{"id":10,"date":"2025-08-07T19:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-citites-hk-ny-2\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-08-15T18:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:31:19","slug":"lectures-and-videos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/lectures-and-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"LECTURES AND VIDEOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vertical Density II: The Public Dimension conference in Hong Kong\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ztwHcI-UVeg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<strong>VERTICAL DENSITY II:<br \/>\nTHE PUBLIC DIMENSION CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG<\/strong>\n\t<strong>Presented by:<\/strong> The Hong Kong | New York Urban Exchange Group, AIA Hong Kong, and The Skyscraper Museum<br \/>\n<strong>Organized by:<\/strong> The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Executive Committee<br \/>\n<strong>Sponsored by:<\/strong> Hong Kong Land, Kohn Pedersen Fox\n<p><em><strong>Joint Conference Chairs:<\/strong> <\/em>Nicholas Brooke, Chairman Professional Property Services Limited; Chairman Hong Kong Science Parks Corporation; Carol Willis, Director and Founder, The Skyscraper Museum, New York; Paul Katz, President, KPF, New York<\/p>\n<p>This conference is the second of an ongoing exchange between the world&#8217;s great vertical cities. The first conference, <em>Vertical Density | Sustainable Solutions<\/em> was presented in New York in October 2008.<\/p>\n\t<hr \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gwbeXiMPsDc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Carol Willis - Introduction\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tCarol Willis &#8211; Introduction\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Cfddo9q_AYQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Wright, RPA - Towers and Transit\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tThomas Wright, RPA &#8211; Towers and Transit\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/56HuhSX-vjE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Ho, MTR - Towers and Transit\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tThomas Ho, MTR &#8211; Towers and Transit\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HFq5Qg3E4ZM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Lee Sander, MTA - New York Response\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tLee Sander, MTA &#8211; New York Response\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Wmfndr7R-Uw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Ward, Port Authority - Towers and Transit\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tChris Ward, Port Authority &#8211; Towers and Transit\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zVlXxjQRJyo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Panel Discussion - Towers and Transit\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tPanel Discussion &#8211; Towers and Transit\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MGMzyhPM6PM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Carol Willis - Introducing David Scott\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tCarol Willis &#8211; Introducing David Scott\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lSjrfMlMad0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"David Scott - Multi Level and Mixed Use\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tDavid Scott &#8211; Multi Level and Mixed Use\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/FiOIse8dyHw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Lau - Multi Level and Mixed Use\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tJulia Lau &#8211; Multi Level and Mixed Use\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4YyzmGj2y78\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Katz, KPF - Multi Level and Mixed Use\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tPaul Katz, KPF &#8211; Multi Level and Mixed Use\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mJdYevfPT0w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Vishaan Chakrabarti - Multi-level and Mixed Use\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tVishaan Chakrabarti &#8211; Multi-level and Mixed Use\n\t<p><strong>LEARNING FROM HONG KONG<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Thursday&#8217;s program commenced three days of enlightened conversations and comparisons of Hong Kong and New York on the 60th floor of 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza with a commanding view of the harbor, one reminder of the cities&#8217; similarities. <strong>Thomas Ho<\/strong>, MTR Property Director, explained the transit-based economic and tiered urban development of Hong Kong, with its tall towers rooted by commercial space that links directly underground to the extensive transit system. <strong>David Scott<\/strong>, <strong>Julia Lau<\/strong>, and <strong>Paul Katz<\/strong> elaborated on the engineering, design and development,of the MTR&#8217;s mixed-use and multi-level Airport Express complexes at IFC and ICC. <strong>Christopher Ward<\/strong> (PANYNJ) and <strong>Lee Sander<\/strong> (MTA) supported Thomas Ho&#8217;s memorable conclusion that Hong Kong&#8217;s arrangement is a &#8220;win-win-win-win&#8221; for society, developers, government and MTR, but questioned whether this model be applied to sprawling America, or even Manhattan? <strong>Vishaan Chakrabarti<\/strong> of the Related Companies turned the tables, &#8220;is New York America&#8217;s Hong Kong?&#8221;<\/p>\n\t<hr \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3zLv_fGw8UY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Carol Willis - Introduction\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tCarol Willis &#8211; Introduction\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ivZE_oWcgec\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Katz - Introduction\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tPaul Katz &#8211; Introduction\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zj1tNS4fwV8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nicholas Brooke - Vertical Communities, It Works in Hong Kong\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tNicholas Brooke &#8211; Vertical Communities, It Works in Hong Kong\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/48nQnh2cawU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Willis - New York Response and Dialogue\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tMark Willis &#8211; New York Response and Dialogue\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NoV0FSpPyUk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Cookson Smith - Hong Kong: Harbor, Heritage &#038; Urban Regeneration\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tPeter Cookson Smith &#8211; Hong Kong: Harbor, Heritage &#038; Urban Regeneration\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3ZD9ZTpLpjs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Loh - Hong Kong: Harbor, Heritage &#038; Urban Regeneration\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tChristine Loh &#8211; Hong Kong: Harbor, Heritage &#038; Urban Regeneration\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UPLxlgZ3bDE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Margaret Brooke - Hong Kong: Harbor, Heritage &#038; Urban