by admin | May 21, 2026
Ageing buildings are a growing problem in Hong Kong and many other major cities, and that can be a hazard. In 2021, for instance, a condominium in Florida collapsed, killing 98 people, following deterioration in its concrete and structure. Hong Kong has seen its own...
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...
