October 3–November 21, 2025, 6:30pm
KB419, 4/F, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
3/F, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road
Department of Architecture
852 Hong Kong
How does contemporary architecture respond creatively and responsibly to the global challenges facing society, cultivating viable and inclusive built environments? Beyond the traditional confines of building, architects innovate, curate, and design services and systems. Increasingly, architects and educators are recognising the importance of design resilience and acknowledging architecture’s complicity in unsustainable consumption, seeking ethically and socially responsible means to design. Emphasizing the importance of bridging research and design practice, this Fall public lecture series explores adaptive, resilient, and contextually sensitive design approaches, reflexive practices, and collaborations, featuring Rachaporn Choochuey, Wenjing Huang, Yutaka Sho, Benedetta Tagliabue, Billie Tsien, and Tiantian Xu.
This lecture series is coordinated by Hanjun Huang (MArch (Design) 2026) and Daniel Tong (BAAS 2028) and Prof. Eunice Seng, Head of Department of Architecture, HKU.
Date: October 3, 2025–November 21, 2025 / Time: 6:30–8pm HKT / Venue: KB419, 4/F, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
Lecture schedule
Friday, October 3, 2025
“The Unusual Resource” by Tiantian Xu*, Founding Principal Architect, DnA Design and Architecture. Live via Zoom. Meeting ID: 933 5130 4799 / Password: 192652.
Friday, October 24, 2025
“Making the World as Our Home” by Benedetta Tagliabue, Principal and Director, EMBT Architects. Live via Zoom. Meeting ID: 922 3326 8135 / Password: 279503.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
“Poetic of the Radical” by Wenjing Huang*, Founding Partner, Open Architecture. Live via Zoom. Meeting ID: 994 4526 3104 / Password: 561184.
Friday, November 14, 2025
“Building and Entering” by Yutaka Sho, Principal & Co-Founder, General Architecture Collaborative; Professor, Meiji University. Live via Zoom. Meeting ID: 912 0861 7020 / Password: 419358.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
“Practicing Tropicality, Planetary Site” by Rachaporn Choochuey, Co-founder and Design Director, all(zone). Live via Zoom. Meeting ID: 936 8874 6379 / Password: 995048.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 6:30–8pm
“What Now” by Billie Tsien, Founding Partner of Studio Tsien and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. Live via Zoom. Meeting ID: 930 6381 6626 / Password: 092582.
Enquiry: arcevent@hku.hk.
*With the support of Luke Him Sau Educational Foundation
All lectures are open to the general public. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis and no prior reservation is needed. CPD Credit Hours and AIA CES Learning Unit Hours are offered to members of the HKIA and the AIA. An attendance record sheet will be provided at the venue entrances for members to register their attendance.
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