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FREE LECTURE: The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric

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Today's date is Friday, March 29, 2024
The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric : A free public lecture by Professor Tom Kvan. Other events...
This lecture examines one of the most intense cities in the world. Hong Kong's irregular coastline and steep terrain has resulted in built-up areas that are compact. rich in spatial experience, all parts close to hills and water and connected by an exceptional public transport system.

The lecture will present how the authors of the book, The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric, see value in these conditions: a metropolis with a small urban footprint, 90 per cent use of public transport for vehicular journeys and proximity to nature which has arisen from a culturally and topographic specific condition.

This fascinating book. with over 200 original illustrations. adds to the current urban debate around high density compact cities and interconnected public transport systems as one means of reducing urban energy use and carbon emissions.The lecture will explore why urban intensity is vital for more than ecological reasons and presents propositions based on these observations.
Speaker(s) Professor Thomas Kvan (Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, the University of Melbourne)
Location Hew Roberts Lecture Theatre, Nedlands Campus
Contact Rosanna Verde <[email protected]> : (03) 9035 4526
URL http://www.msd.unimelb.edu.au/events/deans-tour
Start Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:30
End Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:30
RSVP RSVP is required.
Submitted by Laura Radovan <[email protected]>
Last Updated Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:01
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