THOUGHT PIECE
Rethinking Land and Planning Policy in Hong Kong
A Project Chambers Thought Piece, by Peter Brannan in collaboration with Nicholas Brooke
Hong Kong stands at a crossroads. The pressing need for a reimagined land and planning policy is clear. The demands of a rapidly evolving market, coupled with the persistent challenge of aff ordability in housing, compel us to reassess how land is allocated and utilised. Eff ective policies must be adaptable, catering to the realities of the modern economy while ensuring a sustainable future for the city's residents. The starting point should be a reassessment and a fresh analysis of Hong Kong's demographics, given the substantial change that has taken place in the last decade.
The Mills - Creating a Leading Heritage & Innovation Landmark
A Project Chambers Thought Piece, written by Vanessa Cheung
The Mills is a landmark revitalization project that celebrates a major Hong Kong industrial legacy. Anchored in the industrial district of Tsuen Wan where the textile industry flourished in the 1960s, the project aims to preserve this heritage. Nan Fung's founding business was in cotton spinning, and through it we touched many lives in Hong Kong. We hope that through this project and its associated initiatives of preserving the history of Hong Kong's textile industry and Nan Fung's legacy, The Mills can create a destination where themes of textile and industry are woven into experiences of innovation, culture, and learning to inspire the next generation.
Bricks
A Project Chambers Thought Piece, written by Shervin Shargy
What if What if we could solve the greatest waste crisis mankind has ever created? What if we could slash carbon emissions with every brick we laid? What if buildings could supply their own raw materials? What if we could do all this at no extra cost? Bricks. "Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins" (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe). The humble brick has been the backbone of human enterprise for millennia, from the Pyramids of Giza to the homes we live in today. Simple, unremarkable, anonymous yet utterly indispensable to the world as we know it, from rural shacks to the Champs- Elysees. Yet, in spite of exponential innovation witnessed in the fields of architecture and construction, how we make bricks and what we make them with has not fundamentally changed for centuries. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" (Thomas Betram Lance).