11th August, 2018
A review sharing session “Vicente Bravo – The Man and the Architect”, organized by Albergue SCM with the co-organizers AAM and CA Cultura, took place at Albergue SCM. The Secretary for the Transport and Public Works Engineer Raimundo Arrais do Rosário, the local architects and engineers attended. Ar. Carlos Marreiros, Ar. Jay Ho, Ar. José Maneiras, Ar. Paulo Cheang, Ar. Maria José Freitas, Ar. Nuno Soares, Eng. José Silveirinha and etc. gave the homage to Vicente Bravo, sharing his life story and the experience on working with him. Vicente Bravo worked in Macao as an architect for over 30 years and contributed to Macao by designing numerous important architecture projects, including the 1991 Macao Architecture Award project the Peony Court of Flower City Taipa, the pavilion provisional of the handover ceremony in 1999, which is widely known as “The Lantern” and etc. His pursuit of architecture is a model for our younger generation. AAM acknowledges Architect Vincente Bravo for his contribution to Macao and to our profession of architecture design. Architect Vicente Bravo passed away in Lisbon on 28th July, 2018, at the age of 72.
Macao Space Development Planning Seminar
Organized by Macao University of Science and Technology (MUST), the “Macao Space Development Planning Seminar” was held on March 8, 2018 at the MUST Library. With the invitation of the organizing unit, Vice Presidents Paulo Cheang and Donna Wu and Director Ryan Lai represented AAM to attend this activity. This seminar is one of the academic exchange activities of the “2018 Joint of Postgraduate of Seven Schools Design Camp: Macao Space Development Planning Seminar Activity”, inviting Huaqiao University Vice President Liu Gong, Professor Zheng Zhi, Qinghua University Professor Xu Mouyan, Japan Institute of Architects President, Waseda University Professor Nobuaki Furuya, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Professor Zhang Lufeng, Chongqing University Professor Deng Suyang, Tunghai University Professor Kuo Chi-Jeng, six well known domestic and overseas experts and scholars from the fields of architecture and city planning; and also inviting guest representatives of related societies and academic institutions from Macao, including Office of Policy Studies of the MSAR Government Prof. Mi Jian, Association for Macao Historical and Cultural Heritage Protection President Cheang Kok Keong, Macao Urban Development Institute President Chan Leong, Macao Association of Architects and Civil Engineers of Huaqiao University President Ao Weng Kong and locals experts, as well as MUST Vice President Dr. Tong Ka Lok, Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Arts Prof. Zhang Zhiqing, Vice Dean Prof. Ma Quan, Assistant Dean Samantha Chiang, Prof. Ung Vai Meng, Associate Professor Wen Kuo Hsun, Institute for Social and Cultural Research Director Lin Guangzhi, MUST Alumni Federation representative Lo Cheok Meng and so on. Starting from Macao’s history of urban space development and the planning background of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, exploring Macao urban space features, development ideas of foreign cities’ bay area, this seminar analyses the future of Macao urban space development as well. The main guest speakers, Nobuaki Furuya, Cheang Kok Keong, Lam Kuang Chi and etc. presented their subject reports, then the audiences had a discussion with the guests. AAM Vice President Paulo Cheang and Prof. Nobuaki Furuya carried out a discussion. Paulo Cheang stated, limited by the requirements, the Macao old town areas have rather narrow space and also stand many old architectures, contradiction exists between city development and the conservation of historical town, how to balance between development and conserving is a topic worth to discuss on. Nobuaki Furuya believes that Macao old town areas possesses special cultures and the feature of diversity, both redeveloping or entirely conserving the area may not be suitable, he pointed out that referring to the experience of Tokyo, selecting some places of the old town areas possessing cultural features and expanding and activating it, thereby showing the diversity of Macao and specific special cultural features. In addition, Prof. Liu Gong and Prof. Ung Wai Meng and guests each gave suggestions on how to balance between development and conserving historical town areas, how to conserve Macao culture’s inner strength and spread it through the new urban areas, as well as how to make good use of surrounding sea areas and more. Finally, Prof. Ma Quan gave a brief summary speech to the seminar, proposed the vision of Macao urban space development from an international view, looking forward to Macao’s initiative and advancing the development opportunity of the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” through “Belt and Road Initiative”, becoming the “Maritime City” with most historical heritage.