Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2024 Aug

Contemporary urban design thinking

https://www.doi.org/10.55412/10.03

Issue 10, P. - P.

Learning from The Situationists: Evaluating Opportunities for Spontaneous Urban Experiences in Hong Kong New Towns

Naiqi Wei

MSc in Urban Design graduate, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 and  Sylvia Man Ha Chan

Adjunct Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 and  Jeroen van Ameijde

Assistant Professor and Director of the MSc in Urban Design programme at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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