Post-colonial Hong Kong’s urban space and cultural protection under globalization: Multi-functional Civic/Culture Centre Design

Globalization is an inevitable trend that the whole world needs to face. Hong Kong is of course one of those global cities belonging to such a growing network. The politics of space comes in when the city needs new built environments. When people work in these spaces, they also require homes, services. In my design project, I will not do a Hong...

Culture, Identity and Sociability (Design of a Flemish cultural center "De Brakke Grond")

Design of the Flemish culture center--De Brakke Grond. Located in the center of Amsterdam. Main function including: Theaters, Exhibition spaces, Art workshop, Meetting rooms, Restaurant, CAFE and Bookshop.

People's Palaces: Architecture, culture and democracy in two European post-war cultural centres

This thesis is an investigation of the relationship between cultural politics and architecture in the context of the welfare state in post-war Western Europe. The book focusses on two case studies, the London South Bank and the Stockholm Kulturhus, and examines the discourses informing their institutional concepts and architectural forms.

Corporate culture and design: Theoretical reflections on case-studies in the web design industry

In this paper we present a framework to study the relationship between culture and office design. Different levels of culture are discussed as well as various ways in which culture can be expressed in the physical work environment. The framework is applied to contemporary changes in organisational culture and office design. Offices of...