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Professor Kuo, Jze Yi 郭子怡

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Assistant Professor

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Professor Kuo, Jze Yi 郭子怡

Title:
Assistant Professor

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
The Architectural Association (AA) School of ArchitectureB.A.
AA DiplomaM.Arch.
Biography

Kuo Jze Yi is an architect and Assistant Professor at The University of Hong Kong. He studied at the Architectural Association. His work focuses on exploring methods for Bottom-Up Community Development, in three main areas:

  1. Enriching Local Material/Resources
  2. Developing Local Building Techniques
  3. Enabling Collectivity through Construction

Kuo organises design workshops and participates in different regions community buildings works, to test how to enrich local assets through exploring material and construction techniques. Including: Earth, Stone, Plant, Bamboo, Wood, Brick, Construction Waste, Household Waste and Objects. Based on participatory design approaches, some construction processes have engaged with more than 200 villagers to build local communal facilities.

Kuo is currently the Deputy Programme Director of the Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design.

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2022-01-01UIA 2030 AWARD, CATEGORY 6: UTILISING LOCAL MATERIALS, Winner: House of Dreams in Zhoushan Village, China
Research Achievement
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