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Professor Yu, Ka Sing 余家聲

Title:
Senior Professional Practitioner
Assistant Professor of Practice

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Professor Yu, Ka Sing 余家聲

Title:
Senior Professional Practitioner
Assistant Professor of Practice

Short Biography:

Ka-Sing Yu graduated with Distinction from the MSc(Conservation) programme in 2011 and established his own conservation practice, Substance Lab Limited (SLAB), in 2010.  A Registered Architect and Authorised Person, he previously worked for five years as an architect at Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd.  Today, besides teaching in the BA(Conservation) curriculum, he practises as an architectural conservationist with an extensive portfolio that places him as one of the leading conservation practitioners in Hong Kong.

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
The University of Hong KongBA(AS)
2004The University of Hong KongMArch
2011The University of Hong KongMSc(Conservation)
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
09/2020 - 09/2022Non-official MemberLantau Conservation Fund Advisory Committee
01/2021 - nowNon-official MemberTechnical Committee (TC) on Building Safety and Health Requirements for Historic Buildings under the Buildings Ordinance
01/2023 - nowNon-official MemberAdvisory Committee on Built Heritage Conservation
04/2018 - 01/2019MemberOrganising Committee of RICS International Conservation Conference 2019 / Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
06/2018 - 06/2018Invited Expert“Expert Meeting on Developing a Competency Framework for Management of Cultural World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia / UNESCO Bangkok
03/2011 - nowProfessional MemberHong Kong Institute of Conservationists
04/2008 - nowMemberHong Kong Institute of Architects
06/2015 - 06/2018MemberTechnical Committee on Building Safety and Health Requirements for Historic Buildings under the Buildings Ordinance / Buildings Department, HKSAR Government
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Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN)Area of Expertise (ZH)
Site interpretation
Hong Kong urban architecture and history香港城市建築與歷史
Heritage impact assessment
Cultural mapping
Cultural heritage (understanding significance)
Conservation planning
Conservation management
Adaptive re-use and design integration for heritage buildings建築文物活化再用的整合設計
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN)Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English, Cantonese, Putonghua, German英語、粵語、普通話、德語
Written Languages:
Written Language(s) (EN)Written Language(s) (ZH)
English, Chinese英文、中文
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