Beyond Territories – Made. Make. Making

2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. To celebrate this glorious year, The Hong Kong Institute of Architects has organized the Urbanism and Architecture Exhibitions for Excellence held in Beijing, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, and New York. The event aims to showcase Hong Kong architects' expertise, style, and unique insight in orchestrating a matrix of past meeting future and East meeting West.

Divided into three zones, MADE, MAKE, and MAKING, each including innovative installations and multimedia displays co-created by architects and artists, the curation allows attendees to explore the chronology of the city: recalling past developments, evaluating contemporary issues, and pondering the future.

“Made” will bridge the past with the present while documenting the rich history, essence and legacy of Hong Kong. Moreover, it pays tribute to well-known masters of architecture: tracing their footprints and perspectives and studying their impact on the city. The new generation of architects is welcome to re ect on the past to envision growth for the future, addressing how heritage can initiate a new cultural wave.

“Make” displays the rich, vivid, and creative environment of Hong Kong's communities and the discernible colours of the various districts, emphasising local creativity and imagination that emerge from the identity of each street and alleyway. These dives into Hong Kong’s neighbourhoods re ect the humanity within the city's architecture, showcasing the local culture and the collective efforts resulting from cross-professional place-making.

We are entering and encountering an age of unforeseen challenges. We confront various issues such as the housing crisis, shortage of natural resources, climate change, wealth inequality, and wars. Even the pandemic has created new norms for our perception of distance, interpersonal relationships, living patterns, and sustainable developments. “Making” gathers innovative ideas and voices to transcend the boundaries of architectural frameworks. It imagines how contemporary cities will concentrate on the possibilities that lead to innovation and a new foundation that rises beyond the unpredictable future.

Quand
11 October to 25 October 2022
Ideal Glass Studios
9 West 8th Street
10011 New York, NY
Organisateur
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
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