The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Conference 2020 “Wellbeing through Urban Design: A Critical Action Plan for Mega Region”
Successfully Concluded with The GBA Urban Design Awards Winners Announced
(Hong Kong, 25 November, 2020) Organised by The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design (HKIUD) in collaboration with The Greater Bay Area Urban Designer Alliance (founding institutes of which are The HKIUD, CURB Center for Architecture and Urbanism – Macau, Guangzhou Urban Planning Association, Urban Planning Society of Shenzhen as well as Zhuhai Planning Exploration and Design Industry Association) and sponsored by Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Conference 2020 was held in live virtual format today (25 November, 2020) with the Honourable Mr. Michael WONG Wai-lun, JP, Secretary for Development of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the officiating guest.
The virtual Conference attracted over a thousand online participants from different countries and places including Hong Kong, the Mainland, Macao, Asia Pacific, Europe and America. Speaking at the event were a number of internationally renowned urban design experts and academicians from Australia, the Netherlands and the USA, who were joined by other key urban realm practitioners and decision makers from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) to exchange important insights for the development of responsive urban design systems that can enhance regional living quality, social equity and wellness thresholds in the GBA.
Mr. Donald CHOI, President of The HKIUD delivered the welcome remarks on the occasion. Mr. CHOI expressed his gratitude towards the event’s success and remarked that the Conference provided a useful forum for urban design experts in the GBA and overseas academicians to discuss the latest issues about city livability and sustainability in the GBA. Through analyzing the challenges and opportunities that the urban design professionals facing today, he believed that the sector can further explore the excellent urban design solutions and join together to create a high-quality livable environment in the GBA.
At the end of the Conference, the organiser HKIUD also officially announced the GBA Urban Design Awards awards winners. The winners were selected by a jury panel formed by renowned academia and practitioners in urban design after rigorous adjudication. The Immediate Past President of The HKIUD, Mr. Joel CHAN, proudly announced the Grand and Merit Award winners of the Professional Category and Gold and Silver Awards of the Student Category respectively followed by the closing remarks, bringing the event to another climax.
The objective of the first GBA Urban Design Awards is to elevate the overall urban design standard in the GBA and subsequently establishes the professional recognition for urban design practitioners in the Greater Bay Area. Through recognition of excellence in urban design related projects in the GBA and foster collaboration and exchange among urban designers, planners, architects, landscape architects, engineers, surveyors and other urban design professionals, companies and organisations in the GBA. The award presentation of the GBA Urban Design Awards is scheduled to take place in 2021 with more details to be announced in due course.
The Honourable Mr. Michael WONG Wai-lun, JP, Secretary for Development of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region delivered the opening remarks at The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Conference 2020 today.
Mr. Donald CHOI, President of The HKIUD delivered the welcome remarks as the hosting organiser of The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Conference 2020.
The President of The HKIUD was joined by the Past Presidents and some of the fellow members of The HKIUD in celebration of The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Conference 2020 which was held with great success today.
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Ms. Sam LOK, Council Member , Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Mr Ivan HO, Member, The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Prof. Weijen WANG, Member, The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Prof. Bernard V. LIM, BBS, JP, Founding President, The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Mr. Joel CHAN, Immediate Past President, The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Mr. Donald CHOI, President, The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Mr. Benny CHAN, Vice President (Local Affairs), The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Mr. Stefan KRUMMECK, Member, The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Mr. Simon CHUA, Member, The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Mr. C.K. SOH, Assistant Director of Planning/Special Duties, Planning Department HKSAR
Mr. Raymond IP, Chief Engineer, Sustainable Lantau Office Civil Engineering and Development Department HKSAR
Mr P.Y. TAM, Council Member, The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
At the end of The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Conference 2020, Mr. Joel CHAN, Immediate Past President of The HKIUD announced the winners of the inaugural Greater Bay Area Urban Design Awards.
Conference Video:
Opening - Guest of Honour Opening Remarks and Welcome Speech By Founding Members
Mr. Donald CHOI, President of Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Mr. Nuno SOARES, President of CURB Center for Architecture and Urbanism - Macau CURB
Mr. DUAN Zhuang, President of Zhuhai Planning Exploration and Design Industry Association
Mr. SIMA Xiao, President of Urban Planning Society of Shenzhen
Dr. PAN An, President of Guangzhou Urban Planning Association
Keynote Speech - International Keynote Speakers
Regenerating Ecological Services Using the Public Realm Landscape:
A city's largest asset to address climate change is their public realm landscapes (including streets!)
