Melody Hoi-lam YIU is an urban researcher-designer focusing on public architecture and cultural development, currently a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Following a decade-long practice in architecture and design, she integrates professional insight with her interest in arts and culture to pursue research on urban cultural development, as well as engaging in artistic collaborations and space design projects. Her recently published monograph, “Cultural Architecture and Late-colonial Space” (Routledge, 2025), accounts for the spatial history of public cultural architecture in Hong Kong. The current research examines the design and development history of the municipal cultural buildings (Town Halls, Civic Centres, Museums, and Theatres) in late colonial Hong Kong, as well as the topic of cultural infrastructure and its agency in the cultural development of Asian cities.
Dr. Melody Hoi-lam YIU
