Rosalia Ho-Ching Leung is an architect, community designer and researcher. She is lecturer at the Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong since 2017.
Receiving her architectural education and professional training in Hong Kong and in France, her research and teaching primarily focus on urban-rural development and Participatory Design.
She has been involved in community projects with various NGOs, in which she investigates the role of rural in the contemporary urban context of Hong Kong.
Since 2018, she has been the course instructor of “Research on Participatory Design in Architecture” at Hong Kong University, promoting Participatory Design in Hong Kong by bridging academia and local community.
Qualifications | |
| 2022 | Diplôme d'architecte HMONP (France) |
| 2013 | Diplôme d'Etat d'architecte (Master of Architecture) École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Malaquais (Paris) |
| 2010 | Bachelor of Arts (Architectural Studies) University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) |
Awards | |
| 2019 | +Furniture Judges’ Special Award (Public Space Design Category) Taipei International Design Award |
Publications | |
| 2023 | 讓空間留白：參與式建築設計 Creating Space for Participation - Participatory Design in Architecture; co-author with Robert Wong, Liza Luk; published by P.PLUS Limited; IBSN 9789620451034 |
| 2022 | Human-Planet Public Objects ; co-author with Aron Tsang (Napp Studio); self published supported by Design Trust Seed Grant |
| 2020 | “Participatory Design Study on Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail Route 4 Hoi Sum Promenade”, in “Construction +” Issue 19 2Q 2020, p.116-118, ISSN 2519-6723 |
Invited talks & lectures | |
| 2023.09.06 | Guest panel, HKIA Book Talk: What if Architecture Book can make a Change?, Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA), Hong Kong |
| 2023.01.10 | “Architecture and Sustainability: Can the Buddhist perspective be a guide?”, guest lecture in the course “Buddhism and Sustainability” conducted by Prof. Frank J.Hoffman, International Buddhist Studies College (IBSC), MCU, Thailand |
| 2022.11.04 | “Architecture is Participation: a discussion on architectural education and its social value”, Fall 2022 Discussion Series, Department of Architecture University of Hong Kong |
| 2020.07.24 | Cultural intelligence in leadership, Summer Leadership Forum, University of Hong Kong |
| 2015.10.28 | “Architecture in France”, invited dinner talk at the Alumni Clubhouse, University of Hong Kong Alumni Association |
Press | |
| 2022.09.16 | 以「集籽種城」共探城市韌性，2022深港城市\建築雙城雙年展（香港）開幕, 香港商報 ( Seeds of resilience, UABB 2022 exhibition opening, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Hong Kong) |
| 2022.08.18 | Featured projects, 2022 Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism / Architecture (Hong Kong) “Seeds of Resilience, Re(dis)covering The City”, Archifynow |
| 2021.07.02 | 《維港放小息》Recess at Harbourfront, Design District Hong Kong |
| 2019.12.20 | “100 drawings on community”- featured alumni, written by Christopher DeWolf, published on Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong website |
| 2019.07.14 | 設計日常2：關顧設計 (RTHK 33) Everyday Design 2: Inclusive Design (RTHK 33) |
| 2018.07.13 | 建築隨意門 (Metro Radio) Interviewee, Doors2theworld (Metro Radio) |
| 2016.09.05 | 欄杆上開飯, 明周 Dining at the balustrade (Ming Po Weekly) |
| 2015.09.27 | 綠色生活﹕復興鄉村第一步 環保公廁自己建, 明報副刊 Green Living: Revitalizing rural village: Eco-toilet construction (Ming Po) |
| 2015.09.18 | 化糞為肥 大學生元朗起公廁, 蘋果日報副刊【文化籽】 Turning human waste into fertilizer: Eco-toilet construction by university students (Apple Daily) |
| 2015.04.27 | 要公平, 就要有民間農業園, 新假期 In Equity, Bottom-up Agricultural Park for Hong Kong (New Holiday) |