NEWS & EVENTS “CO-VITALIZE OUR HERITAGE” – CO-CRAFT WITH MASTERS
craftsmen in each of the conversation process in question.
CO-CRAFT WITH MASTERS – WORKSHOPS HIGHLIGHTS:
Washed-Grano @ Haw Par Music Farm (Grade 1 historic building) Washed-grano was one of the finishing techniques used in the conservation and revitalization of Haw Par Mansion. Participants learned the history and craft of this European technique and its wide adoption in architectures in South-China from 1920s onwards, which like Haw Par Mansion can be said to carry a style of “Chinese Eclecticism”
PROJECT INTRODUCTION The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) organizes a community-wide project “Co-Vitalize Our Heritage” from March to October this year. Funded by the Built Heritage Conservation Fund of Development Bureau, HKIA will collaborate with 17 local revitalized sites and other partners to raise awareness on the importance of revitalization to different stakeholders and members of the public. The project covers 4 themed components including Co-Tour with Docents; Co-Craft with Masters; Co-Create with Students and Co-Design with Architects.
THE LIST OF LOCAL REVITALIZED SITES: 7 Mallory Street, Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Blue House Cluster, Crown Wine Cellars, F11 Foto Museum, Fringe Club, Green Hub for Sustainable Living, Haw Par Music Farm, Hong Kong Baptist University School of Chinese Medicine - Lui
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Seng Chun, The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences, Hong Kong News- Expo, Jao Tsung-I Academy, The Mills, PMQ, SCAD Hong Kong, and YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel.
ABOUT CO-CRAFT WITH MASTERS Architects partnering with veteran Master Craftsmen to lead 6 hands- on workshops on antique and conservation building techniques, with each workshop staged at a historic building (revitalized or otherwise) that made actual use of such crafts. The crafts include painting of “door gods”, washed-grano finishing, traditional roof tiling etc. Participants have the opportunity to learn about the history and traditions of these techniques in additional to their hands-on experience, while gaining an insight into the cooperation between architects and
Bricks Repair@ Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage (CACHe), (Grade 2) Co-Craft with Masters was held at CACHe, a red-brick historic building, where architects and craftsmen illustrated to participants the brick- laying styles of various traditions, typical composition of bricks used in these buildings, and the brick-laying and repair techniques.
“Door gods” Painting @ HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre, Lo Wai Village After learning from architects the history and traditions of ‘door gods’ by visiting a traditional ancestral temple in the village, participants took up the craft of painting 'door gods' under the guidance of craftsmen and finished their own door for the day.
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