Conference Schedule
We look forward to welcoming you in Hong Kong on Tuesday night, 1 July 2025! The programme below outlines the core conference activities, including keynotes, paper sessions, and our experimental Catalytic Interfaces track.
Note: This schedule is tentative and may be updated. Social event details (tours, Shenzhen day trip, Junk Boat Party) will be announced soon. Tickets for these will be sold separately.
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
- 18:00 – 21:00: Welcome Drinks at HKU Senior Common Room
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
| Time | Description | Host / Chair / Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Opening | CPD - LG Atrium | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Prof. Dr. Kristof Crolla | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 09:30 – 09:50 | Lion Dance | Prof. Dr. Kristof Crolla | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 09:50 – 10:50 | KEYNOTE 1: PROF. DR. MARIANA POPESCU |
Prof. Dr. Kam-Ming Mark Tam | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Catalytic Interfaces – Introduction | Prof. Dr. Kristof Crolla | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 11:20 – 12:30 | Speaker-led Presentations S-S1: Intelligent Robotic Assembly |
Prof. Dr. Victor Pok Yin Leung | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 12:30 – 13:10 | Lunch Break / Poster Viewing | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 13:10 – 13:50 | Parallel Presentation P-A1: Urban Perceptions & Patterns |
Prof. Dr. Hongshan Guo | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 13:10 – 14:00 | Parallel Presentation P-B1: Augmenting Design Generation |
Prof. Dr. Tan Tan | CPD - LG.18 |
| 13:10 – 14:00 | Parallel Presentation P-C1: Intelligent Robotics & Layout Planning |
Prof. Dr. Peter Búš | CPD - LG.34 |
| 13:10 – 14:00 | Parallel Presentation P-D1: Sustainable Building Design Processes |
Dr. Provides Ng | CPD - 1.21 |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 14:20 – 15:20 | Special Collection S-1: Generating Building Layout |
Prof. Dr. Davide Schaumann | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 15:40 – 16:25 | Special Collection S-2: Augmenting & Advancing Design |
Dr. Garvin Goepel | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 16:25 – 17:00 | Break / Relocate | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | KEYNOTE 2: PROF. SHIGERU BAN |
Prof. Dr. Kristof Crolla | Rayson Huang Lecture Theatre |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Catalytic Interfaces – Work Session | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Victoria Peak at Night | Offsite | |
| 20:30 – 22:00 | Henderson by Zaha Hadid Architects | Offsite |
Thursday, 3 July 2025
| Time | Description | Host / Chair / Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Opening | CPD - LG Atrium | |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | KEYNOTE 3: DR. WANYU HE |
Mr. Haotian Zhang | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Catalytic Interfaces – Check In | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 10:30 – 11:55 | Speaker-led Presentations S-S2: Urban Perceptions & Patterns I |
Prof. Dr. Rudi Stouffs | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 11:55 – 12:45 | Lunch Break / Poster Viewing | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 12:45 – 13:35 | Parallel Presentation P-A2: Urban Infrastructure & Environmental Systems |
Prof. Dr. Christiane M. Herr | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 12:45 – 13:35 | Parallel Presentation P-B2: AI for Design Evaluation |
Prof. Dr. Hao Zheng | CPD - LG.18 |
| 12:45 – 13:35 | Parallel Presentation P-C2: Structural, Fabrication & Material Logic |
Prof. Dr. Cao Ting | CPD - LG.34 |
| 12:45 – 13:25 | Parallel Presentation P-D2: Community & Collective Intelligence |
Mr. Haotian Zhang | CPD - 1.21 |
| 13:35 - 13:55 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 13:55 - 14:40 | Special Collection S-3: Urban Perceptions & Patterns II |
Prof. Dr. Hongshan Guo | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 15:00 - 16:25 | Speaker-led Presentations S-S3: Morphology Across Scales |
Prof. Dr. Kam-Ming Mark Tam | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 16:25 – 16:45 | Break | ||
| 16:45 – 17:45 | Special Collection S-4: Structural, Fabrication & Material Logic |
Prof. Dr. Juan Jose Castellon | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 17:45 – 19:15 | Catalytic Interfaces – Work Session | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Victoria Peak at Night | Offsite |
Friday, 4 July 2025
| Time | Description | Host / Chair / Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Opening | CPD - LG Atrium | |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | KEYNOTE 4: PROF. DR. DANIELA MITTERBERGER |
Prof. Dr. Kam-Ming Mark Tam | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Catalytic Interfaces – Check In | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 10:30 – 11:40 | Speaker-led Presentations S-S4: Prompting Architecture |
Prof. Dr. Christiane M. Herr | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 12:00 – 12:40 | Parallel Presentation P-A3: Evaluating & Expanding AI |
Prof. Dr. Frank Xue | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Parallel Presentation P-B3: Immersive Learning & Design |
Dr. Garvin Goepel | CPD - LG.18 |
| 12:00 – 12:40 | Parallel Presentation P-C3: Building Architectural Insights |
Dr. Achilleas Xydis | CPD - LG.34 |
| 12:50 – 13:40 | Lunch Break / Poster Viewing | CPD - LG.34 | |
| 13:40 – 14:50 | Speaker-led Presentations S-S5: Architectural Computing & Reasoning |
Prof. Dr. Immanuel Koh | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 14:50 – 15:10 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 15:10 – 17:10 | Catalytic Interfaces Presentation | Prof. Dr. Kristof Crolla Prof. Dr. Kam-Ming Mark Tam |
CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 17:10 – 17:30 | Break | CPD - LG.07-10 | |
| 17:30 – 18:30 | KEYNOTE 5: PROF. DR. WILSON LU |
Prof. Dr. Kristof Crolla | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | Closing Remarks | Prof. Dr. Kristof Crolla | CPD - LG.08-09 |
| 19:30 – 22:30 | Banquet Dinner | City Hall Maxim’s Palace (Central) |
Saturday, 5 July 2025
- 08:30 – 20:30: Discovering Shenzhen
- 09:30 – 11:30: Mongkok & Yau Ma Tei
- 13:30 – 15:30: Henderson by Zaha Hadid Architects
- 13:30 – 15:30: Public Housing
- 14:30 – 16:30: M+ Art Museum by Herzog and de Meuron
- 14:30 – 16:30: Wan Chai Temple & Blue House
- 16:30 – 18:30: Henderson by Zaha Hadid Architects
- 19:30 – 20:30: North Point to Whitty Street Tram Depot
- 20:30 – 21:30: North Point to Whitty Street Tram Depot
Sunday, 6 July 2025
- 08:30 – 19:30: Junk Boat
Note again: This schedule is tentative and subject to change.