09/2014 Thesis Statement Draft 1.0 : MAKING | MAPPING | MEDIATING
The Mediated Emotion
WHY ? Statement Based on some sociological study, certain amount of metropolitans suffers emotional problems because of the highly urbanized social condition, like overcrowded living condition, fast-paced lifestyle and physical or mental isolation. The thesis seeks to explore the architectural
The Mediated Emotion
WHY ? Statement Based on some sociological study, certain amount of metropolitans suffers emotional problems because of the highly urbanized social condition, like overcrowded living condition, fast-paced lifestyle and physical or mental isolation. The thesis seeks to explore the architectural
Metamorphic Altar
WHAT? The project intended to build or rebuild a serial spaces for a museum which have rich collections of Chinese ancient statues. According to the morphological research of the statues to design appropriate architecture space or environment to show and recreate the original
Metamorphic Altar
WHAT? The project intended to build or rebuild a serial spaces for a museum which have rich collections of Chinese ancient statues. According to the morphological research of the statues to design appropriate architecture space or environment to show and recreate the original
FISHERY REVITALIZATION IN HONG KONG
Thesis Statement Why? Why did Hong Kong have a booming fishing industry? Hong Kong was once a fishing village with a booming fishing industry, however our demand for seafood has continued to grow since then. According to the Food and
FISHERY REVITALIZATION IN HONG KONG
Thesis Statement Why? Why did Hong Kong have a booming fishing industry? Hong Kong was once a fishing village with a booming fishing industry, however our demand for seafood has continued to grow since then. According to the Food and
Dafen Re-identification
Can one attempt to make a contribution to architectural discourse by relentlessly stating that there is no space without event, no architecture without program？ This seems to be our mandate at a time that haswitnessed the
Dafen Re-identification
Can one attempt to make a contribution to architectural discourse by relentlessly stating that there is no space without event, no architecture without program？ This seems to be our mandate at a time that haswitnessed the
Vitalizing Space and Light: Reviving Architecture from a Routine
Instead of using glass panel facade merely for directing sunlight from exterior into architecture, the articulation of light in various direction and time could make a ‘vivid’ architecture. WHAT? Office tower, a building type puts focus on high efficiency
Vitalizing Space and Light: Reviving Architecture from a Routine
Instead of using glass panel facade merely for directing sunlight from exterior into architecture, the articulation of light in various direction and time could make a ‘vivid’ architecture. WHAT? Office tower, a building type puts focus on high efficiency
SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE
The streetscape in Hong Kong is changing. From a street with multiple shops opening towards the pedestrian to a podium with large walls facing the sidewalk, the street has been degraded from being an arena of social expression to only
SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE
The streetscape in Hong Kong is changing. From a street with multiple shops opening towards the pedestrian to a podium with large walls facing the sidewalk, the street has been degraded from being an arena of social expression to only
CITY DÉRIVE
THESIS STATEMENT “In societies where modern conditions of production prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has moved away into a representation.” Guy Debord, The Society of the Spectacle ‘dérive Device’ “Lands
CITY DÉRIVE
THESIS STATEMENT “In societies where modern conditions of production prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has moved away into a representation.” Guy Debord, The Society of the Spectacle ‘dérive Device’ “Lands
G floor city
WHY: The city has been planned since it was born, as human beings are always trying to plan for the city based on their existing knowledge, and it’s also an architectural discourse when Le Corbusier declared PLAN as “the
G floor city
WHY: The city has been planned since it was born, as human beings are always trying to plan for the city based on their existing knowledge, and it’s also an architectural discourse when Le Corbusier declared PLAN as “the
Plan: HK
Statement: “Man must constantly destroy itself in order to construct himself over again.” — Theo van Doesberg (1918) Under the presumptions of the capitalist ideal, the permanent is unacceptable, as it signifies a limit, which in turn caps the ability
Plan: HK
Statement: “Man must constantly destroy itself in order to construct himself over again.” — Theo van Doesberg (1918) Under the presumptions of the capitalist ideal, the permanent is unacceptable, as it signifies a limit, which in turn caps the ability
