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The architecture of Hong Kong features great emphasis on contemporary architecture, especially Modernism, Postmodernism, Functionalism, etc. Due to the lack of available land, few historical buildings remain in the urban areas of Hong Kong. Therefore, Hong Kong has become a centre for modern architecture as older buildings are cleared away to ...
The University of Hong Kong ( HKU) is a public research university in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong . Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. [7] Today, HKU has ten academic faculties and English is the main medium of instruction and assessment.
Juan Du is an architect and professor of architecture. She is professor and dean at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Desig n at the University of Toronto. She previously taught at Hong Kong University and maintains a private architecture practice IDU. In 2020, she published The Shenzhen Experiment, examining the historically contingent factors that influenced the ...
The Chinese University of Hong Kong [b] ( CUHK) is a public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong . The institute was founded as a federation of three existing colleges — Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College —the oldest of which was founded in 1949. [4] The Chinese University of Hong Kong holds deep ...
The City University of Hong Kong ( CityU) is a public research university located in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. The university currently has nine main schools offering courses in business, science, engineering, liberal arts and ...
The university's main campus covers 160,000 square metres (1,700,000 sq ft; 40 acres) of land on Pok Fu Lam Road and Bonham Road in Lung Fu Shan [citation needed] of Central and Western District, [1] Hong Kong Island. The university also has a few buildings in Sandy Bay Gap. HKU buildings are some of the few remaining examples of British colonial architecture in Hong Kong. The university lends ...
Jockey Club Innovation Tower is a building of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University located on Chatham Road South in Hung Hom district, Kowloon. It was designed by Pritzker-prize -winning architect Zaha Hadid. This building is her first permanent work in Hong Kong.
Master of Architecture. The Master of Architecture ( M.Arch or MArch) is a professional degree in architecture qualifying the graduate to move through the various stages of professional accreditation ( internship, exams) that result in receiving a license.