A new research unit at HKU will lead to better cross-border co-operation between academics and enhance research efforts Academic exchange between Hong Kong and the mainland will be enhanced by a new research centre at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
Professor Patrick Lau Sau- shing, the head of HKU's Department of Architecture, said the Centre of Architecture and Urban Design for Hong Kong and China would lead to an increase in the publication of research findings and more conferences involving local and mainland academics.
HKU stresses the importance of applying computer technology in architectural design and is continually upgrading architecture standards in the department.
With these goals in mind, an Architecture Design Research Unit also has been established.
'As the computer is becoming a powerful tool in architecture, a teaching laboratory and a big research laboratory have been set up in our department,' Professor Lau said.
Meanwhile, the HKU architecture department has organised an exhibition featuring theses from Masters of Architecture graduates.
These range from planning individual buildings to large-scale urban design.
