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The Flourishing Cities:
Past, Present, and Future Project
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The Flourishing Cities:
Past, Present, and Future Project
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The Flourishing Cities:
Past, Present, and Future Project
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The Flourishing Cities:
Past, Present, and Future Project
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The Flourishing Cities:
Past, Present, and Future Project
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The Flourishing Cities:
Past, Present, and Future Project
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The Flourishing Cities:
Past, Present, and Future Project

Exploring our urban history and heritage for our urban future....

“The past is the foundation of our current spaces, our institutions, our way of thinking. Understanding how we got to where are can help us design the future. . . .

Carola Hein, Professor of History of Architecture and Urban Planning, Delft University of Technology & UNESCO Chair of Water, Ports, and Historical Cities

Research Seminar Series 2025/26

(In-person Only)

Monstrous Politics: Revolutionary Urbanism in Mexico City (Prof. Ben Alan GERLOFS)

13 NOV  2025 (Thur) | 11am | Rm 4.36, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU 

Liangzhu (良渚): A World Heritage’s Modern Meaning (Prof. CAO Kang)

04 DEC 2025 (Thur) | 12nn | Rm 4.36, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU 

Regional Design: Spatial Order of Chang’an Area in the Tang Dynasty and Its Lasting Legacy (Prof. GUO Lu)

12 FEB 2026 (Thur) | 12nn | Venue: HKU

On Display: Postcards, Projection, and Performance in Colonial Asia-Pacific (Prof. William SHIVERS)

05 MAR 2026 (Thur) | 12nn | Venue: HKU

A Divergence: The Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance HK (1976) and the Burra Charter Australia (1979) (Prof. SHU Changxue)

16 APR 2026 (Thur) | 12nn | Venue: HKU