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| Vertical Density: the Public Dimension The extreme vertical density of Hong Kong, New York and Shanghai has been driven by market forces and private investment coupled with municipal regulation and planning. A two-day international conference on vertical density and the public dimension of livable cities will explore how the vital concentration and growth of global cities can be balanced with an enlargement of the civic realm. The conference will also look at how the essential character and cultures of a place can be promoted, and how government and private interests can work together to create, maintain, and celebrate a positive public dimension. Vertical Density: the Public Dimension will bring together government and city officials, developers, planners, and architects from Hong Kong, New York, and Shanghai on the comparative architecture, urbanism, and public space over two days - January 21 and 22, 2010 - in Hong Kong. Organised by the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Shanghai World Expo 2010 Executive Committee, and presented by the Hong Kong - New York Urban Exchange Group, AIA Hong Kong, and The Skyscraper Museum, the conference is the second of an ongoing exchange between the world's great skyscraper cities. The first conference, presented in New York in October 2008 by The Skyscraper Museum, examined the extreme density of Hong Kong and Manhattan, and explored the models of efficient mass transit as a necessity for successful cities. This year, Hong Kong is the venue for a dialogue on creating, enhancing, and celebrating public space. While New York and Hong Kong share exceptional affinities and can learn much from a continuing exchange, their experiences also can benefit other cities just beginning their skyscraper evolution. In this spirit, the first session of the 2010 Conference extends its focus to include Shanghai, which is rapidly transforming into one of the world's premier skyscraper cities, and will also host the 2010 World Expo under the theme 'Better City, Better Life'. The Vertical Density: the Public Dimension 2010 two-day Conference is designed for an audience of professionals in the building, architectural, construction, development, and planning industry. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |