype testing and computer modeling.

Building Technology III(Environmental Technology)arc 2420 edward ng

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of passive environmental design, and examines the effect on buildings and their occupants of environmental conditions of light, temperature, air movement, and sound. Case studies are used to review both traditional and current approaches of representative building types in more depth. Students will learn to appreciate the application and integration of passive environmental design in architectural works.

Architectural History and Theory IIIarc 2321 thomas chung

This course examines the history and theory of modern architecture through significant works of the 20th century. Modern buildings will be situated within the discourse on Modernism, and diverse ideas and designs through the different movements and periods will be traced. The course focuses 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.

REQUIRED COURSE

DESIGN STUDIO

ACTIVITY

Kenneth To

left half: Kenneth To right half: Felix Chow

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leng woo / thomas chung / allen poon / tc yuetStudio U5 place | context

The idea of relating a building to its context represents a basic understanding in designing architecture on a site, and in the company of other buildings. At the level of building, it exploits the unique quality of a site, informs the placement of building, and shapes the inside-outside relationship. At the contextual level, it considers architecture as a part of the city, and contributes to the making of public places. In traditional societies, this architectural response is obvious- a house forming a part of a village, several houses forming a village square, and a village fitting seamlessly into the rural context. With increasing demand for individuality, larger scale of cities, and rapid urbanization, this fundamental requirement of architecture is often ignored. Contextual design is sometimes argued to be of lesser importance given the vast scale, and internal concerns of architecture today. Yet the making of connectivity, openness, and publicness in architecture is ever more pressing in the contemporary city, for it alleviates isolation, fosters tolerance, and gives pleasure and meaning to places.

This studio investigates contextual response and place making in architecture. Using Hong Kong Island as a context, the studio searches for the design of building and space 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 strategic plan. Behind the studio is an attempt to use architecture as a tool to explore alternative urban strategies to the current practice of urban renewal in Hong Kong.

Design Computation building information modelling

Students establish overarching design rules and dependencies to understand relationships between entities that form larger clusters. Building Information Modelling forms the basis for this exploration.

Land and Cityarc 3310 leng woo

This course is an introduction to the form of cities, and includes a series of lectures to examine the form and process of cities. What are the different forms of city? What are their physical attributes? What shape cities? These are questions that will be addressed. Through the study of urban form and fabric in history, the course will examine the urban process. Students will study selected parts of Hong Kong, and develop a theoretical view about land and city.

Building Systems Integrationarc 3411 ks wong / raymond yau

This course consolidates fundamentals established in arc1411, arc 1420, arc 2411 & arc 2420 through an integrative consideration of building technology in the design and construction of buildings. It explores the integration of structure, envelope, building services, interior and environmental considerations in architectural design, and how systems are coordinated through a multi-disciplinary approach. Case studies will illustrate concept and practice, and the value of integration for sustainability in design.

REQUIRED COURSE ACTIVITY

DESIGN STUDIO

Digital Architecturesarc 4901 marc aurel schnabel

The aim of this course is for students to become eloquent in using parametric architectural design techniques. Students shall explore ideas, analyze data, present and communicate design concepts electronically by exploring a variety of parameters of their design. Students will gain a broad knowledge of architectural design computing instruments and techniques.

Strategies of Space Organization - Painting toward Architecturearc 4501 gu daqing

The course investigates the method of space organization in both painting and architecture. It is about the change of focus from deep space to flat space in painting, the mechanism of perceptual fundamentals governing the creation of pictures in painting, and basic principles of space organization in architecture.

ELECTIVE

China Urban Housingarc 4701 tsou jin yeu

To enrich understanding to the history and current situation of China Urban Housing, the course provides the opportunity to research on interaction between the built environment and society in China. Students can research on topics such as housing characteristics in China, the contemporary Chinese society structure, subsidized housing for disadvantaged groups.

Concept | Model | Behaviorarc 4801 bruce lonnman

Models play a profound role in the design process. This elective explores the “behavior model”, one that describes structure and help explain how structures perform when resisting forces. From this, designers can gain insight into how structures work without the need for precise calculation. Behavior models provide a qualitative understanding of structure.

Luigi Snozzi

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OPTION 2 LAYOUT

bruce lonnman / wallace chang / kelly chow / sebastian lawStudio U6 project | articulation

ELECTIVE

Cinematic Spacearc4601c esther lorenz

The aim of the course is to strengthen space perception, observation and discovery of issueswith audio-visual media as tool. It offers an introduction to history and theory of film and tovideo in relation to space perception. Different examples of movies and experimental films will be screened and discussed in regard to the way they represent space and city. Students will learn basic techniques of scripting, filming and editing and will produce their own short films.

Designing with Processingarc 4901 andrew li

The intersection of computation and design offers new tools for doing design and new ways of looking at design. One such tool is the programming language Processing, which was created specifically for designers working with images, animation, and interaction. It also helps them articulate the underlying structure of these media. This course will use Processing to introduce students both to computer programming and to designing by programming. Students will execute their own projects.

Design Computation synthesis & simulation

Students use computational models to simulate or analyze their design. Digital instruments allow for a synthesis of data, function and spatial expression within the of architectural realm.

Asian Architecture: Traditional Architecture, Heritage, Built Environment and Societyarc4601a maggie hui

This course adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the study of traditional architecture and built environment in the Asian context. To understand the value of architectural heritage in Asia, one shall always consider issues and dynamics driven by culture, geography, society, religion, as well as politics. The course introduces cases from various cultures such as China, Tibet, Japan, and those of Southeast Asia, in order to foster a broader discussion.

Idea-based Architectural Designarc4601b li shiqiao

What are design ideas? This course provides a platform for reflection on design ideas, as well as for students’ assessment of their own design ideas being tested out in studios. The course considers process-based and idea-based design traditions, formulates three different levels of ideas: simple, critical, and reflexive, and examines techniques (techne) without which design ideas cannot exist. Students will reflect on their own studio design critically, aiming to strengthen ideas and achieve better studio results.

Professional Practicearc 3510 bernard lim

The 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 the 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.

REQUIRED COURSE ACTIVITY

The final studio in the six-term core design studio sequence, Architectural Design Studio 06 offers a comprehensive building design project emphasizing the integration of building systems. The studio consists of a semester-long design project of moderate size (5,000 –10,000 sq m) supported by precedent research providing information on technical issues necessary for the development in detail of one of the building systems.

The challenge of the course is two-fold. First, the many aspects of a building design such as programmatic use, site response, organizational strategy (parti), spatial development and articulation, structural and constructional schemes, etc. must be addressed and resolved at a schematic level. Second, an in-depth study of an aspect of the building design must be attempted. In this phase of design, the building systems must be clarified and designed as an integrated structure that considers function, performance and expression. Suggested topics for this study include: the interior design of a prominent space, the building envelope as a passive environmental control system, the structural system and it’s relationship to building enclosure, the articulation of the building surface (elevation) in terms of material and assembly, and green technologies, both active and passive, that contribute to sustainability and energy conservation.

DESIGN STUDIO

Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas by Louis Kahn, 1966-72

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MArchThe Master of Architecture Programme at the School of Architecture offers a series of research-based Advanced Studios and independent design explorations. These studios and explorations contribute, from different perspectives, towards a 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 understandings 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 ranging from tectonics experiments, scientific data collection and analysis, urban studies, historical investigations, and theoretical explorations. The future development of the Master of Architecture Programme will take advantage of the results of these studio and independent explorations and move towards focused and specialized streams to achieve a greater engagement with the city.

MArch 1

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

Studios These studios aim to achieve two principal objectives: i) In-depth exploration of architectural issues closely connected to studio leaders’ research agendas. The Studios will emphasize on focus; innovation; research and intellectual content ii) Professional competence, demonstrated in materials submitted by students. This includes: 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.

There will be 5 studio offerings per term:

Required Courses Term 1: Architectural Theory and Criticism; Advanced Building Services Term 2: Urban Design and Planning; Advanced Structures and Construction

Electives Studio leaders are encouraged to combine an elective on design issues with studio teaching, exploring 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 and design studios are currently offered in the following areas:

Sustainability, Digital Design, Conservation, Urbanism, Design and Culture

MArch 2 Thesis Project

MArch 2 is a one-year thesis project. Students have the freedom to explore different issues relating to architecture, built environment, building technology and urbanism. They will formulate their research and study issue, and relate it to architectural design. The issue addressed in the thesis should fall within the stated research interests of the advising faculty. The final outcome of the thesis should demonstrate the student’s ability to explore an architectural issue independently and in depth. The work should be innovative in research and study. The proposed design should be both comprehensive in scope and detailed in its execution. To this end, students are required to work on a special study focusing on one of the three areas: detailed design development, building technology, and urbanism/urban design.

term 1 G1 G2 G3 G4 G7

term 2 G5 G6 G8 G9 G10

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MArch 1

DESIGN STUDIO

G1 gu daqing t1Strategies of Space Organization

G3 nelson tam t1Studio Re

This M1 studio aims to develop design capabilities of dealing with complex design problems with a focus on the strategies of space organization and tectonic expression. It addresses issues of context, program, structure and construction in a form-making process. How does a site context suggest a mass of a building? How is a program distributed within a defined mass to achieve an optimum performance? How can the distribution of program be realized through the application of different strategies of space organization? How does the adopted strategy of space organization evoke a particular kind of experience of space? How does material differentiation enhance the expression of a space concept? And, how does building construction materialize a conceptual form into a built form? All these are explored within a coherent design process and conducted as a sequence of exercises and discussions through the whole term.

My teaching of arc5110 (M1 Advanced Studio, t1), arc5201 (Elective, Spatial Organization & its Representation on Plans, t2) and M2 Thesis in year 09-10 will be packaged as one studio which I call it, Studio Re.

Studio Re aims to offer an environment to students to review their practice of design and prepare them to research architectural ideas by design. From recall to rediscover, refresh to research, rethink to redesign, repeat to recycle, members in Studio Re will be stimulated to “redevelop” ones’ own design methodology: from observation, realization to communication.

Specifically, the key focus of this year is about space organizing strategy in contemporary architecture. Students are requested to research on a collection of 50 works from 20 architects from various continents and make reflections on their discoveries through their own design works. Thus the Studio projects will be considered as a kind of experiment which fellows up to the questions formulated in the research work.

M1 is the year students return to the school to resume their study of architecture. During their year-out training and undergraduate study, they might have developed their working habits and views towards architectural designs. It is the perfect time to critically review these all over before M2.

G2 zhu jingxiang t1Forming Space From A Structure Idea

Design focus | The idea of this program initiated from the instructor’s past research on structure engineer’s history and intimate collaborations with engineers through various built projects. This program for M. arch 1 tectonics studio tends to teach the student to look at space and structure from an articulated point of view, and search for an inter-related generation of space and structure. It was tested in the previous three terms and becomes more meaningful after Sichuan Earthquake destroyed tens of thousand structures.

Study Phase | After a preparation study on essential structure issues through experiment and demonstration, a series of contemporary architectures are introduced to students in a Case Study phase, from which the load bearing design issues and their relationship with spatial organization are discussed, described or reviewed. Later the students need design a public building with differentiated program need and unconventional spatial experience. Through the study and design, student may realize that transforming the conventional conflict between the space creation and load-bearing design into an opportunity is a resource of creating good architecture.

Working method | Physical modeling is taught as a media for discovering and understanding the behavior principle. Computer modeling and diagrams are used to study the space organization.

ELECTIVE Spatial Organization & its Representation on Plansarc 5201 nelson tam t2

Le Corbusier placed emphasis clearly on plans. In Towards a new Architecture, he wrote, “The Plan is the generator”. In this course, we will carry out focused study on a collection of plans with an intention to establish a body of knowledge on the strategies of spatial organization in architecture. We shall be particularly interested in discussing:

1. The spatial organization and its graphic expression.2. The relationship between spatial organization and spatial quality in our design cases.3. The space-organizing strategies and their relationships to the other architectural aspects such as enclosure, structure, program and material expression.

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Introduction To Architectural Conservation arc 5801 ho puay-peng t1

The preservation of architectural heritage indicates the importance that a culture places on its past. There are recent trends in the developed world to preserve historical monuments and districts, tangible and intangible heritage. This course introduces basic concepts and practices in conservation, serving as foundation for further development of interest and expertise in conservation. This course is desirable for students taking design studio arc 5120f.

Performed Space arc 5301a esther lorenz t1

This course explores urban lived culture based on the notion of performed space. It explores how ephemeral urban space can be captured and described and how this observation can deliver conclusions relevant for design practice. It introduces cultural theory on the construction of space (e.g. Lefèbvre, Bourdieu), and develops mapping (combining drawing, photography, video…) as a principal technique of investigation. The studio outcome will be based on both theoretical formulation and mapped empirical data.

DESIGN STUDIO

G4 li shiqiao t1Kowloon Archive

A city keeps and discards things and buildings; the ways in which a city keeps and discards – its “urban archive” – creates a distinct culture. This MArch studio investigates into the idea of keeping things in cities, methods of keeping, and a space for kept things; through a project of a Kowloon Archive, we aim to reflect on local conditions of an “archive culture” (or the lack of it) in Hong Kong. The studio will refer to these basic frameworks of the archive:

Jacques Derrida, Archive Fever, a Freudian Impression (1996)Frances Yates The Art of Memory (1966)Jonathan Spence The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci (1983)Mike Featherstone“Archive”, Theory Culture Society 23 (2006)Li Shiqiao“The Cathartic City”, Stadt Bauwelt 175 (2007)

G5 esther lorenz t2Kowloon – Lived Culture

This studio questions the notion of “culture” and its implications for architectural design to project “cultural space”. Within the broader context of the impending construction of WKCD as externally driven and internationally oriented planning of a series of cultural institutions, the studio focuses on the discovery and understanding of cultures specific to Hong Kong, which are shaping urban life and identity. Students will first conduct a series of mapping exercises in the city of Kowloon, integrating research on art, literature, film and local culture, and case studies on related architectural projects. Students will then develop a design proposal for an architecture enabling continued existence and development of cultural life in the city of Kowloon. Design strategies will be grounded in existing cultural forms while suggesting possible architectural innovations and demonstrating their potential to offer to critical debate. The studio will be organized as a joint-studio with Prof. Roger Riewe from TU-Graz and his students, and will include a workshop and a week of exchange at CUHK.

G6 ho puay-peng t2Designing With Historic Buildings

Increasingly, architects working in urban centres have to deal with the issue of designing with historic buildings. This is the case in ancient cities as well as reformulated cities such as Hong Kong. What strategy can we develop when we encounter historic buildings in an urban context?

