Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2026 Aug

Empathetic and Inclusive Design

https://www.doi.org/10.55412/14.06

Issue 14, P. - P.

Empathy Beyond Comfort: Friction, Variety and Memory as Social Infrastructure in Hong Kong’s Dense Urbanism

Tony Chiu

MArch graduate from The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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