Prof. Martha SCHWARTZ, Senior Partner, Martha Schwartz Partners, The United States of America
New Modes of Development - Urban Design for Wellness First - Melbourne a Case Study
Prof. Rob ADAMS, General Manager of City Design, Melbourne, Australia
Facilitator:
Mr. Barry WILSON, Vice President (External Affairs), Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design, Founder and Director, Barry Wilson Project Initiatives
Keynote Speech - Greater Bay Area Keynote Speakers
JIAYUAN building towards People's Welfare
Prof. WU Zhiqiang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Vice President of Tongji University, Shanghai
Urban design as a sustainable optimization tool
Prof. SUN Yimin, Dean & Professor of School of Architecture, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou
Parallel Session 1 Urban Design System and Administration in GBA
Humanity's Triumph – Reflections on the Sociality of Urban Design
Mr. ZHU Rongyuan, Deputy Chief Planner of China Academy of Urban Planning & Design
Old City and New Vitality-Experimental Urban Design in Guangzhou
Mr. CHEN Zhimin, Head of Urban Design Institute Guangzhou, Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute
Study of Zhuhai Urban Design Process: Retrospection, Construction, Practice
Dr. ZHANG Zhengtao, Director of Zhuhai Natural Resources and Planning Technology Center
Parallel Session 2 Urban Design Guidelines, Practice and Case Study
Reframing the Urban Edge - Design Strategies for Macau x Zhuhai Waterfront
Mr. Nuno SOARES, President of CURB Center for Architecture and Urbanism Macau, CURB
SUPER DENSITY, THE 15-MINUTE CITY RETHOUGHT
Hong Kong's Urbanity, a model for Sustainability and Wellbeing
Mr. Stefan KRUMMECK, Director of TFP Farrells, Hong Kong, Member of Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Strategies for an Accessible Inclusive City
Prof. Bernard V. LIM, BBS, JP, Founding President of Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design, Principal of AD+RG Architecture Design and Research Group Limited
The Role of Expert Committee or Chief Designer for promoting Urban Design
Dr. HUANG Dingxi, Vice President & Secretary General of Guangzhou Urban Planning Association
BIG at All Scales: Social Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities
Mr. Brian YANG, Partner of Bjarke Ingels Group, Denmark
Response Session 1 - Synergy among GBA Cities
Prof. CAI Yunnan, Dean & Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangdong University of Technology
Dr. SHAN Liang, Vice-President & Urban Design Director, Urban Planning & Design Institute of Shenzhen
Mr. LAI Shuang, Deputy Dean, Senior Engineer, Certified Planners, Zhuhai Institute of Urban Planning & Design
Mr. LIANG Haijiang, Chief Planner, Natural Resources Bureau of Zhaoqing
Mr. YANG Minghao, President, Jiangmen Urban Planning Association
Response Session 2 - Procurement of Urban Design Projects
Mr. WANG Zejian, Deputy Director, China Academy of Urban Planning & Design Shenzhen
Mr. ZENG Hongliang, Executive Vice President & Secretary General, Huizhou Territorial Spatial Planning Association
Mr. Simon CHUA, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Lead8 Hong Kong Limited, Member of Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
Mr. Raymond IP, Deputy Head (Works) of Sustainable Lantau Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Response Session 3 - Urban Design Guidelines, Practice and Case Study
Mr. Eric SHING, Principal and Chief Architect of Shing & Partners Design Group, President of Yangcheng Design Alliance
Ms. WU Zhetao, Partner, ISA Internationales Stadtbauatelier
Mr. ZHANG Zhenyu, Deputy General Manager, Shenzhen LAY OUT Planning Consultants Company Limited
Mr. CK SOH, Assistant Director of Planning / Special Duties, Planning Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Keynote Speech - International Keynote Speakers
Transformative urban climate action by design: learning from Rebuild by Design NY and Water as Leverage Asia
Mr. Hendrik Willem Johan OVINK, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, The Netherlands
Closing Remarks
Mr. Joel CHAN, Immediate Past President of Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design