Hacking Kowloon East - MIT SA+P Spring Course 2021(4.247J/11,337J Urban Design Ideals and Action)

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Hacking Kowloon East - IAP Workshop On January 2021

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Faculty and Program Team

Brent D. Ryan

Associate Professor of Urban Design and Public Policy;
Head of City Design and Development Group Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT

Mengqi (Moon) He

Master of Science in Architecture Studies (SMArchS) in Architecture and Urbanism ‘20, MIT

Sunnie S.Y Lau

Director, Head of Smart City Research and Industry Collaboration, MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node

Ellena O.L. Wong

Master of Landscape Architecture Candidate Graduate School of Design, Harvard University

Sol Andrew Stokols

PhD Candidate;
Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT

Aaron C.P. Ng

Postgraduate Candidate in Art Therapy and Social Work at Vancouver Art Therapy Institute and The University of Hong Kong

Domain Expert and Mentors

Joyce Tang

Senior Works Consolidation Manager at the Energizing Kowloon East Office (EKEO) of the Development Bureau, HKSAR Government

Tracy Wong

Senior Town Planner at the Strategic Planning Section of Planning Department (PlanD), HKSAR Government

Yong (Tony) Wang

MIT MSRED ‘07;
CEO at Watermark Senior Living China Limited

Carol So

Senior Manager (East Kowloon Cultural Centre) of Leisure and Cultural Serviecs Department (LCSD), HKSAR Government

Yan (Ryan) Zhang

PhD Researcher in City Science Group, MIT Media Lab

Kwong Wing Chau

Chair Professor of Real Estate and Construction, the Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong

Arian Hassani

Previously Head of Workforce Development, Global Philanthropy, APAC, J.P. Morgan

Ronald Lu

MIT M.Arch A.S. ‘73;
Founder and Chairman of Ronald Lu and Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Kimberly Vermeer

MIT B.Sc. in Architecture and Design ‘82;
President and Founder of Urban Habitat Initiatives

Donald Choi

President of HKIA & HKIUD

Kwok Cheung King

Chief Project Manager of Architectural Services Department (ArchSD), HKSAR Government

Yi Zhu

MIT DUSP PhD ‘14;
Assistant Professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Co-Founder of FusionTree

Jianxiang Huang

Harvard GSD DDes ‘13, MIT MCP ‘07 Assistant Professor at HKU

Patsy Ho

Cities Data Quality & Product Lead at Citymapper

Rosman Wai

HKU PhD ‘14 & M.Sc. in Conservation ‘05

Xiaosu Ma

MIT DUSP Postdoc ‘14, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology;
Associate Professor at Southeast University, China and Co-founder of Shurong Data Tech Co., Ltd.

Edwin Wong

Deputy Head of Energizing Kowloon East Office (EKEO) of the Development Bureau, HKSAR Government

Wai-duen Lee

MIT MCP ‘01 Manager at Arthur D. Little

Constance Bodurow

MIT SMArchS, MCP ‘91;
Founder and Director of studio[Ci] LLC

Gene Soo

Head of Ecosystem at MTR

Sean Kwok

MIT B.Sc. in Architecture and Design ‘97 & MArch ‘01;
Senior Architect / Director of Design at Arthur C.S. Kwok Architects & Associates, Ltd.

Helena H. Rong

MIT SMArchS Urbanism ‘19 Founder of CIVIS Design and Advisory LLC

Jurors on Showcase Day

Margaret Chan

Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP)

Rebecca Yu​

Chief Manager of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), HKSAR Government

Amy Cheung

Head of the Energizing Kowloon East Office of the Development Bureau (EKEO), HKSAR Government

Kwok Cheung King

Chief Project Manager of Architectural Services Department (ArchSD), HKSAR Government

Donald Choi

President of HKIA & HKIUD

Rosman Wai

HKU PhD ‘14 & M.Sc. in Conservation ‘05

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