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Organized by the Institute of European Studies of Macau, the Department of Archi-tecture in the Faculty of Creative Indus-tries at the University of Saint Joseph, the Politecnico di Milano, and Albergue SCM, the “Relink__Revive” symposium gathers a group of leading designers and scholars to discuss innovative ideas for revitalising historical neighbourhoods, with a focus on the Mong Há district of Macau.

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The name Mong Há Chung has various interpretations. One is “looking to Há Mun,” referring to Amoy in Fujian, the province from where the first settlers came. Another interpretation is Mong (hope) and Há (summer), which together means “hopeful” or “contemplating summer.” The transcription in certain old documents is Wong Há, which can be translated as “brilliant village.”

The village faced the “Christian” city of Macau, from which it was separated by rice fields and barren hills. The settlers had chosen an auspicious location, protected by the hills behind, facing toward rice fields in the southeast, and beyond the rice fields the pros-perous and gleaming Mediterranean white-plastered Portuguese city of Macau. Mong Há developed as a typical Chinese southern farming community along a waterway or road, which in this case ended in river-silted beaches. The rela-tionship with the city of Macau was not always harmo-nious. Conflicts arose between the inhabitants of the two neighboring settlements. After the Opium Wars the Macau governor, emulating Hong Kong’s efficient and prosperous colonial style, decided to expand the western city until the Border Gate. First built were two forts that dominated Mong Há Hill (1864) and Dona Maria Hill, while farmland and houses were expropriated and demolished. The land was leveled, water channels were drained, and new roads built to connect with the new land reclamations of the Canidrome and Areia Preta.

The old Chinese village was invaded by “modern” western-style buildings, creating a new quarter organized on a geometric grid pattern, with large roads, trees, public drainage, sun-bathed two-story mansions or residential blocks, and public buildings run by institutions such as CTT (Post and Commu-nication Company), schools and orphanages run by the church, along with cemeteries, military facilities, a police station, municipal market and cowshed. Few industries were located in Mong Há, such as fireworks factories. The new residences were inspired by the social-cooperation philosophy of the Portuguese II Republic, later dominated by the Estado Novo (New State), and a hierarchical classification with some equity in design, inspired by architect Raul Lino, exemplifying the Portuguese Arts & Crafts movement.

After the Second World War, the Canidrome was used after the war as a refugee center, and later a place for dog races. A new typology appeared after the war, metal barracks for European and African soldiers. In the 1970s, the area was globalized, losing its colo-nial and Mediterranean character, with few buildings surviving, such as temples and some isolated houses.

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Architecture-Culture-EnvironmentArchitecture-Culture-Environment (ACE) is an intensive seminar concept born in Macau, aimed at stimulating debate about integrated design and architectural and urban innovation. Taking place over more than a decade, it has been exported abroad but its focus remains in Macau, a city of unique urban complexity and mixture of cultures, as well as contrasts between heritage and modernity. Each ACE Symposium offers to Macau architects, planners, engineers, designers, and other professionals concerned with sustainable cities and buildings, from both the public and the private sector, the possibility of participating in discussions and collaborations for “horizon 2020” and far beyond.

Institute of European Studies of MacauSince its founding in 1995, the Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM) has been actively promoting cultural and academic dialogues between Europe and Asia. Over the years, IEEM has established itself as one of the leading learning institutes in Asia dedicated to the studies of the European Integration process. However, not only has IEEM devoted its core efforts to this academic program, we have been involving more in building up those relations with our cooperative and trusted partners. In the past as well as presently, we are involved in several programs pulling together resources from organizations across Europe and Asia in the building up of networks of knowledge and circulation of information aiming at improving inter-regional dialogue towards better mutual understanding, trust and communication.

Albergue da Santa Casa da MisericórdiaLocated in the St. Lazarus District, which has served as a base for the development of Macau’s cultural and creative industries in recent years, Albergue SCM features a small courtyard and two century-old Portuguese buildings with yellow-hued walls. Two old camphor trees tower over the tranquil courtyard. Many of the poor and refugees lived here during World War II thus it came to be known as the “Shelter of the Poor.” It was also known as the “Old Ladies House” as it once served as a refuge for elderly females. Today, its galleries house various local art and creative design exhibitions as well as a Portuguese restaurant. Albergue SCM also holds poetry-reading sessions and art seminars to enhance local art, cultural and creative development, imbuing this historical monument with a unique vitality.

