HKU Department of Urban Planning and Design

HKU Department of Urban Planning and Design Department of Urban Planning and Design (DUPAD), The University of Hong Kong

ใ€๐ŸŽ“ ๐ƒ๐”๐๐€๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€“ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฉ & ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง!ใ€‘On 24 July 2026, we proudly hosted the Openin...
28/07/2026

ใ€๐ŸŽ“ ๐ƒ๐”๐๐€๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€“ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฉ & ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง!ใ€‘

On 24 July 2026, we proudly hosted the Opening Reception of the DUPAD Degree Show 2026 at our Studio, bringing together guests, faculty, graduates, and students to celebrate the outstanding work of our talented graduates. ๐ŸŽ‰

The evening began with an opening address by our Department Head, Professor Shenjing He, followed by introductions from the programme directors of each of our featured programmes. It was a wonderful evening of celebration, connection, and inspiration as we explored the diverse projects on display.

๐ŸŽ“ Featured Programmes:
๐Ÿ”นMaster of Urban Design (MUD)
๐Ÿ”นMaster of Urban Planning (MUP)
๐Ÿ”นMaster of Science in Urban Analytics (MUA)
๐Ÿ”นMaster of Science in Urban Design and Transport (MUDT)
๐Ÿ”นMaster of Urban Studies and Housing Management (MUS&HM)
๐Ÿ”นMaster of Digital Urban Management (MoDUM)
๐Ÿ”นBachelor of Arts in Urban Studies (BAUS)

The exhibition showcases an impressive range of work from students across all programmes. This year, we have many detailed physical models created by our MUP, MUD, and BAUS students โ€” a testament to their creativity and dedication.

Exhibition Details:
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: 25 July (Saturday) โ€“ 2 August 2026 (Sunday)
โฐ Time: 1:00 PM โ€“ 8:00 PM daily
๐Ÿ“ Venue: Room 804, 8/F, Knowles Building, HKU

โœจ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž! ๐๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐.
Come and experience the creativity and dedication of our future urban leaders. We look forward to seeing you there! ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

๐Ÿ”— Website: https://www.arch.hku.hk/event_/2025-2026-dupad-degree-show
๐Ÿ“ง Contact us: [email protected]

15/07/2026
ใ€๐ŸŽ“ DUPAD Degree Show 2026 โ€“ You're Invited!ใ€‘The Department of Urban Planning and Design (DUPAD) at HKU is pleased to pre...
14/07/2026

ใ€๐ŸŽ“ DUPAD Degree Show 2026 โ€“ You're Invited!ใ€‘
The Department of Urban Planning and Design (DUPAD) at HKU is pleased to present the DUPAD Degree Show 2026, showcasing outstanding student projects from our taught postgraduate and undergraduate programmes.

Come and explore the creative work of our future urban leaders! ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

๐Ÿ“Œ Exhibition Details:
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: 25 July โ€“ 2 August 2026 (Saturday to Sunday)
โฐ Time: 1:00 PM โ€“ 8:00 PM daily
๐Ÿ“ Venue: Room 804, 8/F, Knowles Building, HKU

๐ŸŽ“ Featured Programmes:
โ€ข Master of Urban Design (MUD)
โ€ข Master of Urban Planning (MUP)
โ€ข Master of Science in Urban Analytics (MUA)
โ€ข Master of Science in Urban Design and Transport (MUDT)
โ€ข Master of Urban Studies and Housing Management (MUS&HM)
โ€ข Master of Digital Urban Management (MoDUM)
โ€ข Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies (BAUS)

This exhibition is a celebration of academic achievement and creative practice โ€” a wonderful opportunity to connect with students, faculty, alumni, and industry friends. All are welcome! No registration required. โœจ

We look forward to seeing you there!

