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HONG KONG | NEW YORK URBAN DIALOGUES
An international conference on density and the public dimension
HONG KONG
JANUARY 21 & 22, 2010
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 World Expo Executive Committee
Sponsored by: Hong Kong Land, Kohn Pedersen Fox
Joint Conference Chairs: 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
| Location: Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1 Harbour Road |
HONG KONG, NEW YORK, & SHANGHAI: A view from the top
4.0 CEUs available |
| 8:45 am |
Registration and video screening of Shanghai World Expo 2010 video and Hong Kong's participation in Expo |
| 9:15 am |
Introduction:
Nicholas Brooke, Chairman, Professional Property Services Limited; Chairman, Hong Kong Science Parks Corporation |
| 9:20 am |
Welcoming Remarks:
Mr. Henry Tang Ying-yen, GBM, GBS, JP, Chief Secretary for Administration, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR |
| 9:30 am |
Opening Remarks:
Mr. Zhou Hanmin, Vice Chairman of CPPCC, Shanghai and Vice Chairperson of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai Executive Committee
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| 9:45 am |
Souvenir Presentation and Photos |
| 9:50 am |
Hong Kong Keynote:
Mrs. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, JP, Secretary for Development, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR |
| 10:20 am |
Shanghai Keynote:
Professor Wu Jiang, Associate Vice Chancellor for Tongji University, Shanghai and Former Deputy Director of Shanghai Urban Planning Administration Bureau. |
| 10:50 am |
COFFEE BREAK
Screening of Shanghai Expo 2010 Video |
| 11:15 am |
New York Keynote:
Ms. Hilary Ballon, Professor of History of Art & Architecture, New York University; Associate Vice Chancellor, New York University, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 11:45 am |
Shanghai Perspective:
Mr. Shen Di, Chief Architect of Shanghai World Expo 2010 |
| 12:30 pm |
LUNCH with speaker Mr. Ronald Arculli, Chairman of Development Committee of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; Member of the Executive Council, Hong Kong SAR |
CREATING, ENHANCING, & MAINTAINING PUBLIC SPACE
New York employs many mechanisms to enlarge, enhance, and maintain public space. Since the 1960s, the City has used zoning bonuses to encourage private commercial developers to build public plazas and other
amenities. Since the 1980s, public-private partnerships have been a favorite tool, including POPS
(privately-owned public spaces) and BIDs (business improvement districts) which shift the expense of
maintaining spaces from the City and the public purse.
3.5 CEUs available
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| 2:00 pm |
Introduction:
Paul Katz, President, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates |
| SESSION I |
URBAN PARKS: NEW AND REBORN |
| 2:15 pm |
Alexandros Washburn, Chief Urban Designer, NYC Department of City Planning |
| 2:40 pm |
Ann L. Buttenwieser, President, The Neptune Foundation Inc. |
| Hong Kong and Shanghai Respondent: |
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| 3:05 pm |
Ralph Lerner, Dean, Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong
Christopher Law, Founding Director, Oval Partnership; Director, INTEGER China Ltd. |
| SESSION II |
THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK |
| 4:00 pm |
Vishaan Chakrabarti, Marc Holliday Professor of Real Estate Development and Director, Real Estate Development Program, Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, Preservation (GSAPP) |
| 4:25 pm |
Carl Weisbrod, former President, Times Square and Lower Manhattan BIDs (Business Improvement Districts); currently President, Trinity Church Realty Division |
| 4:50 pm |
Rocco S.K. Yim, Founder and Executive Director, Rocco Design Architects Limited
Oren Tatcher, Principal and Founder of OTC Limited |
| 5:15 pm |
Conclusions:
Paul Katz, President, KPF, New York |
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
Location: 33/F Nine Queen's Road, Central |
| SESSION I |
PROMOTING UNIQUE URBAN CHARACTER & CULTURE |
| A discussion of the mission and values of New York's Landmarks Preservation Commission,
its regulatory powers and tools, and a description of protected historic districts. 1.5 CEUs available |
| 9:00 am |
Introduction:
Carol Willis, Director and Founder, The Skyscraper Museum, New York |
| 9:15 am |
Robert Tierney, Chairman, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission |
| 9:45 am |
Alexandros Washburn, Chief Urban Designer, NYC Department of City Planning |
| 10:15 am |
Christine Loh Kung-wai, former Hong Kong Legislator; CEO, Civic Exchange; Keith Kerr, Former Managing Director, Swire Properties Limited; Chairman, Executive Committee, Real Estate Developers' Association; Keith Griffiths, Chairman, Aedas Asia |
| SESSION II |
WATERFRONT: GETTING THERE, ENJOYING IT |
Creating continuous public access to its formerly industrial waterfront is a challenge that New York, at long last, is successfully meeting. These talks will outline the various approaches to creating new parks and revitalizing old ones through the mechanisms of a public authority and a non-profit conservancy.
1.5 CEUs available
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| 11:10 am |
Charles Maikish, Managing Director of Global Corporate Services and Real Estate, BlackRock and BlackRock/Barclays |
| 11:35 am |
James Cavanaugh, President, The Battery Park City Authority |
| 12:00 pm |
Peter Cookson Smith, Founder and Director, Urbis Limited; Convener, HK Urban Design Alliance;
Paul Zimmerman, Founding member of Designing Hong Kong, Vice Chairman, Coalition on Sustainable Tourism |
| 12:20 pm |
Conference Conclusions:
Carol Willis, Founder and Director, The Skyscraper Museum, New York |
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