Politecnico di MilanoPolitecnico di Milano (POLIMI) is the leading university in architecture, design and engineering in Italy, and one of the top in Europe, according to QS rankings. The link with Macau through ACE seminars is now a tradition since more than a decade, on design topics. The strong relationships with the Institute of European Studies of Macau and Albergue SCM have, since some years, found University of Saint Joseph as a perfect academic partner in Macau where to imagine exchanges of research and teaching in the field of architectural design.

University of Saint JosephThe University of Saint Joseph (USJ) inherits the longstanding tradition of humanist education in Macau, which extends beyond China to East and Southeast Asia, and the islands of Oceania. Close links to the Catholic University of Portugal and to universities in Angola, Brazil and Mozambique set USJ in a privileged position of contributing to Macau’s present calling as a bridge between Portuguese-speaking countries. USJ’s study programs provide students with the essentials of their fields of knowledge, while broadening their outlook on the world and stimulating creative thinking. In addition to ensuring the competence of graduates in their future professions, the USJ mission is to provide a university environment in which they learn to analyze, question, evaluate, and decide based on consciously assimilated values and culture.

Macau Design CentreMacau Design Centre (MDC) was established in 2014 as a platform for Macau designers, design enterprises, and design lovers to exchange, promote, learn, and cooperate. Formerly a factory, it is the first innovative multi-functional building to promote Macau’s cultural creative industry. MDC has become a hot place for residents, students, and visitors to enjoy local design and gather in their leisure time. Macau Design Centre exerts the concept of “Good Macau Design, Design a Good Macau” centering on Environmental Design, Industrial Design, Visual Design, Information Design, Interaction Design, Animation Design, and Universal Design. One of the main goals of the Centre is to assist local designers and related companies in extending their network internationally.

Ox WarehouseFounded in March 2002, Ox Warehouse is a private, non-profit, art association. It presents exhibitions and performances of contemporary art, trying to provide an alternative platform to the local arts scene. Being dedicated to the promotion of art, Ox Warehouse also organizes inspirational artistic workshops, in order to foster individual creativity and the experimental spirit, as well as cross-border exchange programs. Last but not the least, Ox Warehouse is open to local artists and art associations for collaborative projects, making the venue an experimental platform for Macau’s artistic creation.

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Thomas Daniell is Head of the Department of Archi-tecture at the University of Saint Joseph and a Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong and the Univer-sity of Tokyo. He holds a BArch with honors from Victoria University of Wellington, a MEng from Kyoto University, and a PhD from RMIT University. Widely published, he is an editorial advisor for the architecture journals Volume, Mark, and Log. A two-time recipient of publication grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, he is author of FOBA: Buildings (2005), After the Crash: Architecture in Post-Bubble Japan (2008), Houses and Gardens of Kyoto (2010), Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama + Amorphe (2011), Kansai 6 (2011), and editor of Toyo Ito’s Tarzans in the Media Forest (2011). In 2017 he was the recipient of the M+ Design Trust Fellow-ship. Also a practicing architect, his design work has been published and exhibited internationally.

Carlos Marreiros is an award-winning architect, urban planner, designer, writer, and artist. Born in Macau, he studied in Macau, Portugal, Germany, and Sweden. He is founder and partner of MAA (Marreiros Arquitectos Associados) and Albergue SCM Creative Space. He was decorated by the Governor of Macau with the Medal of Cultural Merit (1987) and the Medal of Value (1999), by the President of Portugal as a Great Official of the Order of Prince Henry (1999), and by the Macau Government of with the Medal of Professional Merit (2002). Currently, he is Honorary Professor at the SNAA of the State University of Shanghai, China, Honorary Professor at the FAU of the University of Huaqiao, China, Trustee of the Macau Foundation, member of Macau SAR Government Consultative Council of Culture and Environment Council, and President of the Fellowships Council of the Macau Architects Association.

