The Dean of Architecture at the University of Melbourne, Professor Tom Kvan, is touring Australia promoting the recent publication of The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric.

Each free, public lecture will examine what he calls one of the most intense, sustainable cities in the world – Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's irregular coastline and steep terrain has resulted in built-up areas that are compact, rich in spatial experience, close to hills and water and connected by an exceptional public transport system.

Professor Kvan will present how the three authors of The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric see value in these conditions: a metropolis with a small urban footprint, 90% use of public transport for vehicular journeys and proximity to nature. 

He explores why urban intensity is vital for more than just ecological reasons and presents propositions based on these observations. 

Professor Tom Kvan is Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at The University of Melbourne.

Prior to this appointment, he was Dean and Professor of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong.

He is an internationally recognized authority on digital design and design management and has authored over 130 publications on this topic. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. 

For further details and to register visit: www.msd.unimelb.edu.au/events/deans-tour/

Lecture Dates & Venues: 

SYDNEY - 19 September, 6.30pm at Tusculum, AIA 3 Manning St, Potts Point

ADELAIDE - 20 September, 6.30pm at AIA South Australia, 100 Flinders St, Adelaide

PERTH - 22 September, 6.30pm at Hews Robert Memorial Theatre, UWA, Corner Clifton Street and Stirling Highway, Nedlands

BRISBANE - 23 September, 6.30pm at Terrace, University of Queensland

LAUNCESTON - 30 September, 1pm at UTAS, Launceston, Inveresk Campus