HOUR25: HKU Architecture Papers Vol.1 DESIGNED & EDITED BY Yam Sai Tung Tony, Choi Kit Wang, Lai Wing Fung, Chan Yiu Kwan, & So Tze Shun SUPPORTED BY Department of Architecture Faculty of Architecture The University of Hong Kong PUBLISHED BY ORO editions PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 978-1-935935-33-9 Paperback with PVC Slipcase English 160mm X 230mm (Portrait) 376pp Printed in Hong Kong First published 2012 BOOK DESCRIPTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HOUR25 is the first volume of the HKU Architecture Papers, a student-edited series of annual publications chronicling the design work of the Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong during the academic year 20102011. With an emphasis on process, behaviour, and phasing, the series provides a window into architectural education in Hong Kong. Core Editors Initiated and edited by a group of architecture students at the University of Hong Kong, HOUR25 creates a platform for architectural discourse through highlights of the year’s selected student works, critical essays from professors, reviews of academic programmes, interviews with visiting lecturers, transcripts of public reviews, and a chronicle of studio life at the Department of Architecture. CONCEPT The 25th hour is a critical moment for architects: the space beyond the daily routine of 24 hours. It also exemplifies the struggle of architecture students: lack of sleep due to endless studio work. 24 hours a day is simply not sufficient. In response to overwhelming media saturation in the architectural field, which tends the pursue fashionable images but often suffers from a poverty of content, HOUR25 actively engages the readers’ critical thinking towards the built environment locally and globally. Supported by the Department of Architecture but initiated and edited by students, HOUR25 is an authentic production of the next generation of leaders in the field, and a valuable commentary by the students themselves to a year of vigorous engagement in architectural discourse. BOOK SPECIFICATION Yam Sai Tung Tony Choi Kit Wang Lai Wing Fung Chan Yiu Kwan So Tze Shun MArch2 Editors Yeung Li Shung Li Kwan Ho Luk Siu Kai Ha Yat Sing Jane Llyod-Evans Ng Sing Lam MArch1 Editors Tam Wan Kit Chan Ming Tsun Kwok Hei Mun Yiu Yuen Cheng Hiu Tung Abdul Salan Yeung Peter Lampard Vivian Ho BAAS3 Editors Leung Pak Lun Nung Sheung Chui Chan Jo Yen Law Wai Yue Kwok Hoi Lam Departmental Advisors Jonathan D Solomon Juan Du Eunice Seng Tom Verebes Zhu Tao Series Title Vol. Number Vol. Title Trim Size Extent HKU Architecture Papers 1 HOUR25 160mm X 230mm (Portrait) 376pp + Cover + Slipcase PRINTING & MATERIALS Text 5C X 5C (4C process + PMS 804U) on 120gsm Japan NPI white woodfree with die-cut throughout. Cover 0C X 0C on 400gsm C1S Art Card with matte lamination on outside cover only. Slipcase Silkscreen 1C white on 0.7mm clear PVC. Binding Soft bound, lay flat binding with glue, cover drawn on, cut flush. Die-cutting on every page, front and back cover. Inserted into slipcase. Individually shrink-wrapped. SPONSORSHIP HOUR25: HKU Architecture Papers Vol.1 is solely sponsored by: Barrie Ho Founder and Director of Barrie Ho Architecture Interiors Ltd. (BHA) Essay Contributors David Lung Jesse Reiser Nanako Umemoto Juan Du Eunice Seng Eric Schuldenfrei Gao Yan Jia Beisi John Lin Joshua Bolchover Laurence Liauw Tom Verebes Zhu Tao Departmental Officer Irene Kwok HOUR25 fact sheet 14.06.2012