Field of Dreams: The Joint Student Workshop Show between City University of Macau and Plymouth University Is Successfully Held

On October 19, with the theme of "Field of Dreams", the joint student workshop show was held at Ho Yin Convention Centre. At this exchange activity, the two universities presented the achievements of the workshop made by PhD students of Urban Planning and Design of the Faculty of Innovation and Design of CityU and the graduate students of MA Architecture of Plymouth University. Moreover, this show also explored the design concept of the urban renovation of Iao Hon community in Macao.

Mr. Wu Chou Kit, member of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Ng Tin Hou, the researcher of DSEPDR, Ms. Chao Hong Peng, Senior Technician of Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau, Mr. Tse See Fan, President of the Urban Renewal Council, Mr. Siu Chong Meng and Mr. Chan Tak Seng, Chairman and Director of the District Development Promotion Association, Ms. Jing Yang, member of Macao Urban Planning Institute, Mr. Loeng Sai Gwong, Editor-in-chief of China Trend Building Press Limited and some other people attended this exchange activity.

In the event, Mr. Robert Brown, professor at the School of Architecture of Plymouth University, UK, delivered a wonderful speech and presented the results of analytical techniques in the practice of modern urban design surveyed by CityU students and Plymouth University students along with Iao Hon community. He also showed many different design exercises, which provided various innovative ideas for the urban renovation of Iao Hon community. What's more, he introduced how the Iao Hon residents use the public space, how to renovate the constructions, how to understand the local ecological potential in a sustainable way. He also provided the great renovation of the Hoxton Square in London as an example.

In the interactive session, many experts and scholars raised some questions about intelligent renovation in Iao Hon community. Professor Robert Brown also expressed his opinions from the practical perspective and proposed plans and considerations for upgrading the Iao Hon community. 

In this workshop, CityU's PhD students of Urban Planning and Design, the graduate students of MA Architecture of Plymouth University and teachers of the two universities jointly conducted the research on Iao Hon community.  We hope the achievements of this workshop will bring more inspiration to the future development of Iao Hon community and the city of Macao.