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Spaces in Transition: Making Room for Junctures in Hong Kong

dc.contributor.authorChan, Yan Ming
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Architectureen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Architectureen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerGeoff Thunen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorSarah Bonnemaisonen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerTed Cavanaghen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorJames Forrenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T14:55:18Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T14:55:18Z
dc.date.defence2017-03-21
dc.date.issued2017-04-07T14:55:18Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis addresses the scarcity of civic spaces in Hong Kong by proposing impermanent interventions to meet city events’ demands. There are two cyclical events that contribute to a unique city character, the democratic march held every July 1st and the informal settlement of migrant domestic workers. In one, thousands of locals and NGOs take to the street as expression of their civil rights. The other is migrant domestic workers, who are relieved of their duties every Sunday who sit and gather in the interstitial spaces. Bother desire space to fully express their aspirations and maximize potential as social occasions. There is little space for them in the city fabric to gather without hindrance. There is a spatial-temporal aspect to these two events, one yearly, the other weekly. The yearly march is formally organized event by local activists and the other is an informal phenomena. Given the topology and compacted built environment of Hong Kong, this thesis propose interventions on the city core which address needs for public space within the intense urbanity.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/72818
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectHong Kong (China)
dc.subjectPublic spaces-Hong Kong (China)
dc.titleSpaces in Transition: Making Room for Junctures in Hong Kongen_US

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