The Greater Bay Area Urban Designer Alliance was established when and what is its mission?
The Greater Bay Area Urban Designer Alliance was jointly established in 2020 by five founding member organizations: The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design, CURB Center for Architecture and Urban Planning - Macau, Guangzhou Urban Planning Association, Urban Planning Society of Shenzhen and Zhuhai Planning Exploration and Design Industry Association. The alliance's mission is to actively promote professional and academic exchanges on urban design in the Greater Bay Area, with the goal of improving the urban design standards and livability of cities in the region.
Why was the Greater Bay Area Urban Designers' Registry established?
One of the main tasks of the Greater Bay Area Urban Designer Alliance is to establish a professional registry of urban designers in the Greater Bay Area. The creation of this widely recognized registry can facilitate talent exchange and the integrated development of the cities in the Greater Bay Area by capitalizing on their respective strengths.
The urban designers included in the Greater Bay Area Urban Designers' Registry are professional urban designers recognized by the five founding member organizations of the alliance, with rich expertise and experience in urban design. The alliance will promote this registry to the governments, developers, and other relevant agencies in the Greater Bay Area, and it is expected to gain wide acceptance in the region soon.
What is the Exemption List?
The Exemption List refers to the founding members of the Greater Bay Area Urban Designers' Registry, who are senior city designers with rich urban design experience from the five founding member organizations of the Greater Bay Area Urban Designer Alliance.
How can one join the Greater Bay Area Urban Designers' Registry? What are the procedures?
Individual members of the founding member organizations of the Greater Bay Area Urban Designer Alliance who have accumulated sufficient urban design experience can apply to their respective organizations. The founding member organizations will determine the application procedures based on their own conditions.
After reviewing the applications and finding them to be in compliance with the standards, the founding member organizations can recommend the applicants to the alliance. The review committee of the Greater Bay Area Urban Designer Alliance will then review the lists submitted by the founding members and decide whether to approve the applications.
For individuals who are not members of the five founding member organizations, how can they apply to join the Greater Bay Area Urban Designers' Registry?
Individuals who are not members of the five founding organizations but wish to apply to join as a Greater Bay Area Urban Designer in the Greater Bay Area Urban Designers' Registry, must first join one of the five founding member organizations. Interested parties can inquire about the details with the organization of their choice.