Synopsis
Learning from Tri-ciprocal Cities is more than a document of the 2011?12 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi?City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture; it is a reflection on its themes and concepts which attempts to build an international theory of urban design and arrangement. The book is a platform for display of some of the Biennale's visual and text?based materials, as well as an opportunity for exhibitors, curators, members of the public, and academics to express their responses to the issues brought up by the works. In the content as well as the inspired graphic design of the book, it seeks to provoke new lines of thought that enabled a productive dialogue during the Biennale. The book's graphic layout, which privileges an experimental, multivalent point of view, is intended to support the Biennale's message of open?ended collaboration and discussion. Images, words, and public responses are arranged in a way that the readers need to keep rotating the book and be constantly engaged in the reading process. The book's pages then become a discursive space in which readers can explore an alternate side of the Biennale -even venturing behind the scenes to understand the work of the curators as well as the artists and designers.
About the Authors
Anderson is an active architect, educator and curator. He founded Index Architecture Limited in 2000. The architectural practice encompasses multidisciplinary services providing conceptual and technical consultancy on urban planning, architecture, interior design and product/furniture design. He has been an assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong since 2003. And he is the Chief Curator for 2011-2012 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Hong Kong).
Mr. King established King Shih Architects with Erin C. Shih in Taipei in 1999, has completed projects of various building types including (2010 Taipei Floral) Expo Hall, and is currently designing Taipei City Museum. He served as editor?in?chief of Dialogue magazine from 1998 to 2005, chief curator of 2011-2012 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Hong Kong). As a writer he won various national awards, his historical novel "Dream of Chijido ?????" was selected as 10 best Chinese novels of 2011.
As the Director of Community Project Workshop at HKU, Tris has been involved in a number of projects and related publications; namely, District Aspiration Studies, Conservation Management Plans for heritage buildings, Revitalization Schemes for the Development Bureau, Public Engagements for Pok Fu Lam and Kwun Tong Waterfront Promenade. Julia has served the HK Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Architects, the Professional Green Building Council. On the public service front, Julia serves the Town Planning Board, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Academy of Performing Arts and advocates cooperation of Architecture and the Allied Arts.
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