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HKU weekly notice (from February 18 to February 24, 2012)

17 Feb 2012

 

"Counterpart Cities: Climate Change and Cooperative Action in Hong Kong and Shenzhen" Exhibition and Public Forum

How can the cities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen work collaboratively to address the vulnerability of their infrastructure to the effects of climate change? Counterpart Cities brings together researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and six design teams from both cities to research and propose collaborative responses to the systemic challenges of climate change in the region.

The research and design projects will be exhibited from tomorrow (February 18) to March 10 at the Central Market Oasis Gallery with large scale visual material, animations, and models.

Project Curators Jonathan D. Solomon, Associate Professor and Acting Head of HKU Department of Architecture; and Dorothy Tang, Assistant Professor of the Division of Landscape Architecture will meet the media tomorrow (February 18) at 1pm at the Central Market Oasis Gallery before the Opening Ceremony to explain the major findings and architectural blueprints of the design teams in tackling the problems at the Pearl River Delta Region.

Details as follows:
Date: 18 February 2012 (Saturday)

Media briefing and Opening Ceremony
Venue: Central Market Oasis, Hong Kong
Time:
1:00 to 1:45pm Press Walkthrough with Project Curators
2:00 to 2:30pm Counterpart Cities Exhibition Opening at Central Market Oasis
2:30 to 3:30pm Guided Tour by the Counterpart Cities Designers at Central Market Oasis

Panel Discussion: From Rising Currents to Counterpart Cities-Collective Action and Urban Resiliency at the Fringe Club
Time: 4 to 5pm
Venue: Fringe Club, Hong Kong

For enquiries about the project, please contact Ms Dorothy Tang at tel: 2859 2813, or email dstang@hku.hk.

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