This studio aims at exploring issues relating to designing within the conservation guideline in an urban setting. Students will be able to explore creative conservation approach, and the integration of new buildings adjacent to historic structures. This studio is part of the larger investigation into Kowloon Cultural Map. It builds on the premise that intervention within and around historic buildings can be a generator of cultural regeneration and creation. Examples of this approach around the world include 798 in Beijing, Mogangshan in Shanghai, Huashan in Taipei. Are they effective? What culture do they generate? What is the role of architecture in these projects? Are they appropriate prototypes for Hong Kong?

ELECTIVE

The Kowloon Cultural District Project (The KCD Project) is a publication project to be edited by Esther Lorenz and Li Shiqiao. It will contain the studio results of Li Shiqiao (Kowloon Archive, Term 1), Esther Lorenz (Kowloon – Lived Culture, Term 2), Ho Puay-peng (Revitalizing Architectural Heritage, Term 2), and of others. It will also contain critical essays by renowned scholars and architects. It is a project to reflect on the “Culture of Kowloon” as a supplement to the West Kowloon Cultural District development currently underway. Our concern is that culture is as much an indigenous growth as it is an external nfluence; we must understand and cultivate both in order to have a meaningful cultural development. While the West Kowloon Cultural District focuses on external influences, we examine critically indigenous cultural frameworks and develop sympathetically the possibilities and potentials of local cultures in a global context.

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Cinematic Space arc 5301c esther lorenz t2

The aim of the course is to strengthen space perception, observation and discovery of issueswith audio-visual media as tool. It offers an introduction to history and theory of film and tovideo in relation to space perception. Different examples of movies and experimental films will be screened and discussed in regard to the way they represent space and city. Students will learn basic techniques of scripting, filming and editing and will produce their own short films.

Idea-based Architectural Designarc5301b li shiqiao t2

What are design ideas? This course provides a platform for reflection on design ideas, as well as for students’ assessment of their own design ideas being tested out in studios. The course considers process-based and idea-based design traditions, formulates three different levels of ideas: simple, critical, and reflexive, and examines techniques (techne) without which design ideas cannot exist. Students will reflect on their own studio design critically, aiming to strengthen ideas and achieve better studio results.

THE KCD PROJECT

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G8 hendrik tieben t2Reclaiming Hong Kong’s Public Spaces

The urban design studio Reclaiming Hong Kong’s Public Spaces focuses on “Public Spaces in Private Developments”. Recent controversies about public spaces provided by private developments - such as the discussion about Times Square - raised fundamental questions about the condition and use of public spaces in Hong Kong. The aim of the studio is to develop alternative propositions for public space. The selected site of the design project is situated in the heart of Hong Kong’s commercial district, adjacent to the Landmark, The Centre and Exchange Square. The project will be the design of a public space integrated in a new high dense mixed use development (including offices, retail, entertainment etc.). Students who choose this studio are required to enroll parallel in the course arc 5701e “Urban Theory & Critical Issues in Contemporary Urbanism”. This course is conceived as complementary to the design studio providing a platform for the theoretical discussion of public space.

G9 doreen liu t2Post Generic City: The Case of Hua Qiang-Bei District, Shenzhen

Mixing both high-end and wholesale shopping activities at the Hua Qiang-Bei District area has not only created a great economic boom to the Futian disctrict in the past 30 years, but also generated an increasingly stressful density, urban activities and different traffic patterns in the area. The area has become so jammed and chaotic that it feels like “survival of the fittest”. With a careful consideration of the value of different co-existence above, the district government would like to take an opportunity of subway construction to enter a new round of urban regeneration. A new urban design proposal is expected to address the following issues: 1. preserve the area’s vitality, and upgrade its image; 2. ease the traffic problem and re-organize different traffic patterns; 3. explore and utilize the vertical spatial capacity and infrastructure; 4. improvement of public space. Students who have taken the elective arc5701r in term one will continue to take this design studio, joint with GSD, “Redefining Centrality in the fast growing cities: Hua Qiang-Bei Road in Shenzhen”. Term one’s group strategy will result in programme brief, master plan with supporting materials. Individual design projects will be developed from each group proposal.

Studies of Cities: Form and Fabric:House form and the cityarc 5701d leng woo / thomas chung t2

This course examines the morphology of cities by studying its basic unit - the house. Using Hong Kong as a reference, it explores issues of the house - its form, programme, open space, path, and its relationship with other houses. How are house forms related to the city? Why did certain types appear at certain times in a city’s evolution? What were the influencing practices and theories? These are questions we will explore in the course.

Urban Theory & Critical Issues in Contemporary Urbanism:Public Space and Private Developmentarc 5701e hendrik tieben t2

This course focuses on “Public Space and Private Developments” as a key issue of contemporary urbanism. It introduces seminal texts on public space and discusses recent developments in form of case studies. Students will be expected to be prepared for seminar discussions, by undertaking prescribed readings, and to produce a presentation and paper on a pertinent subject.

Research Seminar - Post Generic City: The Case of Hua Qiang-Bei District, Shenzhen arc 5701r doreen liu t1

Students taking this elective have priority to enrol in Term 2 joint studio with GSD, offered by the same faculty. This elective will serve as a prep research course to define the premise and framework for the later studio. The focus includes: contextual study; urbanism theory; case study; strategic & spatial scenarios.

