‘RE: Tai Kok Tsui’ Future Imagineer Academy
Speculation of Sustainability
Project details
Year: 2024- 2025
Location: Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong
Collaborators/Acknowledgement:
Organiser: Hong Kong Arts Centre
Funder: Urban Renewal Fund
Strategic Partner: Yau Tsim Mong District Office of Home Affairs Department, HKSAR
Programme Collaborator:
Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong
Happy Ageing Lab
School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
We are often unaware of the implications of our actions—we do not know how they were derived or what they will mean for our future. Unprecedented crises, such as the pandemic and extreme climate events, prompt us to rethink our approach to a sustainable future. However, we have been following paradigms that optimise urban development by extracting economic value from natural resources—wetlands, sea areas, forests, and so forth. Whilst these developments undoubtedly aim for a better future in the years ahead, they are not sustainable for future generations.
Through Future Imagineer Academy programme (“FIA”), we aim to study the past and present, and imagine the future collectively, with a heightened awareness of our actions and decisions. The decisions we make and the corresponding futures will inspire us to reflect on how to forge paths towards sustainable futures.
The Future Imagineer Academy “( FIA”) is collaborated between Happy Ageing Lab, the School of Architecture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the School of Design at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong. The FIA involves over 100 university students from disciplines such as urban studies, social design, digital design, and geography.
Since September 2024, we have been based in the Tai Kok Tsui( “TKT”) community, using the "Future Cone" framework as a thinking tool to explore the past, present, and future of TKT in stages. We will leverage AI platforms as a medium to break through the boundaries of imagination and unlock a wider range of future possibilities.
Photo credits to
Hong Kong Arts Centre
Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong
Happy Ageing Lab
School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
