Variations on Architectural Design of Hong Kong Public Housing Research Project
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When studying contemporary Hong Kong, the profound impact of public housing on the society should be recognised. How did public housing develop with the growth of Hong Kong? How did the public housing designs cater for the evolution of the society and people’s livelihood? This project aims to analyse the relationship between the design variations of public housing and the development of Hong Kong in the past seven decades. The grantee hope that their footsteps in housing design could inspire contemporary designers with new thinking in dealing with similar housing issues in future and help people to explore more possibilities in public housing design, community building and urban planning, not only for Hong Kong, but also other cities of the Greater Bay Area.
When studying contemporary Hong Kong, the profound impact of public housing on the society should be recognised. How did public housing develop with the growth of Hong Kong? How did the public housing designs cater for the evolution of the society and people’s livelihood? This project aims to analyse the relationship between the design variations of public housing and the development of Hong Kong in the past seven decades. The grantee hope that their footsteps in housing design could inspire contemporary designers with new thinking in dealing with similar housing issues in future and help people to explore more possibilities in public housing design, community building and urban planning, not only for Hong Kong, but also other cities of the Greater Bay Area.
- 2023 | Active
- Grantee: Dr Rosman C.C. WAI
Dr Rosman Wai is a practising architect who has expert knowledge of public housing in Hong Kong. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong. She has worked in the Hong Kong Housing Department for many years and is a member of the Hong Kong Housing Society involving in public housing policies.
She has published many articles on public housing and has been interviewed on the subject by various newspapers, television and radio stations as well as given talks and lectures at many local and international conferences and universities. Her recent book, “Design DNA Of Mark I – Hong Kong’s Public Housing Prototype” has won several awards, including the DAM (Deutsches Architekturmusem) Architectural Books Award of 2020, the Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards 2021 (Art and Design) and the Taipei International Design Award 2021 (Distinction).