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Design Trust Upcoming Grants & Programmes Highlights in October – December 2025

#DesignTrustImpactGrant programme Open House Hong

#DesignTrustImpactGrant programme Open House Hong Kong (OHHK) 2025 features community spaces and buildings that have defined its communities and fostered strong connections with locals, including the Kowloon Municipal Services Building tour led by #DesignTrustFeatureGrant recipient Dr. Ying Zhou who will share how the "Municipal Services Building" (MSB) architectural style emerged in Hong Kong in the 1970s in response to the high-density living conditions; and the Choi Hung Estate tour led by #DesignTrustSeedGrant recipient Don Hong exploring how this public housing estate adapts to Hong Kong’s unique conditions of extreme density, subtropical climate, and pressing social needs.

Both designed by Palmer and Turner (P&T), the buildings are now facing future redevelopment changes. The tours will bring the participants to experience how the architectural design of public buildings and housing shape people’s everyday life while becoming a part of the local community. Read up more about Open House Hong Kong @hkopenhouse.

信言設計大使影響力資助計劃項目2025年度「打開香港」，打開展示定義本地社區特質並促進與居民的緊密聯繫的社區設施，包括由由信言設計大使專題資助計劃成功申請人周穎博士帶領的九龍城市政大廈導覽，研究市政大廈這種特別的建築風格如何在1970年代在香港興起並回應高密度的生活環境；及信言設計大使種籽資助計劃成功申請人Don Hong帶來的彩虹邨，探索公共屋苑如何用設計應對香港的高密度、亞熱帶及特別的社會需求。
兩處公共生活設施都由建築工程公司P&T (巴馬丹拿）設計，卻面臨重建的未來改變。特別導覽將帶領參觀者體驗公共建築及房屋設計如何塑造人們的日常生活，並成為社區的一部分。

想了解更多有關「打開香港」，請瀏覽 @hkopenhouse。

[1-2] Photos courtesy of Open House Hong Kong.
[3-4] Photos courtesy of Kelvin Ng.

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#DesignTrustImpactGrant programme Open House Hong

#DesignTrustImpactGrant programme Open House Hong Kong (OHHK) 2025 sets to open up #Brutalism architecture of Hong Kong including the Chinese Methodist Church North Point, St.Stephen’s College and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library, presenting the unique characteristics and historical architectural significance to the public in Hong Kong. Known for its use of raw concrete and bold geometric forms, this style was favored for institutional buildings, government facilities, religious buildings and some residential projects for its cost-effectiveness. The efficient construction method offered effective solutions to local infrastructure and housing challenges in the 1960s and 70s. Celebrating Hong Kong’s Brutalist heritage, #DesignTrustFeatureGrant recipient Bob Pang of Hong Kong Brutalism Research Group has documented over 40 Brutalist buildings, advocating for their conservation as cultural landmarks, while further contributing to the global database “SOS Brutalism” led by 2019 M+/Design Trust Research Fellow Oliver Elser.

Find out more about Open House Hong Kong (OHHK) 2025 @hkopenhouse.

[1-2] The Chinese Methodist Church North Point, Photos courtesy of Hong Kong Brutalism Research Group
[3-4] St.Stephen’s College, Photos courtesy of Hong Kong Brutalism Research Group
[5-6] Photos courtesy of Open House Hong Kong

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#DesignTrustImpactGrant programme Open House Hong

#DesignTrustImpactGrant programme Open House Hong Kong (OHHK) 2025 opens up studio and workshop spaces of local craftsmens for the public to experience the local traditional craftsmanship as well as material innovation and fabrication experimentation. Highlights include the Neon Studio of local master Wu Chi Kai who has created neon signs for 40 years including the neon wall of the Bank of China Tower and the semi-circular spherical neon installation on the rooftop of Langham Place, and recently contributed to Design Trust Futures Festival 2025 at Murray House in collaboration with Streetsign Hong Kong; Design Trust Feature Grant recipient Niko Leung’s TMML Studio where her “Hong Kong Soil” research explores sustainable development of construction waste in Hong Kong advocating for soil recycling and meaningful circular reuse, transforming discarded earth into ceramics and rammed-earth construction materials; and Crafts on Peel where traditional craftsmen and contemporary artisans collaborate through apprenticeship and exchange of techniques to develop contemporary design. Registration of the tours will open from tomorrow Monday November 10th 12noon @hkopenhouse. Stay tuned!

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