published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

- The Conservation Plan for Ladder Street is prepared based on the research findings by going through the early history about the development of the streets in Hong Kong and particularly the driving forces about how the Ladder Street was developed. - Based on site survey to record about the significant value culturally and architecturally of the Ladder Street in this study. - Being part of the urban heritage of Hong Kong, the ever changing in nature of the street will be discussed. Taking the street’s basic function, statutory requirements and together with the significance values into consideration to develop a Conservation Guidelines for conservation and maintenance usage. - The importance of sustainability in conservation for the future generation will also be considered / published_or_final_version / Conservation / Master / Master of Science in Conservation

published_or_final_version / abstract / Architecture / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

Chan Chun Kit Kevin. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2004-2005, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Thesis Statement / Precedents of similar phenomenon in Hong Kong / Redevelopment Policy Highlights of the / Urban Renewal Authority / Site Study - Kowloon City / Site Study - Central / Recent redevelopment strategies / Strategies on Linkage / Schematic strategies / Site study and analysis / Site photos / Site development under different strategies / Preliminary Design / Design development / Detailed design drawings and presentation

We walk along the street every day. In the densely built urban environment, streets are the most abundant public space that serve not only as channels for movement but also as public realms and places catering for social activities. Throughout the development of Hong Kong, many public streets have evolved with a unique character and local identity that are integrated into the everyday life of the community. Yet, in a rapidly transforming city like Hong Kong, redevelopment has posed considerable threats to such significant cultural landscapes of public streets. In particular, mega redevelopment projects substantially alter the physical space and also trigger subsequent changes in the social dimension of streets. Such a transformation thus results in the role of streets gradually deviating from being a public space and streets disconnected from our everyday lived experience both practically and connotatively. It is the intention of this Study to investigate how mega-redevelopment has reshaped the way public urban streets are lived. It attempts to answer such questions as what cause the changes and what the changes are. Inspired by Lefebvre’s critique of everyday life, the physical and social dimension of public streets is simultaneously formed by two interrelated constituents. On one side, planning and governance measures by the institution determine more the physical space. On the other side, these institutional tools mediate spatial practices of individual street users, which thus in turn dictate the living component of public urban streets. Through the local case study of Langham Place, a mega-redevelopment in Mong Kok, this Study illustrates the dialectic relationship between these two aspects of space. Bearing in mind the dual role of streets, the findings suggest a heightened attention to the impact of redevelopment on the social space and the importance of planning for everyday life. / published_or_final_version / Urban Planning and Design / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

published_or_final_version / Urban Design / Master / Master of Urban Design

published_or_final_version / Urban Design / Master / Master of Urban Design

Ng Cheuk Man Matt. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2002-2004, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-87). / Chapter 1.0 --- behind the city / Chapter 1.1 --- urban change / Chapter 1.2 --- "observation ( specific in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong)" / Chapter 2.0 --- in the city / Chapter 2.1 --- "urban pedestrian movement in everyday (macro understanding of street life) ( specific in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong)" / Chapter 2.2 --- street life (micro understanding of street life) / Chapter 2.3 --- shops (ground floor retails) / Chapter 2.4 --- shops (second & upper floor retails) / Chapter 2.5 --- hidden movement / Chapter 2.6 --- timeless movement / Chapter 3.0 --- will be in the city / Chapter 3.1 --- opportunities / Chapter 3.2 --- design intention / Chapter 3.3 --- proposal / Chapter 3.4 --- design / Chapter 4.0 --- Bibliography / Chapter 5.0 --- Appendix

published_or_final_version / Urban Design / Master / Master of Urban Design