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...
by admin | Oct 22, 2024
Cities have been associated with many things – more pollution, crime, inequality and traffic congestion. When they are poorly designed,with high population density, they can also increase social isolation and a sense of loneliness.This insight has been...
by admin | May 21, 2024
When new buildings are under construction, there are often ongoing revisions to plans. Maybe a different material is needed than originally envisioned, or measurements or workflows need adjusting. This leads to multiple versions of plans being shared via email or...
by admin | May 20, 2024
The two-week trip to the island of Nisyros, just off the coast of Anatolia, took place last summer with 14 Bachelor’s and Master’s students, and was led by Professor Emma Letizia Jones, who teaches design and the history and theory of architecture at...
by admin | Nov 21, 2022
The Digital Arboretum (DA) is the brainchild of Mr Gavin Coates, Senior Lecturer at HKU’s Division of Landscape Architecture. “Teaching planting design, landscape technology and landscape representation are my specialities and, for all of these, taking groups of...