Carlos MarreirosMarreiros Architectural Atelier

Thomas DaniellUniversity of Saint Joseph

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Marco Imperadori is a university professor, researcher and designer focused on high energy-efficient buildings, structure/envelope building systems and general sustainability. He holds an MSc and PhD in Building Engineering, but prefers to act as an architect due to his background in both aspects of building. He is a visiting professor at many universities worldwide, including since 2015 the University of Saint Joseph. His scientific publications and essays have been widely published. Imperadori is the principal, with Valentina Gallotti, of Atelier 2, a design studio located in Milan. He is currently Rector’s Delegate for the Far East of Politecnico di Milano, and is scientific coordi-nator of the international prize Compasso Volante. He is also the founder, with José Luís de Sales Marques and Carlos Marreiros, of A.C.E. (Architecture Culture Environment) seminar series.

Marco ImperadoriPolitecnico di Milano

José Luís de Sales Marques is a founding member of ACE (Architecture, Culture and Environment), together with Carlos Marreiros and Marco Imperadori. José was born in Macau, and educated in Macau and Portugal. His first degree is in Economics from the University of Porto, and his Master degree in European Studies from the University of Macau. He is president of the Board of Directors of the Institute of European Studies of Macau since 2002, and is co-founder of Creative Macau and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cultural Indus-tries Fund (MSAR). He is GA President and Honorable Consultant of Architecture Sans Frontières-Macau. Previously, he served as Mayor of Macau (1993–2001), Deputy Director of the Macau Government Tourist Office (1989–1999), and as a member of the Advisory Council for the Governor of Macau (1993–1999).

José Luís de Sales Marques Institute of European Studies of Macau


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PRoGRAM

10:00

Doors open

10:15

Welcome Marco Imperadori Politecnico di Milano

10:30-13:00

Session 1 Urban Revitalization, Conceptual Approaches a nd Case Studies

Cecilia L. Chu DOCOMOMO Matteo Poli Politecnico di Milano

Joshua Bolchover University of Hong Kong

Giuliana Iannaccone Politecnico di Milano

Francesco Rossini Chinese University of Hong Kong

Marco Imperadori Politecnico di Milano

Moderator: Nuno Soares University of Saint Joseph

13:00-14:00 Lunch break

14:00-16:30

Session 2 The Case of Mong Há and its Surroundings

Maria José de Freitas AETEC-Mo

Weijen Wang University of Hong Kong

Francisco Vizeu Pinheiro University of Saint Joseph

Sheyla S. Zandonai École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris La Villette

James Cheok Son Chu Macau Design Centre

José Luís de Sales Marques Institute of European Studies of Macau

Moderator: Carlos Marreiros Marreiros Architectural Atelier

16:30-17:30

Closing discussion

Moderator: Thomas Daniell University of Saint Joseph

17:30-18:30

Mong Há walking tour From Macau Design Centre to Ox Warehouse

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Presentation at Ox Warehouse by Frank Ioi Fan Lei


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Joshua Bolchover University of Hong Kong Joshua Bolchover is currently an Associate Professor at The University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the complex urban-rural ecology of cities. He set up Rural Urban Framework with John Lin in 2005 with the remit to create a not-for-profit agency as a platform for design and research. Their projects have been internationally exhibited at the Venice Biennale 2016, the Design Museum London 2016, and The Chicago Biennale 2015. RUF’s work has been awarded the RIBA International Emerging Architect Award 2016 for the Angdong Hospital, The Curry Stone Design Prize 2015, The Ralph Erskine Prize 2014, and has received third place commendations for the Architectural Review’s Healthcare and Schools Award. Joshua’s recent publications include Border Ecologies: Hong Kong’s Mainland Frontier (Birkhäuser, 2016), Designing the Rural: A Global Countryside in Flux (Architectural Design 2016), and Rural Urban Framework: Transforming the Chinese Countryside (Birkhäuser, 2013).

Cecilia L. ChuDOCOMOMO Cecilia L. Chu is Assistant Professor in the Division of Landscape Architecture at the University of Hong Kong, where she teaches urban theory, urban design, and architectural and landscape history. She earned her PhD in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and worked as a designer in Canada and Hong Kong, and research consultant on urban design and conservation strategies for several NGOs. Her areas of expertise include history and theory of architecture and urbanism, heritage conservation, urban design, and cultural landscapes in Asia. Her articles have been published in leading academic journals. She is Principal Investigator for two Hong Kong Research Grants Council projects: Speculative Urbanism: Modernist Planning and Housing Practices in Colonial Hong Kong, 1912–1939; and Shaping a New Moral Topography: Emergent Roles of Landscape Design in the Planning of Chinese Cities, 1912–1949. She is founding member and current President of Docomomo Hong Kong Chapter.

James Cheok Son Chu Macau Design Centre James Chu was born in Macau. In 1998, he graduated from the Department of Graphic Communication at School of Arts, Macau Polytechnic Institute. In 2008, he completed a Master Degree on Cultural Studies at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. He is the Director of Shidu Art Consultants, Chairman of Macau Designers Association (2015–2017), Director of Macau Design Centre, Director of Zero Communication, Art Consultant for University of Macau, and Coordinator of Macau Art Garden. He has held five solo exhibitions in Macau and Beijing, and participated in more than one hundred group exhibitions over the world. He has won more than forty design and art awards in Macau and internationally, including the 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia in 2011. His works have been collected by Fundação Oriente Macau, Macau Museum of Art, Philippe Charrol Foundation, Hong Kong Hyatt Hotel, and other private collectors.

Maria José de Freitas AETEC-MoMaria José de Freitas is an active professional in Portugal and Macau. She received the Arcasia Award in 2002 for the renovation of five heritage houses in Taipa. Her 1993 Renovation of D. Pedro V Theater is included in the UNESCO Heritage List since 2005. In 1994 she was the Head of the Architectural Centre of the Civil Engineering Laboratory of Macau, and in charge of the Coordination of Revitalization of St. Paul’s Ruins. From 2003 to 2005, she was Coordinator of the Sintra World Heritage Center. In 2013, she was appointed Ambassador of WCO (World Citizens Organization). She also participates in international forums for architectural preservation and rehabilitation of classified buildings. A PhD Researcher at CES, University of Coimbra, Portugal, her thesis will focus on Macau’s identity sixteen years after the handover. Since January 2017 she is a Visiting Professor at the University of Saint Joseph.

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Giuliana Iannaccone Politecnico di Milano Giuliana Iannaccone holds an MSc in Architecture and a PhD in Architectural Technology from Università degli Studi di Napoli. Currently Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, she is active in teaching and research. She teaches Architectural Engineering and Fundamentals of Integrated Building Design at the School of Architecture, Urban Planning, Construction Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. She is also Vice-coordinator of the Building and Architectural Engineering Graduate Program. Her primary research efforts are to study and develop strategies and innovative technological solutions for energy-efficient and zero-emission buildings, both new and existing. She is Technical Manager of the Laboratory for Building Refurbishment and Energy Efficiency at Politecnico di Milano (Lecco Campus) and Responsible for Research in the Sustainable Building Area of the Lombardy Energy Cleantech Energy Cluster. She has written articles and given presentations on sustainable buildings.

Frank Ioi Fan LeiOx WarehouseFrank Ioi Fan Lei is Artistic Director of the Ox Warehouse and a Lecturer in Photography and Journalism at Macao Polytechnic Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Jinan University, a Bachelor of Cinema and Audiovisuel from University of Paris III, a Diploma of Photography from L’École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, and a Master of Chinese Literature from University of Macau. His solo exhibitions include “Porto” (Creative Macau Gallery, 2010), “Cuba, Cuba” (Old Ladies’ House Art Space, Macau, 2002), “Sleeping City II” (Casa Garden Temporary Exhibition Gallery, 2000), “Sleeping City: Macau” (Agfa Gallery, Fringe Club, Hong Kong, 1998), “Night in Paris” (Macau Portuguese Bookshop, 1994) and “Paris Series” (C.M.D. Gallery, 1991). His publications include the monograph Go and See (2005). In 1991 he won the Best Piece Award in the International Photography Competition “Street Life” organized by the French Museum of Photography.

Matteo Poli Politecnico di MilanoMatteo Poli graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in 1997. After working with West 8 (Adriaan Geuze) in 1997 and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (Rem Koolhaas) from 1998 to 2001, he founded his office 99IC, which in 2008 transformed into Argot to follow the masterplan for Bovisa in Milan. He teaches landscape architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and lectures at several universities in Europe and the USA. He published widely on landscape, architecture, and urban design. From 2004 to 2007 he was editor of Domus, and from 2007 to 2014 special correspondent for Abitare. Practicing in Milan and abroad, his work ranges from exhibitions, to various architectural typologies, to urban and landscape commissions. He participated in the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale, directed by Rem Koolhaas. At the moment he is designing an 85-hectare farm in Azerbaijan, a penthouse in Hong Kong, and offices for a bank in Istanbul.

