MEBS6020 Sustainable Building Design

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Sustainable Masterplanning (I)

1. Masterplanning

2. Sustainable communities

3. Land use and density

4. Massing and microclimate

5. Social sustainability

6. Economic sustainability

(Powerpoint file in PDF format)

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Video Presentation:

• Masterplanning animation (4:00), http://vimeo.com/11104400
• Designing sustainable cities, three aspects - three plans. An animation short by rods & cones film, depicting planning strategies in recent masterplans by vandkunsten in collaboration with hausenberg (from Denmark)
  
• West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) conceptual plan options unveiled (20.8.2010) (2:10), http://youtu.be/Hn5aIOy98o8
• West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) conceptual plan options, www.wkcda.hk/pe2/en/conceptual/
• OMA's plan for Hong Kong West Kowloon Cultural District (Director's Cut) (3:13), http://youtu.be/4IEET0Dm4ms
  
• Rocco's masterplan for West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) animation (1:27), http://youtu.be/i7_Ho0MTK6U
• West Kowloon Cultural District's Conceptual Plan Option by Foster+Partners (3:05), http://youtu.be/XjFyM5y6JOc
• Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability (22:25), http://www.ted.com/talks/bjarke_ingels_hedonistic_sustainability.html
• Bjarke Ingels talks Hedonism Sustainability (3:35), www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/bjarke-ingels-talks-hedonism-sustainability.html

Further Reading:

• Creating successful masterplans: A guide for clients [Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment][website][PDF]
• Sustainable places [Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment][website]
• Basic guidelines for designing with the sun and natural ventilation in Hong Kong (Prof. K. P. Cheung, HKU Arch) [website]
  

Web Links:

• Examples of masterplans in Hong Kong:
• West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) conceptual plan options, www.wkcda.hk/pe2/en/conceptual/
• Hong Kong International Airport Master Plan 2030, www.hkairport2030.com
• HKU campus master planning
• Centennial campus masterplan
• HKU Centennial Campus [PDF]
• CUHK campus master plan
  
• HKBU campus master plan
  
• BREEAM Communities, http://www.breeam.org/communities
• LEED for Neighborhood Development, http://www.usgbc.org/leed/nd/
  
• EMSD Headquarters, www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/e_download/about/new_hqs_commemorative_booklet/
• Town Planning Board, www.info.gov.hk/tpb/
• Planning Department, www.pland.gov.hk
• Feasibility Study for Establishment of Air Ventilation Assessment System
• Lands Department, www.landsd.gov.hk

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| Created: Jan 2012 | Update: 30 Jan 2012 | By: cmhui@hku.hk |