La Chinese University of Hong Kong organizza il Simposio Internazionale e il workshop UrbanactionsHK, che si terrà nella zona espositiva dell'AIT building dal 22 al 27 maggio, e lancia una call for participation dedicata al seminario, aperto gratuitamente agli studenti che dovranno progettare proposte per rigenerare spazi pubblici poco utilizzati nei distretti di Hong Kong, in risposta ai bisogni locali.
I partecipanti saranno suddivisi in gruppi composti da 8-10 studenti e guidati da architetti internazionali e urban designer che svilupperanno interventi finalizzati all'uso consapevole dello spazio pubblico attraverso idee innovative che potranno andare dall'installazione di arredi urbani temporanei, alla realizzazione di padiglioni modulari, alla cura di giardini comunitari, alle pareti verdi, ai playground.
L'intenzione è quella di coinvolgere, in questo modo, anche e soprattutto i residenti ad usare attivamente lo spazio pubblico attualmente inutilizzato.
The School of Architecture at Chinese University of Hong Kong is organising the International Symposium and Workshop UrbanactionsHK. The event will be will be held at the exhibition zone of AIT building next 22-27 of May. The workshop is free of charge for all the students.
The inadequate provision of open spaces in urban areas is one of the most recurrent challenges for the Hong Kong government. High-quality open public spaces can significantly increase a city's attractiveness by encouraging business investment and improving living conditions.
The aim of the workshop is to design proposals to regenerate underused public spaces of Hong Kong's districts in response to local needs. Four teams of 8-10 students led by a group of international architects and urban designers, representing both academia and practice, will develop an urban design intervention to encourage the use of public space with innovative ideas.
Examples of such interventions include the installation of temporary street furniture; modular pavilions; community gardens; green walls; creative playground and any other imaginative urban actions that encourage residents to actively use public spaces, addressing district-level issues and potentially contribute to improve their conditions.
PARTICIPATION
The workshop is free of charge for all the students. To participate fill the application form and send the required documents to uahk@urbanactionshk.com.
Submission deadline: 30 of April.
The students will be informed about the results of the selection by the first week of May.
DATE
22 - 27 May 2017 Hong Kong
more info
email uahk@urbanactionshk.com
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