Theme:   The theme of my video is the overhead bridge in the public city. As a Hongkonger living in Tsuen Wan, I am proud to have the footbridge network that connects me to wherever I want to go. On rainy days, I can return home without getting wet, even without an umbrella. Therefore, the video is set at the Tsuen Wan Town Footbridge Network, capturing the daily lives of Tsuen Wan residents as they use the footbridge network.    People from all walks of life and different age groups all benefit from the footbridge network. As we can

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Theme  In a dense urban city like Hong Kong, many buildings are shophouses or a more integrated version of shophouses: cake-buildings (shopping malls with housing buildings on top). Shops are grounded so that they connect to the street where people walk by and pay attention to what the shops have to offer. I believe this space is where the neighbourhood creates bonding. The local shopkeepers watch the children in the neighbourhood grow up. These shopfronts are what make each street unique and fill the street with the spirit of the neighbourhood. It is a place to peek inside a shop;

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Topic description: For Hong Kong people, coffee is already a natural part of everyday life. The average volume per person in the Coffee segment is expected to amount to 1.89kg in 2023.(Statista, 2023) Coffee as a beverage has actually been around in Hong Kong for a long time. Coffee was already present in Hong Kong cafes in the last century, but there was a very big difference between the architectural style of the cafes and the modern ones. Now, with the development of the world, many traditional cultures are forgotten, or even gradually disappear. But I think in Hong Kong,

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Concept Neon lights in Hong Kong are disappearing. The question remains, whether Hong Kong will disappear along with neon lights. How much does this change in architectural identity change our “local-ness”? Nicknamed “Pearl of the Orient”, neon lights set Hong Kong on the map as an exotic Asian metropolis, comparable to Las Vegas (Tam, 2014). Both shared many similarities in shaping pedestrians’ experiences. They helped define the space of a building through its textual and visual signages, in addition to neon sign domination serving as a form of competition between businesses (Tam, 2014; Delfino, n.d.). What differentiates Hong Kong from

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  Hong Kong may be one of the most notable three-dimensional, vertical cities in the world. The city’s bustling, high-level urban pedestrian network is linked by the many footbridges that connect those iconic high-rises, allowing for kilometers of covered walks without ever reaching street level. My video essay focuses on the footbridge that connects the IFC mall and the central ferry piers, a bustling crossroad for all walks of life that offers heterogeneity and the opportunity for encounters. However, on the weekends, the footbridge is magically transformed. Domestic workers gather on every patch of shade to enjoy their one day

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