Mui Tsz Lam Revitalisation Project wins Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the THE Awards Asia 2025

【CUHKAwards】Mui Tsz Lam Revitalisation Project wins Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the THE Awards Asia 2025

Congratulations to Professor Thomas Chung of the CUHK School of Architecture and his team! Their “Mui Tsz Lam Revitalisation Project” has been awarded the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia “Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences”.

This project, supported by the Countryside Conservation Office’s Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, is centred on collaborative restoration and brings together villagers, students, and volunteers to revitalise the 360-year-old Hakka village of Mui Tsz Lam. It sets a new benchmark for sustainable placemaking and rural conservation in Hong Kong.

Read more: CUHK News Release https://shorturl.at/iectU

Professor Chung has consistently emphasised in past interviews that architecture is not just about renovation, but about connecting people with place, culture, and the environment. He has led students and volunteers into the countryside, using a co-creative approach to restore the “Old House” and “Mural House”, and transformed the Old House into “Mui Tsz Lam Commons”, a community cooperative that now serves as an education and research base for CUHK. Over the past four years, more than 250 villagers, volunteers, students, and NGO members have participated, breathing new life into the village.

Professor Thomas Chung shared: “This land gives me a sense of authenticity, which motivates me to conduct research and experiments. I hope that through this project, more people will become aware of local culture and participate in rural conservation, so that together we can preserve Hong Kong’s precious rural memories.”

Read more: CubicZine interview https://shorturl.at/0eN9q

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【中大榮譽】 梅子林復育計劃榮獲泰晤士高等教育亞洲大獎

恭喜中大建築學院鍾宏亮教授及團隊！由他們主導的「梅子林復育計劃」榮獲2025年度泰晤士高等教育亞洲大獎「藝術、人文與社會科學年度研究獎」。這項目該獲鄉郊保育辦公室鄉郊保育資助計劃資助，以協作修復為核心，結合村民、學生、義工力量，活化擁有360年歷史的客家村落，推動可持續地方營造，成為香港鄉村保育新典範。

中大新聞： https://shorturl.at/iectU

鍾教授曾接受CubicZine訪問，一直強調建築不只是裝修，而是連繫人與地方、文化與環境。他帶領學生和義工走入鄉郊，以共創方式修復「老屋」和「壁畫屋」，並將「老屋」轉化為社區合作社「众舍」，成為教育與研究基地。四年來，已動員超過250位村民、義工、學生及非政府組織成員參與，讓村落重現生機。

鍾教授分享：「這塊土地有種真實感，令我有動力去做研究、實驗。希望透過這個計劃，啟發更多人關注本地文化、參與鄉村保育，一起為香港留住珍貴的鄉土記憶。」

閱讀文章： https://innoport.cuhk.edu.hk/single-cubiczine/thomaschung/