"Street
Markets and Urban Planning In
A THEMATIC TALK ON OCTOBER 27 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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CACHe presents…
A
thematic talk
on street market and urban planning in
of
unbridled growth and an economy built on land development, the
concept
of urban planning has never weighed heavy on the minds of
most
demolished,
and our skyline disappears into the smog, conservation
and
urban planning is quickly becoming a hot topic in
have
invited three distinguished guests at our centre to speak about
the
matter. Dr. Peter Cookson Smith is one of
esteemed
architect, planner and urban designer. He is also the
director
of URBIS one of the first specialist planning, urban
design,
environmental and landscape consultancies in
discuss
urban redevelopment in
of
the controversial Urban Renewal Authority (URA) in this realm.
save
organized
by Lindsay and Jay Forster, is on until November 2nd at CACHe,
featuring
over 40 local artist’s
works on the theme of street markets.
High
& Dry has been featured in HK magazine in addition to many other
local
Chinese and English media. She will discuss the role of urban
sustainability
in
Patsy
Cheng is the director of SEE Network Limited, a group of
citizens
committed to carrying forward their vision of urban
planning
in
publications
on urban and conservation issues. She plans on speaking
about
will
use the
When:
( 2:30pm to 4:30pm ) 27th October, 2007.
Contact:
Click here for a map of our location, or email
dean@cache.org.hk
or tel : 22910238 for further enquiries.
Graham
Street Market –
Cultural Tour
Established
in 1841, Graham Street
Market is
the city’s
oldest street market. It is the centre of the old neighbourhood community in
Central, and maintains the feel of an early
Date
:Oct 6 (SOLD OUT) and Oct 13 2007 ( Sat 2:00pm to 4:30pm )
Venue
: 2:00pm
meet at the Centre, 99 Queen's Road Central, Central.
Fee
: HK$100 per person
Maximum : 30 persons
Remarks : All proceeds go towards conservancy activities.
This
tour will be conducted in english.
To register, please call the Conservancy Association Centre
for Heritage
( Tuesday to Saturday 10:00pm to 6:00pm Tel : 22910238 or by e-mail dean@cache.org.hk )
We would like to invite you to the Street Market Exhibition, which is organized by High and Dry Group ( www.highanddry.com.hk ) at the Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage ( www.cache.org.hk ). Following is the exhibited details for your reference;
High&Dry
is the title of a multi-media exhibition celebrating
Already 40 artists have established their involvement with more being confirmed every day. Contributing artists include legendary cinematographer Chris Doyle famed for his work on films such as Hero, Lady in the Water and Chung King Express, Stanley Wong, AKA AnotherMountainMan graphic designer turned mutli-media 300+ award winner and Douglas Young, trained architect and co-founder of G.O.D. (Goods of Desire)
Street
Markets
Street
markets permeate their locations with vibrancy, activity and a sense of
community. Moreover street markets exist in the public sphere rather than the
private (i.e. a large building singularly owned) and can be explored and
experienced by absolutely everyone making them popular tourist destinations;
Street
markets also provide a highly visual backdrop to both local and international
film productions, photo shoots, music videos and TV commercials; Tomb Raider 2
and Rush Hour 2, amongst many others have utilized street market areas as
locations and they have become an integral part of
Jay
Forster, Project Director of High&Dry comments:
“It
is our wish that High&Dry will
not only highlight the vibrancy and practicality of
EXHIBITION
LAUNCH
7pm
– 12pm
Friday
31st August 2007
EXHIBITION
DURATION
10am
– 6pm
Tuesday to Saturday
1st
September 2007 – 2nd November 2007
LOCATION
The
Conservancy Association Centre For Heritage, Annex Block,
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