No_6_1956 — Page 59

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A general view of the exhibition of the work of the School of Architecture, University of Hong Kong, held at the

end of June in the St. John's Cathedral

Hall.

UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

For three days, at the end of June, Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, favourable comment from the visiting the School of Architecture put on G.C.M.G., accompanied by Lady public. Considerable interest was exhibition at the St. John's Cathedral Grantham, who were introduced and shown in a one-week scheme by Hall, a selection of drawings prepared shown around by Professor R. Gordon Fourth Year students for the re-deve- in the School during 1956 and 1957. Brown, M.A., F.R.I.B.A., F.R.I.A.S.. lopment of the Tsim Sha Tsui penin-

The exhibition, under the patronage

A.A.Dip.

of the Vice-Chancellor of the Univer-

The Exhibition was selective of the sity, Dr. Lindsay Ride, C.B.E., type of study undertaken in all years, was opened by His Excellency the rather than a complete showing of all

A water-colour sketch of a Hong Kong street scene, by Arthur Chiu, a First Year student.

the work carried out.

sula, previously seen

in the Police

Traffic Exhibition, whilst interior do- mestic studies were discussed in the light of the reactions invoked; - whether they gave a "cosy" feeling or were purely studies in modern design!

The School of Architecture has been

It depicted the development of the student's training from exercises in lettering, the use of colour, study sheets in simple building construction; running for seven years and all its through freehand sketching and draw graduates are employed in the pro- ing, to the detailing of interiors and fession for which they have been services, and the preparation of pre- trained. The curriculum for the sentation drawings, structural and working details, and reports for com plex multi-storey urban structures.

The work of some 24 students was on display, on almost 300 drawings, reports, photographs, etc.

B.Arch. degree extends over five academic years, and includes an In-

termediate Examination at the end of the Third Year and the Final Exam- ination at the end of the Fifth Year.

The Hong Kong Government have Schemes on show ranged from sim recognised the degree awarded by the ple bungalows to fifteen storey hotels School, and graduates have only to and office blocks for the Central Areas present themselves for an examination of Hong Kong. These larger buildings

These larger buildings in professional practice, after two included a post office for Kowloon years post graduate experience, to and a multistorey garage and car- obtain admission to the Register of park both schemes being well pre-

Authorised Architects in Hong Kong. sented and very much in the public Among the one hundred guests pre- eye to-day. The draughtsmanship on sent at the opening of the exhibition a set of drawings for a Residence for were prominent local Architects, the a High Commissioner, and a specta- Director of Public Works, the Pres- cular Departmental Store evoked some ident of the Hong Kong Society of

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