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Get Lectured: University of Hong Kong, Fall '24

2024-08-20T19:50:00-04:00

The fall semester is almost upon us, and to go with it, the University of Hong Kong has shared its public programs information to kick off our annual Get Lectured events roundup for the 2024-25 academic year.

The ‘Good Life’ series begins with the Atelier Bow-Wow co-founder Momoyo Kaijima on September 12. She is followed by Harvard GSD dean Sarah M. Whiting on September 17. Columbia GSAPP dean Andrés Jacque follows on September 24. Next year’s Venice Architecture Biennale curator Carlo Ratti follows him for a lecture on (what else?) SENSEABLE CITIES on September 26.

The popular sculptor Danh Vo will speak on October 31, preceding a lecture from e-flux journal co-founder Nikolaus Hirsch on December 3. Another by Beatriz Colomina concludes the term on December 5. All events take place in Knowles Hall and will begin at 6:30 PM unless otherwise listed.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

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Get Lectured: University of Hong Kong, Spring '24

2024-01-10T11:49:00-05:00

The University of Hong Kong Department of Architecture has shared its slate of Spring ‘24 programming to go along with our Get Lectured look at what’s happening at various architecture schools.

Lectures this term are organized under the theme 'The Good Life.' The school shares: "Increasingly scarce resources — from the biosphere to the economy — and extreme unbalances in their distribution call for action. The global model as we knew it requires some reconsideration if we are to prevent continuous meltdowns. If crises are opportunities to discern, and examine, what is The Good Life?"

Paolo Tombesi begins the series on Tuesday, January 23, with a look at the Sydney Opera House at 50. He will be followed on Tuesday, February 23, by a lecture from Bas Smets on microclimates and urban development. Harvard GSD professor Mark Lee follows Smets on February 29, preceding artist and television producer Christopher Roth on March 14.

March will continue with the lecture 'Cities as Sites of a D...

Get Lectured: The University of Hong Kong, Spring '15

2015-02-13T19:36:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter-Spring 2015

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session! Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

The next featured poster comes from The University of Hong Kong, Department of Architecture.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming lectures only. Unless noted**, lectures take place at 6:30 in Room 419, Knowles Building. Free + open to the public.

Feb 13
Huang Sheng-Yuan / Principal, Fieldoffice Architects
"Living in Place and Time"

Feb 27
Iain Borden / Professor, Architecture and Urban Culture, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
"Moving Through The Public Realm: From Automobile Driving To Skateboarding"

Mar 6: 6:30 pm - 8 pm
Mar 7: 9 am - 6 pm
Speculative City S...