Leaving a new world
Hard to believe this trip is already over; it was as short as it was jam-packed with activities and hard work. I can now say that I’ve visited four continents, and I hope that the rest will follow soon (including Antarctica). Hong Kong is the perfect model of a metropolis. The city copes incredibly well with very difficult spatial and geographic constraints and has set a high standard for urban design.
The final grind
In terms of classes, this week was a lot different than the last. Field trips and lectures were mostly replaced by group work time to be devoted to our final poster and policy presentation. We spent numerous hours every day this week refining our ideas, phrasing policy statements, absorbing feedback from Dr. Melnick and Robert Gibson (one of the CityU faculty working with our class) and deciding on poster layouts.