Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2025 Sep

Gazing at the City: Reflections on Our Urban Present

https://www.doi.org/10.55412/12.07

Issue 12, P. - P.

Alley souls: Healing & Encounters Mending the Urban Fabric, Healing the Public: A Therapeutic Renewal Framework for Hong Kong's Hyper-Density Alleyways

Jianing Tian

Master of Urban Design, The University of Hong Kong | Bachelor of Architectural Design, The University of Melbourne

 and  Jutta Kehrer

Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong; Director at Guangzhou S.P.I Design
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