Understanding the Chinese City
Although ambient, cultural forces are
persistent and strong; this research outlines how sinitic civilization diverges
from Indo-European civilization and how that divergence gave rise to
characteristic urban practices. To understand Chinese cities, we must first
understand how Chinese culture stems from its shape-based language, and how it
moralizes and aestheticizes prudence and abundance in distinctive ways.
Understanding the Chinese City
Anonymity in Jianghu: Hong Kong’s Urban Space in Times of Crisis
Antisepsis
Presentations
2021
Esther Lorenz, “Anonymity in Jianghu: Hong Kong’s Public Space in Times of Crisis,” paper presentation, international conference, Public Space: the Real and the Ideal, The International Society for the Philosophy of Architecture, Monte Verità, Switzerland2020
Shiqiao Li, “Does the 'Asian
City' Exist?”, International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS), the Netherlands.2017
Shiqiao Li, “Empire of Figures”,
AA School of Architecture, London2015
Shiqiao Li, short course on Understanding the Chinese City, Southeast University2013
Esther Lorenz, “Rivers and Lakes: The Other Spaces of Hong Kong”,
symposium, Spectacular/Ordinary/Contested Media City, Helsinki
Collegium for Advanced Studies2010
Esther Lorenz, “Another Culture: Perspectives on Hong Kong”, public lecture, Master Lecture Series, Faculty of Architecture, TU Graz2008
Shiqiao Li,“The Cathartic
City”, TU Delft and Berlage Institute, Hong KongCollaborations
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