Urban Design and Planningarc 5310 laurence liauw t2

This course will introduce the discipline of urban design and planning’s influence on architecture. Cities as ensembles of human needs, repositories of civilizations and consumer of resources, are critically important for architects. Theories of urban design and planning principles will centre on thematic lectures, readings and workshops with invited professionals. Site visits to contemporary Chinese contexts will be made to pursue an urban research inquiry, after which students will formulate a final paper.

Architectural Theory and Criticismarc 6310 hendrik tieben t1

This course introduces and discusses themes of contemporary architectural theory. It is divided in a series of lectures and seminar sessions. The course will prepare MArch1 students to formulate their future thesis proposal by introducing contemporary discourses and by training research ability and critical thinking. Students will analyze theoretical texts and architectural examples, and formulate a final paper on a self-defined topic.

REQUIRED COURSE ELECTIVE

DESIGN STUDIO

G7 laurence liauw t1‘Post Reform City: Learning from Shenzhen’

Since the 1979 Reforms, Shenzhen SEZ has been at the forefront of China’s opening up to the world. What could we learn from Shenzhen as a new type of contemporary city in making? Architecture will serve the specific within the generic of Shenzhen’s Hua Qiang Bei district, operating as typological transformers and social condensers of the city. HQB site is an opportunity to critically engage current international competition design proposals as a point of departure for variations of the ‘same’ with differences evolved from ‘original designs’. 2-3 specific sites along HQB Main Street will be indentified for architectural intervention. We will engage with practitioners and planners involved in the HQB project as a parallel learning process, and research new design techniques. Design project within 2 architectural scales – a public building that demonstrates HQB as a centre of innovation (I-Centre) and a new streetscape junction for public private interface (X-Street). Our Studio will demonstrate how specific architectural designs can have an instrumental and positive effect on the city through an evolved process of critical engagement and typological action.

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left: Hua Qiang Bei district, Shenzhen right: Times Square, Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Public Housing Estate Open Space Design Projectarc 5901 tsou jin-yeu t2

Energy efficient architecture has become increasingly important for architects in professional practice. In this course, students shall have an opportunity to establish understanding on basic principle of environmental design and apply their finding on open space design project, which is live case in collaboration with the Housing Department of Hong Kong.

Advanced Structures and Constructionarc 5410 bruce lonnman t2

This course examines aspects of building structure and construction including foundations, primary structure, building envelope and methods of construction. Employing case studies of contemporary practice and significant works of the twentieth century, topics explore the relationship between constructed form and design intention. Special focus is given to issues of tall building design. In particular, design for lateral force is emphasized.

Advanced Building Servicesarc 5420 daniel chan t1

The course aim to equip students with basic principles of building services systems, the technique of integration amongst the building services systems, the building and its structure. The course will highlight systems of special interest, the key issues, benefits and limitations, as well as the local practice in the building services field. Students will learn about the consequences of using alternative systems, their technical performances, economics, energy usages and environmental effects.

REQUIRED COURSE ELECTIVE

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G10 tsou jin-yeu t2Collaborative Studio

Through design research collaboration, a group of guest scholars from local/oversea professionals have been invited to involve in studio activities and to help on students’ learning in the following aspects: design/planning advice, domain knowledge or technical supports, and professional skills sharing. Guest scholars would include: Mr. Alfred Young, Mr. Martin Riese(GT), Dr. Ho Lin, bio-/resource analysis specialists of ISEIS, and HKPU IC colleagues.

Thesis topics includes:

Architectural Design Incorporated with •Advanced Technology

Innovative Planning Methodology for •Sustainable Urban Planning in China

Green Building Design in Mainland China •and Hong Kong

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Advanced Professional Practice Issuesarc 5601 bernard 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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Professional Practice and Managementarc5510

This course is the second part of the professional practice and management curriculum. It provides fundamental and understanding knowledge of professional practice in line with the HKIA professional practice examination requirements. The course covers principles on: professionalism; architect/client agreement; code of professional conduct; contract and building contracts; project management. Comparisons will also be drawn between professional practices in Hong Kong and mainland China.

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Thesis Advisors Areas of Interest

wallace changUrban conservation; community building; sustainable planning; vernacular architecture

thomas chung Urban metabolism; urban habitation, culture and urbanism

gu daqingTransformable, flexible, transportable, dismountable, and temporary buildings; building system and method, emphasis on modularity, repetition and variation; role of material, component and structure, design study of space types, methods of spatial and formal organization; public housing in Hong Kong, transformation of old into new

ho puay-pengIntersection between architecture and culture and the resulting architectural forms; architectural solutions that address cultural / societal issues

maggie huiSpatial design where the interaction of people and their immediate space is importantly considered; the nature of space used as a method to read architectural settlements; how intangible qualities of a place produced by culture, society and history help shaping house form, spatial layout as well as site settlement pattern

andrew li Design, computation, and how the two fields intersect; shape grammar; computational aspects of traditional Chinese wood-frame architecture

li shiqiaoArchitecture as forms of critical culture and with conditions for their development in Asian cities

