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We are excited to share that Christian J. Lange will be speaking at a special Book Talk hosted by ORO Editions and Axiomatic Editions during the opening weekend of the Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Palazzo Bembo, the event will explore the continued relevance of architectural books in our digital era, drawing inspiration from Victor Hugo’s famous line, “Ceci tuera cela”. Christian will be joining an exceptional group of authors to discuss the work on his book “Cities of Repetition”, the role of authorship as activism, and how those ideas intersect with the Biennale’s theme, “Intelligens.”

Location and time:
Palazzo Bembo
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 4:00 PM

Featured Speakers include:
– Adèle Naudé Santos (Santos Prescott and Associates)
– Alan Ricks (MASS.)
– Charles Waldheim (Harvard University)
– Christian J. Lange and Jason Carlow (HKU and American University of Sharjah)
– John Marx (Form4 Architecture)
– John Lin (HKU)
– Jordan Rogove & Wayne Norbeck (DXA Studio)
– Susan Jones (atelierjones)

Moderators: William Richards (Team Three) & Ashley Simone (Axiomatic Editions)
Presented with the support of the European Cultural Centre.

If you’re attending the Biennale, I hope you’ll join us for this afternoon of critical discussion and exchange.

We’re excited to share a recent feature on RTHK titled “Reimagining Hong Kong – AI Everywhere: What ideas do HKU architecture students and professors have for redeveloping Choi Hung Estate? And how does AI help?” The segment highlights the work of Christian J. Lange and his architecture students at the University of Hong Kong, showcasing how artificial intelligence is being used as a creative and analytical tool in rethinking the future of one of Hong Kong’s most iconic public housing estates. Through this lens, the feature explores how emerging technologies are shaping new possibilities for urban renewal and design innovation in the city.

Please visit youtube to watch the entire feature:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vEwft3qK-c

“For those in Hong Kong, I will be participating in the upcoming Prada [frames] event at M+ coming Wednesday, March 22nd.

“M+ joins Prada to host the Asia premiere of Prada Frames, a yearly symposium that investigates the complex and nuanced relationship between the environment and design. The original Frames concept was established by Italian design studio Formafantasma.

In this 2023 edition curated by M+, Prada Frames will respond to the overarching Frame of Materials in Flux. Spanning over two days through a lecture and two panels, we will examine this topic within the ecology of place. Bringing together architects, artists, designers, and thinkers from Hong Kong, the wider Asia Pacific, and beyond, the panels will focus on the global ambition of sustainability from their practices and places. M+ will serve as a platform and a catalyst to bridge conversations from across Asia within an international context.
Simultaneous Interpretation in Cantonese and Mandarin will be available.

For more information on the project, please use the following link:
https://www.mplus.org.hk/tc/events/prada-frames-at-mplus/?fbclid=IwAR1V1_9p67VdTIPDI8upKfGO4WTeGHDohLjt54vAB3dt8IS-WJXh2hLwR4A

Very happy to share the recent feature in Ming Pao weekly on our Tidal stool project. Thanks to our team in the Robotic Fabrication Lab in the Faculty of Architecture at HKU for making this a successful project.

Very happy to share the recent feature in Ming Pao weekly on our exhibition of the Reformative Coral Habitat project at PMQ in Hong Kong. Thanks to our team in the Robotic Fabrication Lab in the Faculty of Architecture at HKU to make this a successful event.

To read the article, please use the following link:
www.mpweekly.com/culture/

Very happy that our team from the Robotic Fabrication Lab @ The Faculty of Architecture at HKU managed to bring this exhibition together. We had a great opening last Monday. The show will give insights about the design concepts, robotic production, and the implementation. To all who are still interested, the exhibit will continue until January 31st 2021. PMQ (S507, 5/F)

We are thrilled to share that the Reformative Coral Habitat project has received a lot of media attention. The article by the guardian was in particular encouraging. It is a charming read indeed.

To read the article, please use the following link:
www.theguardian.com

Very happy to share this feature in China Daily, which says “as smart technologies pervade our lives like never before, we turn the spotlight on some of HK’s most noteworthy achievers from across different creative fields who engage with artificial intelligence, or the idea of it. Architect and faculty member of the architecture department of the University of Hong Kong, Christian J. Lange set up the city’s first robotic fabrication lab. In an exclusive interview to China Daily, Lange shares his thoughts on how AI, computation and robotics inform his life, works and ambition.” Enjoy!!

To read the article, please use the following link:
https://www.chinadailyhk.com