Francesco Rossini Chinese University of Hong Kong Francesco Rossini is an architect, urban designer and Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He graduated with honors from University of Naples. In 2014 he completed his PhD (cum laude) at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. In his doctoral thesis, Rossini explored the role of public spaces in private developments in Hong Kong. Francesco Rossini has participated in different research programs, collaborating with the Department of Urban Planning at the University of Naples, the Department of Urbanism at UPC in Barcelona, and in Shanghai with the College of Architecture and Urban Design of Tongji University. In addition to his research and teaching activities, he worked for the last ten years as a registered architect in Italy, as well as in Spain and China, realizing projects related to architecture and urban design. He is currently project director in Asia for the international practice 5+1AA.


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Nuno SoaresUniversity of Saint JosephArchitect and urban planner based in Macau since 2003, he spreads his practice through architectural design, teaching and research. He’s currently a senior Lecturer at the University of Saint Joseph, in Macau, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a frequent speaker and juror internationally. He founded and directs the Macau based CURB · Center for Architecture and Urbanism. He is Vice President of ARCASIA Zone C, a Director of the Architects Association of Macau, Coordinator of the Cities and Territories Working Group of the Congress of Portuguese Speaking Architects (CIALP) and a Member of the UIA Education Commission and UNESCO-UIA Validation Council for Architectural Education. As principal of his own office, URBAN PRACTICE, he develops projects ranging from the urban scale, to architecture and design, both in Macau and abroad. He was the winner of the competition for design and curatorship of the Macau Pavilion both at the 2013 and 2015 SZHK Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (Shenzhen).

Weijen Wang University of Hong Kong Weijen Wang is Professor at the University of Hong Kong and Design Director of Wang Weijen Architecture. He holds a MArch from UC Berkeley and a MS and BS from National Taiwan University. He was the Head of the Architecture Department at the University of Hong Kong 2012–2016, Visiting Professor at MIT in 2008, at Jiaotong University and University of Montreal in 2014, Curator of the 2007 Hong Kong Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, and an Associate at TAC San Francisco 1987–1994. He has received AIA Design Awards, Far Eastern Architectural Award, China Architectural Media Award, HKIA Design Award, and Green Building Council Merit Award. His works have been exhibited at Taipei Museum of Modern Art, Architecture Biennales in Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, as well as 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale. Publications include Refabricating City: A Reflection (Oxford University Press) and Urban Courtyardism (a special issue of Taiwan Architecture).

Sheyla S. ZandonaiÉcole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris La VilletteSheyla Zandonai holds a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology and Ethnology from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France. She is currently Research Associate at the Laboratoire Architecture Anthropologie (LAA), École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris La Villette (since 2014). She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Macau, and Lecturer of Ethnography at Trent University, Canada. Zandonai is also the Principal Researcher and partner on the Mong Há Urban Knowledge Project with the Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM) and the International Institute of Asia Studies (IIAS), The Netherlands.

Francisco Vizeu Pinheiro University of Saint Joseph is an Assistant Professor at the University of Saint Joseph and a Visiting Professor at Jiangnan University. He received his PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has been involved in several urban rehabilitation projects located in the historical center of Macau. Several of these rehabilitations are included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage. His research is multilayered, including areas like city planning, transportation, pollution, social housing, green buildings, and smart cities. He believes green urbanism and pedestrianization of older areas is an important aspect of heritage conservation. In an age of globalization that de-characterizes vernacular traditions, he is on a quest for the theoretical background and practical formulas to make effective and authentic the preservation of cultural identity, our cultural DNA – memories, cultural patterns, spirit of the place, and tradition – that are critical to preserving the cultural identity for future generations.


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OrganizersThomas Daniell Marco Imperadori Carlos MarreirosJosé Luís de Sales Marques

SupportersA.C.E.Institute of European Studies of MacauUniversity of Saint JosephPolitecnico di MilanoAlbergue SCM

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