The future of Hong Kong: the possibilities are endless at the 2019 Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
- Under the theme ‘2x2: Imagine to Innovate’, more than 70 exhibitors explore possibilities for city living in the future
- Ideas explored include an ocean abode and tackling the problem of isolation among the elderly
Imagine a “reverse tower” that rises not skywards, but plunges deep into the ocean, creating a new metropolis in urban Hong Kong.
The community is encouraged to consider such imaginings, and more, at the 2019 Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, which opened on December 19 and continues until mid-March, 2020.
In its seventh edition, the biennale brings together more than 70 local and overseas exhibitors under the theme “2x2: Imagine to Innovate”.
The cast was assembled by chief curator Roger Wu, co-curators Alan Cheung and Sarah Mui, as well as a team of international advisers, with a view to unlocking possibilities for city living in the future. Two-thirds of the exhibitors were picked following an open call for entries, and one-third were approached by invitation.
The exhibitions and programmes of the biennale represent around a dozen places and countries, including Hong Kong (the majority), Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Britain and the United States.