laurence liauwContemporary Chinese urbanism; type, architecture and city; typological reasoning and transformation; critical ideas for the city; adaptation and proliferation

bernard limCommunity participation; innovative institutional building designs; educational buildings; elderly care facilities and housing; community architecture design; participatory design process

bruce lonnmanHigh rise buildings; issues related to form, structure, program diversity, urban context, energy efficient approaches to envelope design, and technical concerns

esther lorenzArchitecture and its intersections with urban design, landscape and new media; exploration of their potential to shape viable places for contemporary human life; interdisciplinary approaches

edward ng(on sabbatical 2009-10) Environmental and sustainable design of high density cities; ecological high science and low technology design of china rural communities; zero energy and impact architecture

marc aurel schnabelArchitectural computing; virtual environments; design learning; mixed reality design, parametric design learning; fabrication; manga; digital architecture and communication of n-dimensional space

nelson tamIssues in architectural design: space organizing strategy; standardization and variation in design; randomness in design; flexibility in architecture; housing typology (in hk)Issues in city/urban environment: modernity in city - the ambience of utopia; city machine - a model of hk; urban interiorization - a model of hk; leverage in urban redevelopment - small idea, big impact

hendrik tiebenHigh density living; urban regeneration; relationship between public and private spaces

tsou jin-yeuDesign/planning advice; domain knowledge or technical supports; professional skills sharing

leng wooHousing as urban form and city fabric

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

Programme DirectorProfessor Edward Ng

Climate, Thermal Comfort, Natural and Hybrid Ventilation Daylighting and Lighting Design in High-Density Cities Environmental Design of Urban and City Spaces Computational Building Performance Simulation Selective Environment - Case Studies Green and Sustainable Architectural Development Building Integrated Renewable Energy and Technologies Environmental Ecology and Impact Assessment Green and Sustainable Building Materials Environmental Design Project Building and Urban Acoustics Healthy Building

The ProgrammesGreen and sustainable architectural design is a major concern of architects, engineers, government and developers in the world. Climatic responsive architecture requires less energy and fewer resources to run. They also provide a natural, economical and comfortable environment for its occupants.

The MSc (Sustainable and Environmental Design) Programmes at CUHK are designed for architects, engineers, surveyors, developers, contractors and professionals of the construction and building industry. The Programmes intend to bring together the theory and practice of the subject through lectures, tutorials, design projects and research dissertations.

TeachingThe Programmes are taught by a group of eminent international teachers from around the world, some example members of the teaching team are:

Prof Dean Hawkes, Cambridge University & Cardiff University, UK Prof Baruch Givoni, University California Los Angeles, USA Prof Brenda Vale, University of Auckland, New Zealand Prof Lutz Katzschner, Kassel University, Germany Prof Ray Cole, University of British Columbia, Canada Prof Edward Ng (Programme Director) Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sustainable and Environmental Design

LearningUniversity semesters start at the beginning of September and finish at the end of May. There is a winter break of 1 month in December. All lecture courses are delivered in “block modules”, that is to say, each of the courses is given intensively over 2 weekends and a mid-week evening. The medium of instruction, all notes, assignments and projects are in English. Proficiency in English, both spoken and written, is a pre-requisite. The programme could be taken Full Time or Part Time.

The Full Time programme (1 year) is suitable for professionals wishing to complete the course quickly and who could take a year off their work. Full time students will be based in Hong Kong. They typically take 4 teaching (lecture) courses a semester, as well as spending time on their own design projects and independent studies.

The Part Time programme (2 years) is suitable for working professionals who could only attend the courses amidst their normal working schedules, and/or are based in China. Part time students, based in Hong Kong or in China, are required to come the University to receive their teaching (lecture) courses (up to 4 times a year and 10 days per trip). After the teaching, they will need to complete their assignments, design projects and dissertations remotely and with Internet contacts with their teachers.

Upon completion of the Programme, students will have the knowledge to improve the environmental design of buildings and cities. They will have a better understanding of the fundamentals of sustainable and environmental design, and how they could be achieved in their works. They will also be able to draw on a wider base of expertise, knowledge, and friendship with others in the field.

For more information, please visit the programme website www.sustain-cuhk.info

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MPhil / PhD

Urban pedestrian level wind environment study using CFD simulationan xipo / PhD

Wind flow in urban places is important for pollutant dispersion and maitaining pedestrian level thermal comfort. The wind speed within the urban canopy, however, is much decreased. In my study, I will use Computational Fluid Dynamics to study to impact of different urban geometry on the urban wind environment and propose useful urban planning guidelines based on the simulation result.

supervisor: edward ng

Pingdan: Aesthetics of Simplicity and Affectivity - Late Ming Scholar’s Moral Cultivation in Art and Designcai jiajun / PhD

The dissertation explains the aesthetics of pingdan through the late Ming (ca 1500-1644) scholar’s art and design. The aesthetics of Pingdan must be examined in its own specific discourse to reveal its capacity to engage with humanity within a Confucian framework. Through the integrated creation of the Ming scholar’s art, we are challenged to revise our intellectual habit; with the discourse of pingdan, we may be able to return to a revised aesthetics which could suggest new ways of understanding and creating the building environment.

