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Professor Yu, Ka Sing 余家聲

Title:
Senior Professional Practitioner
Assistant Professor of Practice

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Professor Yu, Ka Sing 余家聲

Title:
Senior Professional Practitioner
Assistant Professor of Practice

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
The University of Hong KongBA(AS)
2004The University of Hong KongMArch
2011The University of Hong KongMSc(Conservation)
Biography

Ka-Sing Yu, a Registered Architect and Authorised Person, has previously worked as an architect at Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong), a leading architectural practice in Hong Kong. In 2011, upon his graduation with Distinction to his MSc(Conservation) degree from The University of Hong Kong, he focused his professional practice in the field of architectural conservation through the consultancy he founded, Substance Lab Limited (SLAB, established in 2010). Today, he has accumulated over 35 conservation projects in his portfolio, ranking him one of the leading conservation practitioners in Hong Kong. In 2017, he was recruited by The University of Hong Kong, and appointed the first Assistant Professor of Practice in the Division of Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP), and assuming the Directorship of ACP’s undergraduate programmes (the BA(Conservation) programme and the ACP Common Core Courses). A mother-tongue Cantonese speaker, he is fluent in English, Putonghua and German.

 
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
04/2008 - nowMemberHong Kong Institute of Architects
01/2023 - nowNon-official MemberAdvisory Committee on Built Heritage Conservation
09/2020 - 09/2022Non-official MemberLantau Conservation Fund Advisory Committee
03/2011 - nowProfessional MemberHong Kong Institute of Conservationists
01/2021 - nowNon-official MemberTechnical Committee (TC) on Building Safety and Health Requirements for Historic Buildings under the Buildings Ordinance
03/2022 - nowAdvance HE FellowAdvance HE
06/2015 - 06/2018MemberTechnical Committee on Building Safety and Health Requirements for Historic Buildings under the Buildings Ordinance / Buildings Department, HKSAR Government
2010 - nowLEED APU.S. Green Building Council
04/2018 - 01/2019MemberOrganising Committee of RICS International Conservation Conference 2019 / Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
06/2018 - 06/2018Invited Expert“Expert Meeting on Developing a Competency Framework for Management of Cultural World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia / UNESCO Bangkok
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Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN)Area of Expertise (ZH)
Site interpretation
Hong Kong urban architecture and history香港城市建築與歷史
Heritage impact assessment
Cultural mapping
Cultural heritage (understanding significance)
Conservation planning
Conservation management
Adaptive re-use and design integration for heritage buildings建築文物活化再用的整合設計
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN)Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English, Cantonese, Putonghua, German英語、粵語、普通話、德語
Written Languages:
Written Language(s) (EN)Written Language(s) (ZH)
English, Chinese英文、中文
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