Walking in a city what can we see and interpret? What defines a space and a place? In the future film industry, is there still a place for Hong Kong architects? Our discussions intrigue in these big questions, and we came up with some ideas. De Certeau was a French Jesuit and scholar who has many own terms, which are quite conceptual. The point is that what we see and feel somewhere in the city is personal and sentimental. We have to interpret ourselves. With our interpretations and the personal influx, space goes beyond a place or a non-place. The former is rather pragmatic, while in the latter, we are just a part of the masses. Just like what Abbas suggested, Hong Kong’s cultural identity is disappearing. We are surrounded by anonymous buildings and non-places with no true colours of us. If this goes on, there will be no architecture in the future film industry.
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Fantastic reflection on Abbas’ critical commentary on the culture of disappearance in Hong Kong and considering this in tandem with Certeau. Good job