supervisor: li shiqiao

GIS Based Urban Microclimatic Assessment: An Agent-Based Approachchen liang / PhD

Pedestrian comfort is of great importance in urban planning and design. My work uses an agent-based approach to link the urbavn meteorological condition and individual human’s movement in this urban setting. A GIS based tool is provided to study different scenarios in decision making.

supervisor: edward ng

Investigation of Internal Flow with Application to Airborne Infectious Disease in the Medical Environmentchow ka ming / PhD

The study aims to develop an in-depth scientific exploration, using a multi-disciplinary approach, including medicine, fluid engineering, building services and architecture, to collect on-site data on existing patient ward facility with clinical equipment in a real world setting. The study provides additional information on how the air travels in the three dimensional space of the patient ward. This contributes the understanding on the risk of hospital acquired infection via aerosol transmission.

supervisor: tsou jin-yeu

The Grammar of Sultanate Mosques in Bengal Architecturekabir nujaba binte / MPhil

The architectural historians are trying to classify and to differentiate the features of Islamic architecture on the basis of climatic, geographic and the cultural conditions of Bengal from decade to decade in a traditional way rather than emergent generation of a style. But this analysis does not show how a form can be constructed or how new designs can be generated. For generating language of architectural designs of Bengal mosque with shape grammar has been studied in this research to explain the style in a generative way. The aim of the study is to develop a grammar for Sultanate Mosques in Bengal architecture to give a new framework of understanding the style systematically and also generate the new examples of the style with an explanation whether the new examples belong to that style or not.

supervisor: andrew li

Temples of Tibetan Buddhism in Central China in the Qing Dynastyliu dan / PhD

This thesis may enrich the Qing architecture research by providing a comprehensive investigation of Qing Tibetan Buddhist temples in central China for the first time. Furthermore, a developed discussion on the causes and significances of the architectural forms especially the distinct divergences among them shown in the temples based on the comprehensive investigation might make a contribution towards a further reexamination of the idea that “architectural form is a cultural production.”

supervisor: ho puay-peng

Ningbo in modernity - the representation and production of spaceliu kit ying / MPhil

The urban spaces of Ningbo within 1840-1940, under the call of modernization, will be examined. With focus on the idea of progress and the building of the concept of “public”, discussion of the dynamics of production and representation between old and new building form would view the city from a new angle.

supervisor: ho puay-peng

Strategy Study of the Sustainable Development of Rural Human Settlements in Southwestern Chinamu jun / PhD

Ecological degradation, economic marginalisation and rural poverty are the main challenges against the sustainable development of rural human settlements in Western China. From a series of current practical issues in governments’ “building new countryside”, nevertheless, it is found that this factor is becoming another key challenge, since typically

the government at the basic level is greatly short of relevant professional capacities, feasible theoretical directions and suitable management systems after a long term of rural development in a self-organisation mode. This thesis study aims to seek a feasible way towards a sustainable development of rural human settlements suited for the local conditions of Southwestern China, by filtering out a series of technical, theoretical, political and administrative systems, which can be selectively involved by the governments at the basic level.

supervisor: edward ng

Sustainable High Density Urban Planning for Hong Kong by Using Urban Climatic Mapren chao / PhD

The study aims to achieve a sustainable planning by using Urban Climatic Map (UCMap). It takes natural resources and local planning information into account to analyze the existing climatic and environmental conditions of Hong Kong. According to the evaluation of urban climatic characteristics and local planning context, the Urban Climatic Analysis Map and Urban Climatic Recommendation Map of Hong Kong could be formulated. Therefore, appropriate eco-planning strategies can be developed to improve living quality and assist planning decision-making.

supervisor: edward ng

The design of a low-cost but high performance prefabricated construction system with light gauge steel structuresxia heng / PhD

This system is developed from light gauge steel system of Japan and its infilled panels play importane roles in the structure safety. It owns contineous thermal insulations with large thermal capacity materials. Its performance of interior environment would be much better than the

others with much the same costs.supervisor: zhu jingxiang

Thermal Adaptation Study in the Residential Buildings in the Hot-summer and Cold-winter Zone of Chinaxiong yan / PhD

The proposed research tries to understand how the local residents achieve their adaptive thermal comfort in the housing environment corresponding to severe climatic condition in the Hot-summer and Cold-winter Zone of China.

supervisor: tsou jin-yeu

Social Mobility and Built Environment:A Comparative Study of Three Villages in South Fujian, Chinazheng jing / PhD

In this study, I am attempting to trace the transformation in the trend of the built environment in rural southeastern China by examining the social factors of the community. Three villages with different social mobility types and different degrees of social differentiation will be studied in order to conduct a comparative study. In addition to architectural documentations, an interdisciplinary methodology, including a sociological analytical framework, interpretation of local historical documents, and anthropological investigation methods, will be employed.

supervisor: ho puay-peng

Campus Architecture and the Transformation of Universities in the 21st Centuryzipprich alexander / PhD

