{"id":1451,"date":"2015-09-30T14:44:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T14:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2015\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2015-12-15T01:35:37","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T01:35:37","slug":"expo-city-urban-ecology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2015\/2015\/09\/30\/expo-city-urban-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Expo-city: Urban Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"
ARCH 6127 RESEARCH SEMINAR – THESIS STATEMENT DRAFT 1.0<\/p>\n
Expo-city: Urban Ecology 2035<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe greater the distance from the earth, the closer the communication with what remains of nature (i.e., light and air)\u201d.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ___ Rem Koolhaas<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Site,\u00a0Scale,\u00a0and\u00a0Scope<\/b><\/p>\n The Expo-city: Urban Ecology is a imagine building exhibition host by Hong Kong in 2035. Formally, it is similar to the major global events, where buildings like pavilions and stadiums will be build. But conceptually, it is closer to\u00a0Internationale\u00a0Bauausstellung (IBA), where a building exhibition is \u201can instrument of visionary urban development\u201d and it is researching and developing in the lab that is \u201can entire area of the city\u201d (International\u00a0Building\u00a0Exhibition).<\/p>\n The theme of the building exhibition 2035 Hong Kong is urban ecology, which ecology is not about green or ecological design, but \u201care complex assemblages of resources, species, and climates in dynamic interaction\u201d (Stan). By harvesting and sharing natural\/ artificial resources, the flows of matter and energy in urban ecology can be realized in buildings, neighborhoods and beyond. The exhibition is more than just an exhibition and the legacy left behind will be live on and own by people.<\/p>\n The exhibition will take place in the form of existing building in a neighborhood block in Hong Kong. The idea is that after the exhibition, devices and parts of those exhibition buildings will integrate with the existing neighborhood to form a true urban ecology in sharing resources that benefit the neighborhood beyond just an exhbition, as to challenge the idea of \u201ca one off wasteful event\u201d (Wilson).<\/p>\n