Through a sharing of case studies, Mimi Hoang (Principal, nARCHITECTS) empowered the designer-mentee teams to challenge the notion of rules and regulations as well as the materiality through their designs; Mark Blackwell (Partner, Morphis Landscape Architects) raised the importance of individuality and identity of space while benefiting the local community; Chris Yuen (Play Environment Consultant, Playright) prompted the teams to design creative, innovative and inclusive parks and playable open space; Andrew Tsui (Co-founder, Rooftop Republic) explored the journey of experience inside a park; and Thomas Lau (General Manager, Landscape Architecture and Sustainability, Sino) encouraged the teams to creative challenging and fun parks that are socially engaging.

The evening ended with our advisors and guest critics sharing their knowledge and expertise through focused consultations to the teams, and highlighting the potential of appropriate foliage and textures for the sites. The discussions were moderated by Marisa Yiu, and focuses on specific design features of each team and how they would proceed to tackle the existing challenges and how to embrace and turn these constraints into opportunities.