The Spatial Agency Gap: Rethinking Public Space through Co-Designing with Foreign Domestic Workers

Foreign Domestic Workers occupying the ground floor public space of HSBC building in Hong Kong. Image © Mk2010 via Wikipedia under license CC BY-SA 3.0 Domestic workers in Hong Kong and Singapore are the city’s quiet infrastructure. In Hong Kong alone, there are a total of roughly 300,000 domestic workers, serving a portion of the … Read more

Permitted Development Rights UK for 2025: What You Need to Know

Permitted Development Rights UK

If you’re a homeowner, landlord, or property developer in the UK, I am sure you’ve heard the term “Permitted Development Rights” (PDR). This is a pre-approved planning permission from the government, allowing you to make certain changes to your property without going through the full, often lengthy, local planning application process. But the rules are … Read more

From Rapidity to Specificity: Multiple Dimensions of Shenzhen’s Architectural Development

© Yumeng Zhu Shenzhen is China‘s first Special Economic Zone(SEZ), serving as a window for China’s Reform and Opening-up and an emerging immigrant city. It has evolved into an influential, modern, and international metropolis, creating the world-renowned “Shenzhen Speed” and earning the reputation of the “City of Design.” Architectural design stands as the most intuitive … Read more