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: The Value of Ancient Capital Planning and its Contemporary Significance (Prof. CAO Kang)
04 DEC 2025 (Thur) | 11am | 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) | 11am | Venue: HKU
On Display: Postcards, Projection, and Performance in Colonial Asia-Pacific (Prof. William SHIVERS)
05 MAR 2026 (Thur) | 11am | Venue: HKU
A Divergence: The Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance HK (1976) and the Burra Charter Australia (1979) (Prof. SHU Changxue)
16 APR 2026 (Thur) | 11am | Venue: HKU
