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DESIGN TRUST: Critically Homemade

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Design

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Design Trust initiatives, former Design Trust Feature Grant recipient and Pritzker Architecture Prize recipient Rem Koolhaas (Founder of OMA & Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design, Harvard GSD) joined the Design Trust Decade Talks on September 14th 2024 as the Inaugural Design Trialogues Keynote Speaker to launch this new programme, returning to the region after 28 years since the world-renowned 1996 Harvard GSD Project on the City and their seminal publication on the Pearl River Delta region. During his keynote speech, Rem shared the background of the Project on the City research in 1996, the recent research exhibition “Countryside: the Future” supported by Design Trust Feature Grant as well as the latest reflection on the development of Greater Bay Area: “One of the interesting reasons to be back here 28 years later is to see how this phenomenon has developed, whether this is still a plausible model, or whether we are actually witnessing—in terms of the terminology from ‘Delta’ to ‘Bay’—more of an effort at homogenization, or an effort at coherence.” More on Design Trialogues Launch and Rem Koolhaas’ keynote speech to share shortly.

為慶祝信言設計大使十週年，信言設計大使專題資助計劃成功申請人、普立茲克建築獎得主雷姆庫哈斯（Rem Koolhaas）先生（大都會建築事務所創辦人、哈佛GSD建築和城市設計實務教授）作為首屆設計三言堂主講人參加2024年9月14日舉行的信言十年論壇，啟動「設計三言堂」計劃。這也是在他帶領的著名1996年哈佛設計學院「城市計劃」（Project on the City）和有關珠江三角洲地區的重要出版物過去28年後，再次同團隊回到本地區。他分享了1996年珠三角研究的背景，由信言設計大使專題資助計劃支持的「Countryside, The Future」展覽項目，以及最新對於大灣區發展的想法。他說道：「28年後重新造訪這片區域，是為了探究這個發展模型是否仍然值得借鑒，以及從「三角洲」到「灣區」的轉變是否也是一種趨同化的發展。」敬請關注更多設計三言堂的分享。

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Design Trust Decade Talks Panel “Remapping Lands

Design Trust Decade Talks Panel “Remapping Landscape, Heritage and Future” brought together Stephanie Smith, Mihai Craciun and Kate Orff from the world-renowned 1996 Project on the City team led by Rem Koolhaas, and Design Trust grant recipients Elaine Yan Ling Ng, Zhang Lei and Ashley Scott Kelly. Moderated by Zheng Zhou (Head of Programmes & Associate Curator), the panel unpacked the evolution of natural, urban and socio-economic landscapes through different scales through Stephanie, Mihai and Kate’s sharing, with Design Trust grantee Ashley exploring future-looking approach to confront the ecological challenges for the bay area. From the macro-scale of landscape to a micro-scale of everyday life practice, grantee Elaine shared her first grant research looking at traditional weaving culture in Guizhou China while Zhang Lei highlighted their Rong Design Library’s research on traditional wooden joints MaoSun system. The sharing unpacked the rich heritage and craftsmanship nurtured by the evolving natural and cultural landscape, and how such exploration might inform heritage innovation for the future. Stay tuned for more Design Trust Decade Talks contents to share soon.

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Design Trust Decade Talks Panel “Reframing Archi

Design Trust Decade Talks Panel “Reframing Architecture and Urban Culture” invited Bernard Chang, Yuyang Liu and Nancy Lin from the world-renowned 1996 Project on the City team led by Rem Koolhaas, and grant recipients Adonian Chan, Bob Pang & Charles Lai, Paul Tse & Evelyn Ting from Design Trust to share their design and research journey and reflection on the regional shift from the Pearl River Delta region to the Greater Bay Area. Moderated by Marisa Yiu (Co-founder, Lead Curator, Executive Director of Design Trust), the panel unveiled the urban and infrastructure development in the past two decades from Bernard, Yuyang and Nancy’s research in 1996 and their latest observation from recent practice and experience. Design Trust grant recipients Adonian Chan’s shared his research on “Hong Kong Beiwei” typography, while Bob Pang and Charles Lai presented their respective archival research projects on brutalism architecture in Hong Kong and the late Tao Ho’s multilayered legacy, as well as the inaugural Open House Hong Kong. Design Trust grantees Paul Tse and Evelyn Ting also shared their research films “Middle Man Hong Kong” and how the research project has informed their architectural design practice. Stay tuned for more Design Trust Decade Talks contents to share soon.

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