Gameboarding Urban Systems and Strategies for Regional Planning Colloquia 2026

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Date

05 May 2026
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Time

09:30 - 17:00
Venue

V1101, 11/F, Block V, PolyU Map

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Summary

The Greater Bay Area (GBA) is a dynamic engine of innovation and growth, yet its rapid urbanization demands visionary strategies to balance economic ambition with sustainability and equity. This colloquium covers policy, urban strategies, planning and complex spatial systems to explore strategic scenario-building as a tool for shaping the GBA’s future.

The programme will include presenters Prof. Gerhard Bruyns (PolyU), Prof. Peter Hasdell (PolyU), Dr Y. Peng (PolyU), Prof. Jiaxiu Cai (CUHK), Prof. Diego Sepulveda (TU Delft), and Prof. Camilo Pinilla Castro (UNAL).

Programme

9:30 am - 9:45 am	Welcome and Introduction	Prof. Gerhard Bruyns (PolyU)
9:45 am - 10:05 am	Gameboarding and Scenario Formation: CHORA + Border Ecologies	Prof. Peter Hasdell (PolyU)
10:10 am - 10:30 am	Megablock Urbanism	Dr Yixuan Peng (PolyU)
10:35 am - 10:55 am	Regional Morphologies as Design Tools	Prof. Gerhard Bruyns (PolyU)
11:00 am - 11:20 am	Break
11:25 am - 11:45 am	Water Adaptability and the Making of Form: Decoding Water Town Archetypes in the Pearl River Delta	Prof. Jiaxiu Cai (CUHK)
11:50 am - 12:10 pm	Biophysical Systems & Morphology	Prof. Diego Sepulveda (TU Delft)
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm	The Metropolis in Context	Prof. Camilo Pinilla Castro (UNAL)
2:00 pm - 3:20 pm	Student Presentations	PolyU Transitional Environments Design (TED) Students
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm	Student Presentations + Themes Assigning	TU Delft & UNAL Students

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