๐Ÿ”— Department Website:
https://www.arch.hku.hk/programmes_/upad/
๐Ÿ“ง Contact us: [email protected]

13/07/2026
ใ€๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐€ (๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ) ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž-๐š๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐’! ใ€‘On 14โ€“15 April, a review panel from the ๐‘น๐’๐’š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’”...
10/07/2026

ใ€๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐€ (๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ) ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž-๐š๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐’! ใ€‘

On 14โ€“15 April, a review panel from the ๐‘น๐’๐’š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’•๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐‘บ๐’–๐’“๐’—๐’†๐’š๐’๐’“๐’” (๐‘น๐‘ฐ๐‘ช๐‘บ) visited our department for the accreditation visit. The team engaged in productive discussions with our Programme Director, Chief Examiner, and teaching staff, and received an update on the latest developments in our Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies programme.

Students and outside professionals also attended the sessions and shared their feedback on the programme. Students expressed positively about their learning experience in the programme and highlighted the strong industry engagement within the programme, which supports connections between academic study and professional practice. Students who had already entered the industry also reported that the programme had provided them with sufficient academic knowledge and practical understanding relevant to professional practice.
The visit was marked by a warm and constructive atmosphere throughout. We are delighted to announce that our BA (Urban Studies) programme has successfully secured continued accreditation from RICS.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all staff, students, and partners for their dedication and support. We look forward to continuing our joint efforts in nurturing future talents in urban studies!

About RICS
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a leading professional body working in the public interest to advance knowledge, uphold standards, and inspire current and future professionals. Its members help to create and protect built and natural environments that are sustainable, resilient and inclusive for all.
At RICS, its staff work inclusively with its members, collaborating to support them in their practice and build connections. The institution sets qualifications and independently regulates chartered professionals and firms, building trust and confidence with clients and consumers.
With a heritage of over 150 years, RICS sets the standard for over 130,000 members and candidates operating in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure across more than 140 countries globally.

Its trusted data and insight guide decision makers and governments, helping to shape public policy, deliver positive societal change and provide a foundation for confident markets. Its members influence the quality of lives, underpin societies and drive economies. Everything it does supports its current and future membership to uphold, advance and inspire professionalism for the benefit of society.

RICS Official Website ๐Ÿ”— https://www.rics.org/
Join RICS Membership ๐Ÿ”— https://www.rics.org/join-rics
About BAUS ๐Ÿ”— https://www.arch.hku.hk/programmes/upad/bachelor-of-arts-in-urban-studies/

ใ€๐Ÿ“ข APSA 2026 Congress โ€“ Early Bird Registration Now Open!ใ€‘We are pleased to announce that registration for the ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž...
07/07/2026

ใ€๐Ÿ“ข APSA 2026 Congress โ€“ Early Bird Registration Now Open!ใ€‘

We are pleased to announce that registration for the ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐€๐๐’๐€) is now officially open! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿฆ ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž โ€“ ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ“ Regular Registration: 2 October โ€“ 1 November 2026

Hosted by the Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong, this prestigious congress invites scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students to come together and shape the future of urban planning across Asia and beyond.

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Congress Dates: 28โ€“29 November 2026 (Satโ€“Sun)
๐Ÿ“ Venue: Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, HKU
๐ŸŽฏ Theme: Planning Infinite Urban Futures

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๐Ÿ“… Other Key Dates:
๐Ÿ”น Abstract Review Results Announced: 14 July 2026 (Tue)
๐Ÿ”น Technical Tours Registration Deadline: 31 October 2026 (Sat)
๐Ÿ”นConference Dinner: 28 November 2026 (Sat)
๐Ÿ”นTechnical Tours (tbc): 30 November 2026 (Mon)

๐Ÿ“Œ Important Note for Presenters:
Papers will not be included in the conference programme if none of the author(s) has registered before 1 October 2026.

