HKU Division of Landscape Architecture Seminar Series
Date:
04-Nov-2021 - 01-Dec-2021
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Venue:
To be held virtually via Zoom
Title:
HKU Division of Landscape Architecture Seminar Series
Planetary Health and Human wellbeing:
Interdisciplinary landscape research and design
HKU Division of Landscape Architecture Seminar Series
Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing: Interdisciplinary Landscape Research and Design
Abstract
The talks will cover research and practice to examine impacts of urban and rural landscapes on planetary health and human wellbeing from a wide variety of perspectives. Each talk will deliver a unique and fresh message to our students and colleagues that landscape architecture can provide benefits in multiple ways. The talks from most active and pioneering scholars or designers can bring academic and professional biodiversity to the Division of Landscape Architecture at the University of Hong Kong, helping students to develop future career and benefit international audience via the online presentation and communication.
Schedule
Date: |
Nov. 4th, Nov. 11th, Nov. 18th, Dec. 1st |
Time: |
7:00 – 8:30pm in HK time |
Duration: |
40-50 mins for lecture and 10-15 mins for Q&A |
Language: |
English |
Platform: |
To be held virtually on Zoom |
- Dr. Jason Ho, Australia, founder of Mapping Workshop
Time: Nov. 4th, Thursday, 7:00 – 8:30pm in HK Time
Topic: Super Ordinary. If landscape architects don’t study the everydayness, how are they going to design for it?
Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/s/97980064146
- Dr. Matthew Browning, USA, Clemson University, VR & Nature Lab Director
Time: Nov. 11th, Thursday, 7:00 – 8:30pm in HK time (Nov. 12th, Friday, 7-8:30am in EST)
Topic: Research and application of VR technology in the field of landscape architecture
Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/s/97593563842
- Prof. Pang Wei, Mainland China, Turenscape (Guangzhou) general manager & principal designer, Peking University critic, ASLA Awards winner
Time: Nov. 18th, Thursday, 7:00 – 8:30pm in HK Time
Topic: Urban parks for citizens, landscape justice and equity, humanism design
Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/s/94550083595
- Mr. Tilman Latz, Germany, Latz+Partner design director & partner, POLIS Awards winner
Time: Dec. 1st, Wednesday, 7:00 – 8:30pm in HK time (Dec. 1st, Wed, 12-13:30 pm, Berlin)
Topic: Landscape ecology research for practice
Zoom: TBC
Moderator
Bin Jiang
Organizer
Jiali Li