Movability of Architecture
Movability of Architecture WHAT When the Homo sapiens built their own house instead of living in caves, prototype of windows and doors was invented as some furs, which are the earliest movable parts of architecture. With developing of technology,
Movability of Architecture
Movability of Architecture WHAT When the Homo sapiens built their own house instead of living in caves, prototype of windows and doors was invented as some furs, which are the earliest movable parts of architecture. With developing of technology,
A room with a view: on regulations and humanity
From classical orders to modern standards and codes, there are always hidden expositions of the vocabulary, grammar and syntax of all the essential elements of the architectural language. Since the late 19th century, orders relating to design and building structure
A room with a view: on regulations and humanity
From classical orders to modern standards and codes, there are always hidden expositions of the vocabulary, grammar and syntax of all the essential elements of the architectural language. Since the late 19th century, orders relating to design and building structure
Temporal Public Infrastructure
Why As the development of urban and transportation, a lot of public infrastructure emerges in cities. Various ways of transportation like train, metro and plane bring convenience to people, but most transportation infrastructure in the city just serve as terminal
Temporal Public Infrastructure
Why As the development of urban and transportation, a lot of public infrastructure emerges in cities. Various ways of transportation like train, metro and plane bring convenience to people, but most transportation infrastructure in the city just serve as terminal
Edible Urbanism – The Food Possession
Background “The fate of nations depends on the way they eat”, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Food is an intrinsic and defining aspect of a city’s identity. The taste and culinary experience demonstrate a city’s inherited culture, demonstrating the ubiquitous medium of
Edible Urbanism – The Food Possession
Background “The fate of nations depends on the way they eat”, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Food is an intrinsic and defining aspect of a city’s identity. The taste and culinary experience demonstrate a city’s inherited culture, demonstrating the ubiquitous medium of
Symbiosis of a Decentralized Infrastructure
Thesis Statement Cities typically offer a more sustainable lifestyle than suburbs due to a mixing of land uses, leading to a reduction of transportation costs, a greater sharing of resources, and maximizing resource efficiency. However due to a scarcity of
Symbiosis of a Decentralized Infrastructure
Thesis Statement Cities typically offer a more sustainable lifestyle than suburbs due to a mixing of land uses, leading to a reduction of transportation costs, a greater sharing of resources, and maximizing resource efficiency. However due to a scarcity of
High-Rise Compact Living As Reaction To The Horizontal Uncontrolled Spread Of Colombian Cities
WHAT Framing the historical dominant and unplanned horizontal development of Colombian cities, where land owning conception, rural culture and lack of efficient regulations encourages the uncontrolled spread of the cities along the territory. Mainly drive by the lack of housing
High-Rise Compact Living As Reaction To The Horizontal Uncontrolled Spread Of Colombian Cities
WHAT Framing the historical dominant and unplanned horizontal development of Colombian cities, where land owning conception, rural culture and lack of efficient regulations encourages the uncontrolled spread of the cities along the territory. Mainly drive by the lack of housing
City in the Dark
Proposed Thesis Title: City in the Dark Background According to the Human Development Report 2009 by UNDP, Hong Kong ranked first out of the 27 cities of high human development that the Gini Coefficient (GC) was the largest, which
City in the Dark
Proposed Thesis Title: City in the Dark Background According to the Human Development Report 2009 by UNDP, Hong Kong ranked first out of the 27 cities of high human development that the Gini Coefficient (GC) was the largest, which
Fill the Situationist Gap
WHY “…strict professionalism of architects and design led to a sterilization of spontaneity and playfulness”
Fill the Situationist Gap
WHY “…strict professionalism of architects and design led to a sterilization of spontaneity and playfulness”
Center to Divert
Centre to Divert Key Words: core flow structural connections circulation services displacement motion energy change congestion divert branch Thesis Statement In the Delirious New York, “less and less surface represented more and more internal activity’. Entering a
Center to Divert
