Spring 2022 public lecture series: Desert Island Buildings

Join via Zoom here.
Webinar ID: 920-6513-2384 (recurring link throughout the lecture series)
The lecture will be live-streamed on the Faculty Facebook page here.

Lecture description
Six buildings, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the architecture of their lives.*

Based on the seminal BBC Radio 4 Show, Desert Island Discs, first launched in 1942, the spring lecture series at the University of Hong Kong will adapt this format to provide a very personal insight into the minds of an intriguing group of international architects. By selecting six buildings that are most relevant to their work, have altered their design approach or that have left them baffled, inspired, angry or lost for words, the discussion will reveal how the architects think and the importance of their background, education, culture, and upbringing, that have shaped their identity. What are the key moments that have impacted their architectural vision, what keeps them motivated and what concerns them most today? These issues will be discussed and teased out from our speakers which include Go Hasegawa (Japan), Clement Blanchet (France), Hua Li (China), Mark and Jane Burry (Australia) and Alessandra Cianchetta (Italy).

The series has been conceived and organized by Joshua Bolchover, Associate Professor, and assisted by Kent Mundle, The University of Hong Kong.

Lecture schedule
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 6–7pm (GMT +8)
Go Hasegawa 

Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 6–7pm (GMT +8)
Clement Blanchet

Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 6–7pm (GMT +8)
Hua Li 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 6–7 pm (GMT +8)
Mark and Jane Burry

Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 6–7 pm (GMT +8)
Alessandra Cianchetta

All lectures are open to the general public. The total number of attendance is limited to 500.

HKU Department of Architecture is pleased to announce that the application deadline of the Master of Architecture (Design) Programme is extended to 12pm (GMT +8), May 18, 2022. This three-year programme offers a path for qualified students from undergraduate programmes outside of architecture to pursue an architectural education. For details, please visit the programme website. 

*Paraphrased from the BBC Radio 4 website.