28th December, 2019
AAM BD President Ar. Christine Choi, BD Vice-President Ar. Jay Ho and board member Ar. Jimmy Wardhana went to the Cantonese Opera Art Museum in Liwan District, Guangzhou to participate in the “Shiwan Ridge Ceramics Skills Workshop”. The workshop was jointly organized by the Cantonese Opera Art Museum, the Institute of Historical Environmental Protection and Renewal of South China University of Technology and the Lingnan Folk Arts Platform of South China Agricultural University, with the support organizations including Hong Kong Historic Building Conservation Association, the Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies and the Architects Association of Macao. The one-day workshop was composed of two parts. In the first part, three speakers from SCUT and SCAU, i.e. Xu Zili, Gao Wei and Xiao Lu, introduced the overall process from the planning, design to construction of the Cantonese Opera Art Museum and how the traditional architectural decoration crafts of Southern China such as Shiwan ceramics, grey plastic, stone carving, brick carving, wood carving, Caozhou fragmented ceramics and wood painting, were applied in the project. The learners were guided to visit and appreciate those masterpieces there. In the second part of the workshop, He Zhanchuan, Shiwan pottery art master, Zhongshan inheritors of intangible heritages, who has worked on those ceramics decorations in the museum, presented his knowledge and skill on traditional Shiwan pottery art. The learners had the chance to experience by themselves the simple pottery making process. This workshop is one of the Co-Crafts with Masters workshops series where the Hong Kong Institute of Architects collaborated with HKHBCA, held in various venues in GBA. Co-Crafts with Masters is related to a series of public engagement events called Co-Vitalize Our Heritage, aiming to promote the knowledge about architectural conservation and the traditional building techniques and crafts.
21st December, 2019
The inauguration of the 8th Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture 2019 (UABB) and the Macao Exhibition at the same event took place in Shenzhen. Ding Qiang, UABB OC Secretary; Choi Kin Long, Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau Department Head; Yang Jing, Vice-President of Macao Urban Planning Institute; Christine Choi, AAM BD President and Chris Tong, the Curator, President of Planwish Architects and Consultants Co.,Ltd. presented in the opening of the Macao Exhibition. The theme of current UABB is “Urban Interactions”. The event lasts for three months and its main venue is located at Shenzhen Futian Railway Station. Exhibitors from various counties around the world come together and bring works that integrate architecture, art and design and explore in-depth on the phenomenon of linkage and interlocking among cities, between cities and people, and among people in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in the process of deepening global interconnection and regional integration. The team of Planwish Architects and Consultants Co.,Ltd., which has won the gold award in the stage of proposals calling organized by ICM, is responsible to curate the Macao Exhibition with “City - Gate” as the design theme. “Gates” which are everywhere in Macao, are used as symbols to construct a parametric-aided 3D-printed installation sculpture composed of arches, the GBA urban context and the grid pattern of WeChat Moments. They symbolize the close connection, mutual influence and coordinated development of Macao and other cities in the GBA in both material and virtual space, reflecting the importance of Macao’s strategic positioning in the development of the GBA. The exhibition aims to arouse people’s thinking and imagination on the preservation of Macao’s local culture in the rapidly increasing urban interaction.
11th December, 2019
AAM, AEM, AECEM, MABCD, MCA and APMCCM (the Six Associations) jointly held a dinner party at Macao Tower, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 20th anniversary of Macao’s handover. VIPs: Zhu Hong, representative of Liaison Office; Zhu Xi, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Raimundo Arrais do Rosário, Secretary for Transport and Public Works; officers of various Government bureaus, leaders of various associations and etc. attended the dinner. MABCD President Paul Tse delivered a speech on behalf of the 6 associations. AECEM President José Chui delivered a toast and held a toast with the leaders of the 6 associations and the guests. We wish that the Macao SAR will enter a new and glorious chapter under the leadership of the fifth Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng and his management team.
28th September, 2019
With the aim of encourage the development of local young architect and enhancing their creativity on contribution to the rehabilitation of old urban, AAM organized again the architectural design competition for young architect in 2019 with topic of “Rua de Cinco de Outubro Neighborhood Revitalization and Redevelopment Concept Design Competition”. The jury panel was composed of Eng. Ho Man Him, Department Head of Public Roads and Drainage of IAM; Ar. Chan Chi Lek, representative of Cultural Affairs Bureau; Mr. Lei Cheok Kuan, President of the Industry and Commerce Federation of Macau Central and Southern District; Ar. Yvonne Ieong, Director of BEAM Society Limited; Ar. Paulo Cheang, Vice-President of AAM Board of Directors. Among the 7 entries, our Jury Panel decided to have one Gold Award, one Silver Award and three Honorable Prizes. This competition got the sponsor of Cultural Affairs Bureau.
15th September, 2019
ARCASIA Committee on Social Responsibility came to Macao for the extended activities of its roundtable panel discussion with the theme “Design for Resiliency - Our Social Conscience”. AAM welcome them with the Macao architectural visit guided by our board members Ar. Nuno Soares and Ar. Christine Choi.
22nd July, 2019
A group of 5 representatives from Nam Kwong Natural Gas Company Limited visited AAM, welcome by our GA President Arch. Ben Leong, BD President Arch. Johnathan Wong, BD Vice-President Arch. Donna Wu and board member Arch. Ryan Lai. Nam Kwong is the utility company currently providing natural gas for Macao in both public and private sectors. The delegation shared with us knowledge and advantages of natural gas over LPG, as well as future potential of the natural resources in long term which would enlighten us on choice of new energy.