The East-Asian Urban Environment: Shanghai, Hong Kong & Singapore

05/06/2009 - 10:00

5 June 2009
10.00 - 17.00 hrs
Delft, the Netherlands

Organised by the Delft School of Design (DSD) and the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS). Convenor: Ir. Gregory Bracken (DSD)

Venue: Oostserre, Faculty of Architecture, TU Delft, Julianalaan 134, Delft, The Netherlands

The aim of this international workshop is to investigate the state of urban design in an East-Asian context, particularly how cities like Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore interact as nodes in the global city network. The roles of these cities' colonial histories will also be examined to see how they have affected recent urban developments. This workshop is intended as the first in a series of annual events examining the field of urban design in Asia.

Speakers:
Arie Graafland (Delft School of Design),Gregory Bracken (Delft School of Design), Max Sparreboom (International Institute for Asian Studies), M. Christine Boyer (Princeton University), Stephen Lau (University of Hong Kong), M.Sc. students' spokesperson: Singapore Studio (Delft School of Design).

Information and registration:
Ms Martina van den Haak, MA
m.c.van.den.haak@iias.nl
+31 71 5273317

The Delft School of Design (DSD) is a laboratory for emerging doctoral-level research and experimentation within the Technical University of Delft's Faculty of Architecture. Much of the School's recent focus has been the complexity of the contemporary urban environment, with its aim of developing strategies and methods for meaningful enquiry, including exploring the instrument of mapping as a new means of approaching the city.