Investigating the changing role of universities in global society and their transformation in the 21st century in particular in China, the research intends to reveal

the impact of design and architecture on institutional identity-formation as well as on the conduct of research and forms of collaboration across and beyond academic communities. Out of growing demands for broader research and education, universities in China are beginning to transcend the cultural and political context of nation, whereby new campus designs are emerging and traditional universities fundamentally being altered. The ways in which architecture currently enables and potentially may foster research and learning in multidimensional styles, beyond ideological, political or mono-cultural confinements, with new research methodologies via interdisciplinary collaboration and changing pedagogies shall be examined.

supervisor: li shiqiao

Incoming Postgraduate Students 2009-10

dai qun carol / PhDsupervisor: edward ng

jiang zhi dan / PhDsupervisor: ho puay-peng

lau ka lun kevin / PhDsupervisor: edward ng

lau leung kwok prudence / MPhilsupervisor: ho puay-peng

wan li / PhD supervisor: edward ng

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Exchange / Scholarship 2008-09 Summer Activities 2008-09

Tibetan Village Temple Architecture Visit maggie hui Jun 09

Survey field trip of Tibetan Temples, Kyotso Lhakang, outer Shigatse area, Tibet. Participating students: Eureka Chu, Dan Lau, Louise Lu, Kevin Mak, Richard Xu.

AAC Summer Workshop (Beijing & Shanghai) laurence liauw Jun - Aug 2009

The American Academy in China (AAC) Summer Workshop is organized by USC in China and involves international and Chinese Schools of Architecture. It engages teaching and research with China, fostering collaboration, exploration and learning with international teachers and students. http://arch.usc.edu/Connections/USCAmericanAcademyinChina

Bridge Too Far edward ng Jul - Aug 09

Professional and student volunteers from Hong

Scholarships Recipient of Award Eligibility

HKIA Student Medal Wong Chung Wai MArch 2 AIA HK Scholastic Award under selection Year 3 Fontainebleau Scholarship Wong Chi Kan Year 3 + MArch 1 Clifford Wong Prize in Housing Design under selection MArch 2 Wong Tung & Partners Scholarship Tang Chin Hong MArch 2 L&O Travel Scholarship for Design Innovation Kwok Yue Ting Year 2 CUAAA Award Wong Chak Yuen MArch 1 HK Housing Society Academy Award Tang Chin Hong (nominated) Year 2 or above Formica Scholarship Chen Yue Year 1- 3 The Best Studio Work Award Tam Tsz Yan All Years Tang Cheuk Yin Wong Kim Pan Kwok Yue Ting Yung Long Ming Leung Kwan Yin WongWai Fong Law Chun Wai

CompetitionThe Best Student Project Award, China under selection Year 1- 5 Exchange ProgrammeÉcole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Chung Yuk Ching Kit MArch 1 de Paris-Belleville, France University of Applied Science, Stuttgart, Germany Frank King, Sebastian Rieker (incoming) Year 2 - MArch 1 The University of New South Wales, Australia Cheng Ying San Rice University, USA Li Kwan Ho Felita University of Miami, USA Mok Shu Wai Charis Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Ma Yemin ARCASIA Student Jamboree, Busan, Korea Lam Pui Wing

Internship ProgrammeFarrells Internship Programme, UK to be confirmed MArch 1 Cornerstone Training Programme , USA to be confirmed Year 2 - MArch 1

* Please refer to school of architecture website for application details

Kong and mainland universities, and a New World Development Co Ltd volunteer team accomplished a 27m footbridge for locals in Taibai village. Also, the Wu Zhi Qiao team from CUHK helped build a safe footbridge for locals in Shaodi, a remote Tibetan village in Gansu. http://www.bridge2china.org/

School to Learnedward ng Jul - Aug 09

A team headed by CUHK, with representatives from HKU and Guangxi University was formed to improve the condition in the Yao ethnic group (poorest in the province) through the construction of a new school premises.

IFoU Summer School 2009 marc aurel schnabel, hendrik tieben Jul 09

The IFoU workshop joins international teams of master students of architecture and urbanism, urban practitioners and senior researchers to explore regional planning, regional competitiveness and entrepreneurial

approaches for planning and development. http://www.ifou.org/summerschool/2009delft/

2009 Zhejiang & Hong Kong Architecture Student Joint Workshop tsou jin-yeu, thomas chung, marc aurel schnabelMay 09

The workshop with Zhejiang University introduced Hangzhou’s recent developments and challenged students to contemplate on its challenges and opportunities for innovative proposals to the city’s future development. 18 CUHK students from Yr 2 - M1 participated.

Primary school reconstructionXiasi village, Sichuan zhu jingxiang Aug 09

Students from CUHK and various Mainland Universities assembled a prefabricated primary school of 450 sqm with full insulation together with skilled builders. The aim of this project is to provide an innovative catalyst and affordable product for the earthquake affected area.

Tibetan Architecture Visit, Tibet AAC Summer Workshop, Beijing & Shanghai IFoU Summer School 2009, Delft Primary school reconstruction, Sichuan

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