No_5_1956 — Page 48

further step in making the University a centre of architectural teaching and research in the Far East.

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Kong's problems in housing and civic

During the academic year 1957-58, development, and if the University the School will develop, as their main can maintain its high standard of theme of study, a new town unit at should command the attention of the theme of study, a new town unit at presentation, any resultant exhibition Tai Po, New Territories.

Authorities concerned with planning

The increased insistence in the School on the practical side of Archi- This new town unit will have a in its broader aspects. tecture has evoked a ready response population of around 100,000 persons, from Eric Cumine, who has presented and it will be linked with the present

On а more general theme, the a set of sixty working drawings, for a urban development so as to form an house at Kowloon Tong, to the integral whole. It will provide all University Students Architectural So- Faculty, and who, with his associate, the services and amenities that physi- ciety have formed a Camera Club, Stanley Kwok, explained the drawings cal and statistical surveys of the area the new dark room now being ready and a model of the house at an all- may show to be required. For the for use. The first meeting of this Club student seminar. It transpired that first term of the session the Fifth Year was held one evening in April, when the number of draughting hours in- students will work on research and Mr. B. Nedberg gave a talk on the volved on the production of these investigation, and will develop the use of photographic apparatus, and Afterwards, Mr. H. G. Hollmann showed slides of drawings was just over 1000; doing background to the idea. the job in a thorough way.

This is the remainder of the School will be his recent visit to Bangkok and Ankor rather more than the normal working used to design individual neighbour- Vat, under the chairmanship of Lam hours put in by a student in one year hood units and building types within Ching Wo.

one quarter of which is spent in lectures!

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the framework of a master plan. The Mrs. C. Y. H. Yuan, Lecturer in Fifth Year will take their thesis sub- Theory of Structures; and Mr. Bob jects from amongst these requirements. Gordon, temporary Third Year Studio The whole project will be directed Master, have left the University All thoughts in the Third and Fifth by Professor Gordon Brown, Head of Mr. Gordon to continue his travels; Years at the time of writing are

the School, with six architects and having arrived here from Canada last centred on their Degree Examinations; two town planners (who also are year, he will now visit Peking before and naturally revision for these, and

the Australia and New landscape designers), а consultant carrying on the yearly tests has received consider-

Donald Liao, First Year able attention. There has, however: with some 70 students working gen-

structural engineer, and a geologist, Zealand.

Studio Master, is leaving shortly for been some interesting work turned out, notably a scheme for Bachelors' erally. Seminars each two weeks will England on a study course in Civic be arranged for discussion and ex- Planning at King's College, New- Quarters at Shatin by the Second change of ideas, and the District castle, (Durham University), under Year, and a series of Construction Commissioner, New Territories, Mr. the auspices of the British Council. Study Sheets by the First Year. The K. M. A. Barnett, will lend his sup- and will be away for 12 months. Third Year,

Year, in addition

addition to quick

The School of Architecture staged exercises for a Water Tower, a poster port, assistance and advice on the exercises for a Water Tower, a poster numerous problems which will require an exhibition of Canoes and Canoeing and a two-day sketch for a School in Burma, have been designing an apart.

solving.

equipment in the Main Building of ment building with a very humanistic The first Seminar will be held early the University early in May, for the approach. include a railway station in the New formed and broad principles of plan- of building and sailing canoes, and Other subjects covered in June, where student groups will be newly formed University Canoe Club

Posters and captions told the story Territories by the First Year, a town- ning policy will be discussed, particu- actual craft were on display. scape study of the precinct of St. larly the arguments for and against Margaret's Church, Broadwood Road high buildings, the cost of reclama- by the Second Year, a Museum at the tion, etc. The School will set up an re-constructed junction of Garden information centre where maps, charts Road and Bowen Road, by the and other data will be collated and Fourth Year, whilst the Fifth Year displayed. have concentrated on working draw- ings and details of their Thesis sub. jects

multi-storey buildings in the Central Areas.

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On a congratulatory note; it is recorded that Arthur Chiu Yuen Chun received 100% marks in a 1st Year Test on Building Construction; David Sun has been elected Chairman of the Architectural Society; and Architecture The results of the project, at the were runners-up in the Inner-Faculty end of a year's study, should prove Football Series, being beaten two a useful contribution to some of Hong goals to nil by the Science Faculty.

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