Italian Culinary Evening with Poggenpohl  

We have organized a very unusual event to learn about the design of a state of the arts comtemporary kitchen while having fun.  Also learn how to make pizza, ossobuco, and tiramisu at the Gaggenau cooking centre.  Enjoy the food with your fellow architects with a glass of Italian red wine and cap it with a cup of cappuccino.

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Art Architecture & Culture series continues with insights from RICE UNIVERSITY  

Please join is in welcoming Dean Sarah Whiting from Rice University School of Architecure. Whiting will share update on Rice School of Architecture and relation to  'Art, Architecture & Culture' including:
the recent sound and light history centennial design; the neighboring deMenil Gallery by Renzo Piano 2013 recipient of the AIA National Twenty-Five year Award; the new Turrell Skyspace pavilion for state of the art light and sound performance; the RSA School of Architecture itself designed by James Sterling and the various new Environmental initiatives and designs on campus.

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Sarah Whiting is the William Ward Watkin Professor and Dean of the Rice School of Architecture.  As a teacher, writer, and designer, her work revolves around architecture’s catalytic relationship to politics, economics, and society.  Whiting is particularly interested in the nature of public life as it is currently being reformulated in the buildings and urbanisms of the twenty-first century.

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AIA Hong Kong 1st Quarterly Presentation  

Moderator: Mr. Alan Lo, Chairman of the Board of the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design.

Speaker:Mr. Ronnie Chan is the Chairman of Hang Lung Group Limited and its subsidiary Hang Lung Properties Limited. Both are publicly listed companies in Hong Kong, dealing in real estate investment, development and management. Mr. Ronnie Chan also is a Co-Chair of the Asia Society and Chairman of its Hong Kong Center, a Director of the Board of the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Committee on United States-China Relations, and the Committee of 100. Mr. Ronnie Chan is a frequent speaker at international conferences and has published numerous articles in International Herald Tribune, Financial Times, Newsweek, Fortune, Asian Wall Street Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review and Japan Times.

Speaker: Dr. Allan Zemanis the Chairman of LanKwaiFong Holdings Limited, a major property owner and developer in Hong Kong’s LanKwai Fong. Dubbed to be the “Father of Lan KwaiFong”, Dr. Allan Zemannot only successfully developed LanKwaiFong into a world class entertainment destination, but also exported the brand to mainland China in recent years. Having lived in Hong Kong for over 40 years, Dr. Allan Zemanhas been very involved in Government services as well as community activities. Besides being the Chairman of Hong Kong Ocean Park since 2003, he is also a member of the General Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and a Board member of the Star Ferry Company Limited. Dr. Allan Zemanalso serves as a Member of the Board of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, and the chairman of its Performing Arts Committee.

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Southside Glass Recycling Initiative  

Come hear about the future of Glass Recycling as well as plans for Hong Kong's comprehensive waste management program with Ms. Christine Loh, Secretary for the Environment of the HKSAR Government.

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AIA Hong Kong Government Hill Design Charrette  

With aims to supplement and further the discussion of viable options for Government Hill to better serve the public, AIA Hong Kong will hold a workshop consisting of a diverse panel of experts to lead and facilitate group discussions on options for the conservation of the West Wing of Government Hill. Best practice cases from around the world will be used to help Government, members and the community to come up with a more amenable solution for the enhanced use of Government Hill for the people of Hong Kong.

Add your voice to the conversation and share your views and aspirations !

Panelists:
Margaret Brooke, Hon. AIA HK, FRICS, FHKIS, RPS, HK Heritage Foundation
Katty Law, Government Hill Concern Group
Paul Zimmerman, Hon. AIA HK, Designing Hong Kong

Moderator:  
Dr. SujataGovada, Assoc. AIA, , LEED AP, UDP Int’l/ CUHK

About Government Hill:
Since the 1840s, Government Hill has housed the Government of Hong Kong SAR’s main offices and served as a place of decision-making through Hong Kong’s historical days of WWII, colonialism and the Handover in 1997. More recently, Hong Kong’s Government operations have moved from the West Wing and East Wing to the new Government Complex at Tamar in Admiralty. In 2009, in view of the shortage of office buildings in Central, Government proposed that a portion of Government Hill was to be sold to private developers with plans to demolish the West Wing to build a 32-storey commercial tower. To which the public responded negatively, resulting in the formation of the Government Hill Concern Group with extensive campaigns to “Save our Government Hill.” As a result of the growing concern regarding the conservation of Government Hill, adaptive reuse was deemed a more appropriate solution to help preserve existing buildings within the site.  The recent decision to retain the West Wing was welcomed, but there are some concerns of public access to the site and its use as an open space. It is to house the Secretary for Justice and law-related non-government organizations.

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West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre Tour  

The West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre is a temporary Cantonese Opera Theatre installed by West Kowloon Cultural District to celebrate Chinese New Year.  AIA Hong Kong President William Lim was involved with the planning and design concept. 
 
AIA Hong Kong is pleased to offer a private tour to the Bamboo Theatre, including a rare glimpse at the back stage area while a performance takes place that evening. 
 
Louis Yu, Executive Director for Performing Arts of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority will welcome us and we will also visit an Exhibition of the five design entries for the XiquCentre: (including the Winning Entry by AIA HK Ex-President Ronald Lu with Bing Thom). 
 
After the tour, you may stay behind to watch the sold out Cantonese Opera: “The Moon Pavilion”, performed by the Lung Fei Cantonese Opera Troupe.  ( Limited Tickets available separately ).

Tour & Opera Tickets sold out, Thank you for your interest !
 
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To learn more The West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre, please click here.

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