Regeneration\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tMargaret Brooke &#8211; Hong Kong: Harbor, Heritage &#038; Urban Regeneration\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cwtk6U7NcZs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Tierney - New York Response and Dialogue\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tRobert Tierney &#8211; New York Response and Dialogue\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZqxyAhN3Yog\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Carol Willis and Michael Cohen - Welcome\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tCarol Willis and Michael Cohen &#8211; Welcome\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2jh2-vOgqAw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Lam - Hong Kong-New York Dialogue\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tCarrie Lam &#8211; Hong Kong-New York Dialogue\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VycST3qN6UE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Burden - New York Response\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tAmanda Burden &#8211; New York Response\n\t<p><strong>DEBATING DENSITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Friday&#8217;s session moved to Tishman Auditorium at The New School, where the topic &#8220;Debating Density&#8221; was addressed by an array of Hong Kong experts and activists and their counterparts from New York. <strong>Paul Katz<\/strong> introduced the argument that density is a more cost-effective and sustainable approach to development. <strong>Nicholas Brooke<\/strong> outlined the model of Hong Kong&#8217;s hyper-dense housing stock, followed by a discussion with economist <strong>Mark Willis<\/strong> about affordable housing in New York City. Urban planner <strong>Peter Cookson Smith<\/strong> illustrated the character of Hong Kong&#8217;s traditional streets and new urban spaces, noting that Hong Kong could benefit &#8220;in many ways to follow some of the examples of New York.&#8221; <strong>Christine Loh<\/strong> embodied the civic ideology of Jane Jacobs, emphasizing the simple, ceremonial, and political uses of Hong Kong&#8217;s public space, while <strong>Margaret Brooke<\/strong> spoke to the consideration of heritage and preservation in Hong Kong amidst tower construction. <strong>Robert Tierney<\/strong> offered a response outlining the practice of landmark preservation in New York.<\/p>\n<p>After a hour of wine reception and informal dialogue, the crowd returned to Tishman Auditorium for the symposium&#8217;s plenary speech by Hong Kong&#8217;s Secretary for Development, Mrs. <strong>Carrie Lam<\/strong>, who offered an overview of the Hong Kong SAR government&#8217;s initiatives in urban planning and the design of public space, harbor reclamation and preservation, housing, and heritage issues. She referenced Thomas Ho&#8217;s preceding presentation and commented that the rail and property model is &#8220;really very miraculous [in] that all these rail developments were built without incurring a single dollar of the government&#8217;s money.&#8221; She warmly praised the work of New York City planners and preservationists for the vibrancy of the city&#8217;s neighborhoods and street life. In her response, <strong>Amanda Burden<\/strong>, Chair of the City Planning Commission emphasized the many similarities of the two cities and suggested that the dialogue should continue.<\/p>\n\t<hr \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Su1r0f2T6s4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Carol Willis - Introduction\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tCarol Willis &#8211; Introduction\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xwTmhloyLjg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Brian McGrath - Introduction\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tBrian McGrath &#8211; Introduction\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hb4jfcMDaLw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Chu - The Death and Life of The Great Vertical City\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tPaul Chu &#8211; The Death and Life of The Great Vertical City\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bpnkqtUd1Zk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Laurence Liauw - Dim Sum City: Integrated Density\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tLaurence Liauw &#8211; Dim Sum City: Integrated Density\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/BW8X4wpXOtA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ackbar Abbas and Alexandros Washburn - Comment\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tAckbar Abbas and Alexandros Washburn &#8211; Comment\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Gs27DesxYq4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Robinson - The Multi-strata Metropolis\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tJim Robinson &#8211; The Multi-strata Metropolis\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/0BS_MC_DGgs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Brian McGrath - Rapid Urbanization\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tBrian McGrath &#8211; Rapid Urbanization\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/nUNjH7FocFs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ackbar Abbas and Alexandros Washburn\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n\t\t\tAckbar Abbas and Alexandros Washburn\n\t<p><strong>DESIGNING DENSITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>Theory and practice framed the discussions of Saturday&#8217;s architects, urban designers, and academics who engaged the ideas of a &#8220;culture of congestion&#8221; and designing density. Beautifully composed slideshows invoked theories of development and design, from Rem Koolhaas, Jane Jacobs, and Le Corbusier with Hong Kong urbanists <strong>Paul Chu<\/strong> and <strong>Laurence Liauw<\/strong> relating their city&#8217;s culture to its physical design and human habits shaping built environment. <strong>Ackbar Abbas<\/strong> and <strong>Alexandros Washburn<\/strong> offered their theories and practical experiences to the conversation, applying examples of New York City to Hong Kong. Architect <strong>Eric Howeler<\/strong> spoke about the surface conditions and thermal spaces of commercial towers in Hong Kong, and <strong>Jim Robinson<\/strong> discussed pedestrian bridges as objects of design, development and pedestrian transit, while <strong>Brian McGrath<\/strong> spoke about rapid urbanization and complemented the discussion with a study of Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nVERTICAL DENSITY II: THE PUBLIC DIMENSION CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG Presented by: The Hong Kong | New York Urban Exchange Group, AIA Hong Kong, and The Skyscraper Museum Organized by: The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, Bureau of Shanghai&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/lectures-and-videos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;LECTURES AND VIDEOS&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/lectures-and-videos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;LECTURES AND VIDEOS&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107,"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyscraper.org\/vertical-cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}