Greater Bay Area Urban Designer Alliance

With the mission of elevation of urban design standard and improvement of the livability of the cities in the Greater Bay Area, the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design, CURB Center for Architecture and Urbanism – Macau, Guangzhou Urban Planning Association, Urban Planning Society of Shenzhen, and Zhuhai Planning Exploration and Design Industry Association ("Five Founding Member Institutes") agree to establish the Greater Bay Area Urban Designer Alliance ("the Alliance"). It is a professional platform for promotion of collaboration among urban design professionals, practices and organizations in the Greater Bay Area including urban designers, architects, landscape designers, town planners and engineers, and subsequently establish the professional recognition for urban design practitioners in the Greater Bay Area.

E-mail: gba@hkiud.org

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MISSION & VISION

To improve the livability, sustainability and identity of cities in the Greater Bay Area

To provide more chances to meet with urban design professionals in other Greater Bay Area
To promote collaboration among urban design professional organisations in Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other Greater Bay cities

To strengthen the communication among urban design professionals
To promote the good urban design standard and upholding professional integrity

To facilitate urban designers, especially young professionals to explore career development opportunities in the Greater Bay Area

MISSION & VISION

To improve the livability, sustainability and identity of cities in the Greater Bay Area

To provide more chances to meet with urban design professionals in other Greater Bay Area
To promote collaboration among urban design professional organisations in Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other Greater Bay cities

To strengthen the communication among urban design professionals
To promote the good urban design standard and upholding professional integrity

To facilitate urban designers, especially young professionals to explore career development opportunities in the Greater Bay Area

The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Conference

The first edition of the Conference will be held on 25th November with the theme announced as “Wellbeing through Urban Design: A Critical Action Plan for Mega Region”. The Conference aims to facilitate the discussion of common urban design issues in the Greater Bay Area and will be held biennially.

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The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Awards

The Awards are organised by The HKIUD with the support of the Alliance’s other founding members as a biennial event. During yesterday’s briefing, it is officially announced that the nominations will start from July this year for the member of the Founding Member Institutes in The Greater Bay Urban Designer Alliance, and their recommended professionals institutes to submit their urban design projects in the region to the Greater Bay Area Urban Design Awards.

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FOUNDING MEMBER INSTITUTES

Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design 香港城市設計學會
CURB Center for Architecture and Urbanism – Macau CURB建築與城市規劃中心 - 澳門

Guangzhou Urban Planning Association 廣州市城市規劃協會
Urban Planning Society of Shenzhen 深圳市城市規劃學會
Zhuhai Planning Exploration and Design Industry Association 珠海市規劃勘察設計行業協會

FOUNDING MEMBER INSTITUTES

Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design 香港城市設計學會
CURB Center for Architecture and Urbanism – Macau CURB建築與城市規劃中心 - 澳門
Guangzhou Urban Planning Association 廣州市城市規劃協會
Urban Planning Society of Shenzhen 深圳市城市規劃學會
Zhuhai Planning Exploration and Design Industry Association 珠海市規劃勘察設計行業協會