Centre to Divert Key Words: core flow structural connections circulation services displacement motion energy change congestion divert branch Thesis Statement In the Delirious New York, “less and less surface represented more and more internal activity’. Entering a
Activation: Bridging the landscape
Activation: Bridging the landscape An approach in integrating the nature and city for environmental and social benefits Why? – Thesis Statement Developing the natural environment ≠ Irreversible ecological damage Increasing the usability of lands ≠ A large extent of construction
Activation: Bridging the landscape
Activation: Bridging the landscape An approach in integrating the nature and city for environmental and social benefits Why? – Thesis Statement Developing the natural environment ≠ Irreversible ecological damage Increasing the usability of lands ≠ A large extent of construction
Rail integrated communities in Urban fringes
Thesis Statement This thesis investigates the development mode of rail integrated communities in the urban fringes. In 1898, Ebenezer Howard published his Garden City planning in response to the urban sprawl in London. He proposed the use of satellite cities
Rail integrated communities in Urban fringes
Thesis Statement This thesis investigates the development mode of rail integrated communities in the urban fringes. In 1898, Ebenezer Howard published his Garden City planning in response to the urban sprawl in London. He proposed the use of satellite cities
Drawing – tecture Paradox
ARTIFACT | WHY | My thesis tries to differential the relationship between ideas drawings and building design outcome, how artistic representation drawings of architecture influence the architectural design outcome. The nature of ‘Drawings’ stretch from the means of representation to the
Drawing – tecture Paradox
ARTIFACT | WHY | My thesis tries to differential the relationship between ideas drawings and building design outcome, how artistic representation drawings of architecture influence the architectural design outcome. The nature of ‘Drawings’ stretch from the means of representation to the
Adaptive Planning Through Layers
What utilize tools other than PLAN, for PLANNING If urban planner can liberate themselves from masterplanning through plan, what can the city be? Within the mode of planning through plan, while the city grows, additional functions need to put at
Adaptive Planning Through Layers
What utilize tools other than PLAN, for PLANNING If urban planner can liberate themselves from masterplanning through plan, what can the city be? Within the mode of planning through plan, while the city grows, additional functions need to put at
Adaptive Planning Through Layers
Thesis Statement Plan has long been used as the main tool for planning, maybe because of the mindset of the extrusion of buildings in different lots should only perform one function. Even sections are helpful for designing programs within a
Adaptive Planning Through Layers
Thesis Statement Plan has long been used as the main tool for planning, maybe because of the mindset of the extrusion of buildings in different lots should only perform one function. Even sections are helpful for designing programs within a
Tete-Beche: Re- examining the public/private in Urban Hong Kong
Why? Thesis Statement ‘If you’re asking people to be content with less private space, then you have to give them more shared space – but it has to be great space, public space that people want to use…’ – Bing
Tete-Beche: Re- examining the public/private in Urban Hong Kong
Why? Thesis Statement ‘If you’re asking people to be content with less private space, then you have to give them more shared space – but it has to be great space, public space that people want to use…’ – Bing
Commemorating Through Architecture
STATEMENT Hong Kong has long been troubled with the problem of after-death infrastructure, not only the supply of columbarium is not matching with the growing demand, but the most severe problem is the segregation of after-death services being dispersed in
Commemorating Through Architecture
STATEMENT Hong Kong has long been troubled with the problem of after-death infrastructure, not only the supply of columbarium is not matching with the growing demand, but the most severe problem is the segregation of after-death services being dispersed in
ArkeMergenc(y)e
What? During the past hundreds of years, humans face hundreds and thousands of natural disasters, shipwrecks and air crash accidents. Nowadays we have wars of ocean resource. How architects can support and co-operate with adventures, fishermen, search and rescue (SAR)
ArkeMergenc(y)e
What? During the past hundreds of years, humans face hundreds and thousands of natural disasters, shipwrecks and air crash accidents. Nowadays we have wars of ocean resource. How architects can support and co-operate with adventures, fishermen, search and rescue (SAR)