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๐Ÿ”— Register Now: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37ZTyJw5UtxYd5I
๐Ÿ”— Important Note Regarding Registration: https://apsacongress2026.arch.hku.hk/index.php/registration/
๐Ÿ”— Congress Website: https://apsacongress2026.arch.hku.hk/
๐Ÿ“ง Enquiries: [email protected]

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Register early and join us in shaping infinite urban futures! โœจ๐ŸŒ

ใ€๐‡๐Š๐”-๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž โ€”โ€” ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐-๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌใ€‘From 8 to 11 June 2026, the inaugural HKUโ€“MIT Summer Institu...
04/07/2026

ใ€๐‡๐Š๐”-๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž โ€”โ€” ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐-๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌใ€‘

From 8 to 11 June 2026, the inaugural HKUโ€“MIT Summer Institute was held across Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Built around the central theme of "AI for Cities," the programme drew on cutting-edge big-data analytics and AI technologiesโ€”large language models, generative AI, spatiotemporal big data, and smart sensorsโ€”to advance a sustainable path for urban development. More than 80 tutors and students came together to examine the complex challenges facing Guangzhou, a mega-city, across four domainsโ€”socio-economic development, environmental resilience, future mobility, and urban morphologyโ€”exploring the potential of artificial intelligence to empower urban planning and design, probing the deep integration of digital technologies, intelligent algorithms, and urban research, and proposing innovative strategies for spatial planning. The programme ultimately awarded one First Prize (HK$5,000), one Second Prize (HK$3,000), and four Third Prizes (HK$1,000 each). In this edition, we are pleased to share a review of the six award-winning projects and the outstanding teams and faculty members behind them.

Let's swipe through to explore the highlights of the winning projects and the creative process behind them!

ใ€๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž - ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐‚๐๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ซ๐Ÿ: ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ-๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐‘๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ณ๐ก๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฌ โ€œ๐„๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐„๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐žโ€ใ€‘๐Ÿฅ‡(๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ : 1-4)

ใ€๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž - ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐ฎ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ณ๐ก๐จ๐ฎใ€‘๐Ÿฅˆ(๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ : 5-7๏ผ‰

ใ€๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž - ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๏ผš๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ž-๐†๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐•๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ฎ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ณ๐ก๐จ๐ฎใ€‘๐Ÿฅ‰(๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ : 8-11)

ใ€๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž - ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๏ผš๐‡๐š๐ข๐ณ๐ก๐ฎ ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ-๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐„๐‚ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ: ๐ร—๐‡ ๐…๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ฉใ€‘๐Ÿฅ‰(๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ : 12-16)

ใ€๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž - ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘๏ผš๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ญ-๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ€“ ๐€ ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐จ๐ฎ, ๐†๐ฎ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ณ๐ก๐จ๐ฎใ€‘๐Ÿฅ‰(๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ : 17-19)

ใ€๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž - ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ’๏ผš๐€๐ˆ-๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐•๐ข๐๐ž๐จ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐“๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ-๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ฅใ€‘๐Ÿฅ‰(๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ : 20-22; ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘ :23-24)

ใ€The HKUโ€“MIT Summer Institute Concludes Successfullyใ€‘From 8 to 11 June 2026, the inaugural HKUโ€“MIT Summer Institute was ...
24/06/2026

ใ€The HKUโ€“MIT Summer Institute Concludes Successfullyใ€‘

From 8 to 11 June 2026, the inaugural HKUโ€“MIT Summer Institute was held across Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Built around the central theme of "AI for Cities," the programme drew on cutting-edge big-data analytics and AI technologiesโ€”large language models, generative AI, spatiotemporal big data, and smart sensorsโ€”to advance a sustainable path for urban development. More than 80 tutors and students came together to examine the complex challenges facing Guangzhou, a mega-city, across four domainsโ€”socio-economic development, environmental resilience, future mobility, and urban morphologyโ€”exploring the potential of artificial intelligence to empower urban planning and design, probing the deep integration of digital technologies, intelligent algorithms, and urban research, and proposing innovative strategies for spatial planning.

