3035983756 Jasmine Zhang Ziqi Park (particularly promenade areas in western and central district) – Info city Research question: how does the space of promenade serve as the production of ideology in a capitalist society? https://youtu.be/r-69nEhyXEc Research method – By referring to the central arguments of Lefebvre Henri in his book The Production of Space, “Every social space is the outcome of a process with many aspects and many contributing currents……,” in other words, we can understand that city is a production of ideology, culture, and history. I attempt to employ this idea to examine the living environment of Hong Kong,

Continue reading[Final Video Essay] Park：Info City

  Stairwell—Public City Directed and narrated by Zhu Runze Leon 3036075130 Theme and aim: The theme of the video essay is “Stairwell—-Public City ” and I aim to investigate the role of stairwells in daily lives, particularly in buildings or apartments in Hong Kong. I did not put much of my focus on stairwells seen in public sites and spaces, as exterior public functions such as MTR passages and emergency evacuation sites. However, I focus on how buildings and apartments serve as semi-public places that are public to private residents but at the same time private to public citizens. Hence,

Continue reading[Video Essay] Stairwell- Public City_3036075130

  Fading City – Video by Cheng Sze Yuet Ashlyn 3036109175 Video script As a kid, the best part of the day is to get home from school, rush to the playground and spend the entire afternoon playing under the sun till I reluctantly return home when I get too many mosquito bites. When you walk into a playground, you would expect to see kids having fun or even fighting to use the equipment as playgrounds are built for this sole purpose – to entertain kids. However, with the popularization of electronic gadgets, electronic devices are becoming the new form

Continue reading[Video Essay] Fading City – Playgrounds in Hong Kong