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[Video essay]Hybrid city: Diversity of Streets in Hong Kong

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  Transcript: What’s the first word that comes to your mind when talking about the streets of Hong Kong? Narrow? Steep Slope? Hustle and Bustle? Prosperous? Artistic? Hong Kong, is a multicultural metropolis, a traditional Chinese treasure chest full of Western elements. In the rain, On the sidewalk that is even not wide as my umbrella, Pedestrians are always polite and modest, they queue for the bus, they silently obey the unwritten rules. Everything is inclusive here. Although Underneath the skyscrapers are shabby stalls, although unfamiliar décor and languages appear frequently, although there are still steps to the destination. If

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Video Essay: Public City

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  Public City   In this research, a housing estate called Wo Che Estate is going to be investigated. Wo Che Estate is located in Shatin, and it is the second housing estate constructed in Shatin district. Most of its building were constructed in 1980s and have a relatively long history compared to other housing estate in Shatin. Apart from that, the architectural features of Wo Che Estate are distinctive. There are five types of buildings in the estate including Twin Tower, H Block, Double H Block, Old slab Block and New Cruciform Block. This investigation is going to focus

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[Video Essay]:hybrid city, Nathan Road, Mongkok

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https://youtu.be/z2ignwdN3Ao Around the theme of this essay， Hybrid City， Nathan Road located on the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong is the main space for research. Nathan Road, one of the main arterial roads in Kowloon City, has taken on the responsibility of being a commercial street and a transport hub. It is street composition and architectural structure is a mix of commercial, cultural and recreational diversity, creating a hybrid street. The bustle of Nathan Road can therefore be seen as a microcosm of the bustle of Hong Kong, which is facilitated by its hybridity. In order to better reflect the

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[Video Essay] Inclined City: Negotiation and Collaboration within Slopes

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Inclined City: Negotiation and Collaboration within Slopes Directed by Ho Charlotte Kristen  Theme and Subject Matter The main theme of the video is slope. Slopes are one of the least encouraging urban surfaces to walk on, they make you gasp for air when going up, and put your balancing skills to the test when going down. However, slopes are pretty common in Hong Kong Island, helping to make way for hilly landscapes and connecting different elevations. To make slopes inhabitable, cooperation is needed between architecture and other urban elements within.  This video investigates this matter by focusing on the slope

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[Video Essay] City Outskirts: the self preserving Ecosystem

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City Outskirts: the self-preserving Ecosystem Theme and subject matter This video essay focuses on Pok Fu Lam village, one of the last villages in Hong Kong that are at risk of disappearing and is now part of the World Monument Watch list (World Monuments Fund , 2021). The village is unique for its long history of festivals and life that can only be found once you enter through the mazes of lanes and alleyways. Thus a slow life is created, making it distinct from the outside city life that is mainly characterized by its busy and chaotic speed. Through the

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Slow City – Mall

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https://youtu.be/Cc-IL_Bc1iI Directed by:LIU Haitian 3035844314 Script: Tianjin, a city with a long history and rich culture, the way of life here is gradually slowing down. During the pandemic, there are no more people in the bustling city center. There are rows and rows of tall buildings and some new fashion elements. Shopping malls, once crowded and noisy, are now soothing and reassuring. A variety of fine jewelry stores, cosmetics stores, goods in full view. And instead of fighting, people walked at their own pace, a throwback to decades ago. Malls, once crowded and noisy, are now reassuring. A variety of

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[Field-Homework 3] Management City

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    Title: Management City Site: MTR Passage “MTR passage is a semi-public space with management.” — Initial Analysis Hong Kong is a high-rise and high-density city, facing challenge of the shortage of buildable land and pressure of the rapid urbanization rate. Therefore, underground spaces, such as MTR passage, were developed to support the city life with high-efficiency mobility, mitigating congestion and pursuing high profits. As an increasing number of people rely on the railway system, the MTR passage is a place that people frequently access, connecting the station entrance and train and crossing the paid and free area. Like

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[Video Essay] Disappearing City

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  Student ID: 3035855430 Directed By: Seo Jun Ho Site: Corridors, School Corridor in my mind Theme: Disappearing City   Background Information:   How is a small space in a corridor changing constantly?   The corridor could be a passageway for people to go from one place to another. However, it could also be a space for gathering, especially in places like schools. After class, it’s a place where students see and interact with each other. Hence the corridor could be identified as a place of gathering. While the city can be considered a place of meeting outdoors, corridors serve

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[Field-Homework 3] Hybrid City

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Title: Hybrid City— Vibrant Life In The Balcony Story board: Director: Ou Yang Jia Qi Editor: Ou Yang Jia Qi Photograph and video provider: Ho Ching Hei Venue provider: Yin’s Family, Ho’s Family Introduction   Hong Kong is a hybrid city. In these highly populated city, according to World Bank (2020) there is 7.482 million people in Hong Kong. In the small city where the developed land is less than 25%( Hong Kong Government, 2022), most of the people are living in an extremely small and crowded space. In this condition, a single space can be developed into multiple usage.

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[Field-Homework 3] Private City

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Title: Private City Place: Apartment Director: Hu Junya Background music: Aruarian Dance by Nujabes YouTube link: https://youtu.be/W3yiQZAVXmk Theme:  In recent years, privacy has been a key issue in today’s society (Wuyts et al., 2014). With the urban development of society, dwellings in multi-story apartment buildings (MSABs) have increased dramatically as a percentage of the city’s housing stock (Yousif & Aziz, 2021). At the same time, the privacy of an apartment is highly valued by citizens. According to a research conducted by Kennedy et al., there were 60% of residents consider privacy as “important” or “very important”, and 31% considered privacy

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