The Institute was jointly founded by the Department of Urban Planning and Design (DUPAD) of HKU and the Hong Kong Base of State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building and Urban Science, and was co-organised by MIT's Senseable City Lab, Center for Real Estate, and Guangzhou Urban Planning and Design Company Limited. As the first in-depth collaboration among DUPAD, the MIT Senseable City Lab, and the Guangzhou planning company, it served both as a new platform for international academic exchange and as an innovative endeavour to integrate scholarship with practice in the Greater Bay Area.

Curious what went down at our workshop? Swipe through to catch all the highlights with us ๐ŸŽž๏ธโœจ

Want in on more like this? Keep your eyes on HKU DUPAD updates! ๐Ÿ‘€

ใ€In Milan, A Design Class Without Wallsใ€‘If the future of a city is an open-ended question, where do young designers look...
18/06/2026

ใ€In Milan, A Design Class Without Wallsใ€‘

If the future of a city is an open-ended question, where do young designers look for inspiration? In its layered history, cutting-edge ideas, or the everyday life unfolding on the streets right now? Recently, students from HKUโ€™s ๐Œ๐”๐ƒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž took their studio classroom (MUDP1002 International Urban Design Studio) to Milan, Italy. Inside the studio, they analyzed cases and data. Out on the city streets, they touched the bones of history and the outlines of the future. Through this intensive field trip, they walked, listened, and collaborated โ€” trying to write their own answers.

๐ŸŒŸ Please swipe to see the journey of MUD Students!๐ŸŒŸ

A field trip like this is more than just travel โ€” itโ€™s an immersive reset for design thinking. It pulls young designers out of their familiar surroundings and lets them constantly recalibrate by comparing history with the future, ideas with reality, and themselves with others. The real takeaway may not be a finished proposal, but the confidence to put forward and defend an idea amid a complex reality. The Milan chapter has ended, but the story of how we create meaningful places continues in each studentโ€™s work.

ใ€๐Ÿ“ข Last Call - Submit Your Abstract for UCRN 2026!ใ€‘Time is running out! The 2026 Annual Conference of The Urban China Re...
12/06/2026

ใ€๐Ÿ“ข Last Call - Submit Your Abstract for UCRN 2026!ใ€‘

Time is running out! The 2026 Annual Conference of The Urban China Research Network (UCRN) , co-organized by DUPAD, HKU, is accepting abstracts until ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”. Don't miss your chance to be part of this important dialogue. ๐Ÿ“

China is undergoing profound demographic, economic, social, ecological, and environmental transformation. Advancing innovative, liveable, beautiful, resilient, civilised, and smart citiesโ€”centred on people's needs and well-beingโ€”has become a national priority. Achieving genuinely people-centred, high-quality urban development amid this transformation is a core concern for research and practice.


Under the theme โ€œ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐š'๐ฌ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž-๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ", the 2026 UCRN Annual Conference will convene scholars, policy researchers, and early-career academics from across countries, regions, and disciplines to foster rigorous, constructive dialogue on key theoretical debates and pressing real-world challenges in China's urban transformation.
Hosted in Zhengzhou, the conference provides a forward-looking platform for scholars, practitioners, government officials, and graduate students across countries, cities, institutions, and disciplines to exchange ideas.

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Conference Dates: 28โ€“30 August 2026
๐Ÿ“Venue: Henan University, Zhengzhou, China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ

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๐Ÿ“Œ Important Dates
โญ ๐€๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โญ
โ€ข Abstract acceptance notification: 30 June 2026
โ€ข Registration opens: 30 June 2026
โ€ข Registration deadline: 15 July 2026
โ€ข Full paper submission (Doctoral Student Paper Competition & Best Conference Paper Award for Junior Scholars): 15 July 2026

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๐Ÿ”— Abstract Submission:
https://v.wjx.cn/vm/YWHWcv5.aspx #

๐Ÿ”— More Details:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tjGbJn92vkGYIoCUTgUKdQ

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The deadline is fast approaching โ€“ submit your abstract by 20 June and join us in Zhengzhou this August! ๐ŸŒโœจ

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