URL: https://youtu.be/S9U6JCI5130   Theme: Disappearing City Site: Public playground (Central and Western District of Hong Kong Island) Theme description: Hong Kong, a city of tall buildings and high population density, has always faced the challenge of a shortage of buildable land. However, in such a city, every few streets in the Central and Western districts of Hong Kong Island have a space that is still “open” and “not dense”. Playgrounds have been created as places where kids can enjoy their right to play. Children can develop their social and physical skills through play. Children in Hong Kong, where living conditions

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Final video-essay Student: Lam Chun Wai (UID: 3036050556) Site: 1 Canal Road East, Causeway Bay (Tong Lau) Theme: Changing city URL: https://youtu.be/ktdXR40iOQ8 Why are those who built this city unable to rest in it? The Zeitgeist The film is titled The Zeitgeist, a Hegelian term that refers to the defining spirit or mood of that particular era. The theme of the film is to prompt reflection on working poverty, a term that refers to people who work yet still live below the poverty line. This film was shot on a Tong Lau rooftop on 1 Canal Road East in Causeway

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Youtube link : https://youtu.be/CD2EJ-qRjoE Title: Complex City Site: K11 MUSEA   “How K11 MUSEA direct affects human clothing style” — Initial Analysis The background of the theme topic The assigned site was initially a “mall”, later expanded upon as “Complex City”. The project explores how Hong Kong’s luxurious shopping mall affects human clothing styles and habits. It is possible that the aesthetics of a building could influence the way people dress, but this would likely depend on several factors. For example, if a building has a very formal and traditional design, people may be more likely to dress in a

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