by admin | Nov 19, 2025
The Historic City of Vigan in the Philippines, established in the 16th century, is one of the best preserved planned Spanish colonial towns in Asia. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, it experienced two powerful earthquakes in 2022 that severely...
by admin | Nov 19, 2025
Many studies over the years have shown that city-dwellers benefit greatly from green spaces in urban areas. Now, the surprising discovery is that too much green space may be as bad as too little.Architects at HKU’s Urban Environments and Human Health Lab (UEHH Lab)...
by admin | May 15, 2025
Architecture is a discipline of both art and construction, but sometimes, the latter can get lost in debates about meaning and aesthetics. Not so with Professor Chang Yung Ho, who has won a slew of international awards and held such positions as Founding Head of the...
by admin | May 14, 2025
The project, which is a collaboration between the Faculty of Architecture’s MetaBIM Research Lab and the Home Affairs Department (HAD), was born out of a tragedy in March 2022, when fire swept through a subdivided tenement in Mong Kok district, killing one woman.“My...
by admin | May 2, 2025
Urban planning that fails to account for human perceptions often results in environments that disadvantage vulnerable population groups. For instance, if you stand on a tree-lined urban street at lunchtime on a sunny day, the greenery will be a welcome canopy of...
