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About the Workshop International Workshop on Urban Landscape (IWUL) is an annual international workshop held by landscape architecture undergraduate programs from universities in Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, Istanbul, and Hong Kong. The aim is to engage and enhance the research capability of scholars and students, and to keep them abreast of new and challenging topics in world urban landscapes.
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The work described in this exhibition was fully supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (UGC/IIDS25/E01/20).
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THEi’s landscape architecture program has participated in IWUL since 2015 and had the honour to host IWUL in 2021, with the theme ‘Resilient Cities’. The research site is Pokfulam Village on Hong Kong Island. Open to a worldwide public audience, IWUL 2021 was held online from 2 to 10 August, including 8 public online seminars by renowned scholars, virtual site visits, design workshops, and a final presentation. The Exhibition (October & December) To further the discussion and awareness on the topic of resilient cities, there are two exhibitions to showcase the findings and conceptual proposals generated from the workshop. The first show will be at THEi exhibition hall, while the second round, accompanied by guided tours, will happen in Pokfulam Village. The exhibition will also have a virtual presence at THEi webpage for overseas participants and interested individuals to access. Lastly, the workshop outcomes will be consolidated into a free publication.
菜園地 Choi Yuen Tei
水井頭 Shui Tseng Tau
Anthon Hui 草廬 Silo About the Pokfulam Village Pokfulam Village is perched on a hillside in the southwest side of Hong Kong Island. It is indeed an unusual sight amidst the towering high-risers surrounding it. With tin-roofed houses stretching from Pok Fu Lam Reservoir to the residential high-risers of Chi Fu Fa Yuen, Pokfulam Village has long been disregarded as a slum. Although it is not entirely clear when the earliest settlers arrived at Pokfulam Village, the first written account of it traces back to more than 200 years ago. The area was also home to the first dairy farm in the city. The significance of Pokfulam Village should definitely not be overlooked. The farmlands have long gone but the close-knit community and their unique traditions and culture have stayed. In 2014, Pokfulam Village was included on the World Monuments Watch List for its significance and scarcity in the metropolitan Hong Kong. For the past several decades, avid villagers have been doing various work to conserve Pokfulam Village. Being the last surviving village on Hong Kong Island and one the few remaining squatter areas in the city, Pokfulam Village serves as a portal to understand village life and to learn about diminishing cultural traditions such as the Mid-autumn Fire Dragon Dance. Pokfulam Village is an important cultural asset to Hong Kong and should be brought to the public’s attention.
The Process Before the commencement of IWUL 2021, the project team had visited Pokfulam Village a few times and had made connections with some villagers, members of the Pokfulam Village Cultural Landscape Conservation Group, and long-serving social workers from Caritas Community Development Service Pokfulam Community Development Project. In preparation for the workshop, student helpers had been recruited to conduct baseline studies of the site, a video production team had been hired to produce videos introducing the village and interviewing the local residents. A digital map of Pokfulam village had been put together for the workshop participants to better understand the place, as well as to serve as a future point of reference for individuals and parties interested in learning more about this site. There are five main research themes, namely districtlevel water systems, village-level water systems, hygiene and waste, culture and land, and vacant land and underused sites. During the workshop, participants from the five universities were split into five teams assigned with one research theme. Not only did they have thought-provoking discussions and exchange ideas, they also attended insightful seminars related to sustainable planning and design of resilient landscapes. The workshop concluded with a final presentation where students presented their conceptual proposals on enhancing the resilience of Pokfulam Village.
薄扶林村 Pokfulam Village
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International Workshop on Urban Landscape 2021
Organized by Technological & Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong. Funded by Research Grants Council of HKSAR.
UL IW 21 20
International Workshop on Urban Landscape 2021
Organized by Technological & Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong. Funded by Research Grants Council of HKSAR.
UL IW 21 20
International Workshop on Urban Landscape 2021
Organized by Technological & Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong. Funded by Research Grants Council of HKSAR.
UL IW 21 20
Yatung Tsai
火龍棚 Fire Dragon Bamboo Altar