Dismistifying the Design Origins of Hong Kong’s Public Housing Prototype
Event Date:
09/05/2026
Event Time:
4:00 pm
Event Location:
H6 Conet - Multi-Function Room C&D Hong Kong
Mini-series on Hong Kong’s Public Housing
Event Details 活動詳情:
| Event: | Dismistifying the Design Origins of Hong Kong’s Public Housing Prototype |
| Date: | 9 May 2026 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 16:00pm – 17:00pm Hong Kong Time |
| Venue: | H6 Conet – Multi-Function Room C&D G/F, The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong |
| Speakers: |
Dr Rosman C.C. WAI |
| CPD Points: | 1 CPD credit hour |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Fee: | HK$120 for HKICON Members (Professional, Corporate, Associate, Retired Members), HK$160 for HKICON Friends, HK$50 for HKICON Student Members and HK$200 for Non-HKICON Members. |
| Remarks: | Limited to 40 Participants. |
About the CPD 活動簡述:
Have you ever wondered why Mei Ho House YHA, an adaptive-reuse of the sole surviving block from Hong Kong’s first generation of public housing, was designed in the way it was, when Tong Lau and composite buildings dominated the city’s 1950s residential landscape? This talk will demystify the design origins of Mei Ho House, Hong Kong’s public housing prototype, and explore its connections with PMQ.
About the Speaker 主講人介紹:
Dr Rosman C.C. WAI
B.A. (A.S.) (HKU), B.Arch (HKU), MSc (Conservation)(Distinction) (HKU), PhD (HKU)
FHKIA, Registered Architect, Authorised Person (Architect), APEC Architect, HKICON
Rosman Wai is a registered architect and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction at the Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong. She is one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists. Her research focuses on architectural conservation and public housing. After many years working at the Hong Kong Housing Authority, she now serves on the Special Committee on Planning, Design and Construction of the Hong Kong Housing Society. She is the author of two award‑winning books on the architectural history of Hong Kong’s public housing: Design DNA of Mark I — Hong Kong’s Public Housing Prototype, which won the DAM (Deutsches Architekturmuseum) Architectural Book Award in 2020 and the Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards (Art and Design) in 2021; and Hong Kong Public Housing Design: Evolution Through Time (in Chinese), which received the Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards (Social) in 2025.
Remarks 備註:
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