重遇：何弢

何弢（1936-2019）是香港著名建築師及文化人。他在現代主義建築大師之間成長，深受包浩斯的原則和精神的薰陶。作為一位博學的通才，他涉獵的領域廣泛，包括城市規劃、建築設計、平面設計、繪畫、雕塑，乃至東西方哲學與宇宙科學等多元文化藝術範疇。

建築歷史學者黎雋維蒐集大量何弢未經發表的設計手稿、相片及資料，經過七年的整理與深入研究，還原何弢與香港建築、藝術及文化相互交織的跌宕人生，並記錄低香港文化歷史與建築設計的重要一頁。

畢業於哈佛大學設計研究生學院的何弢，師從Walter Gropius和Joseph Sert等現代主義大師。他的建築訓練深受包浩斯思想影響，創作橫跨城市規劃、建築、平面設計、繪畫、雕塑乃至哲學與科學。他以「亂中尋序」為核心理念，將香港的混雜性與市井文化轉化為設計語言。他是香港藝術中心的建築師、特區區徽設計者之一，更是改革開放後首批北上實踐的建築師。

何弢的事業從他於1964年自美國回港，到2002年不幸中風，橫跨共五十年。他眾多的作品—包括設計、思想理論和藝術創作—中的實驗與實踐，至今仍然深刻地影響着香港的城市及文化。這本書希望透過重新整理和審視何弢遺世的珍貴檔案，重構其思想脈絡，以彰顯他在香港及國際建築歷史上的地位和貢獻。

Tao Ho (1936-2019) —a renowned Hong Kong architect and cultural practitioner. He was trained among the pioneers of the Modern Architectural Movement, and was heavily influenced by the principles and spirits of the Bauhaus. He was a polymath who engaged in a wide array of cultural endeavors from urban planning, architectural design, and graphic design, to painting, sculpture, Eastern and Western philosophy and cosmic science.

Through seven years of organisation and in-depth research into a vast collection of previously unpublished design manuscripts, photographs, and archival materials, architectural historian Charles Lai has reconstructed Tao Ho's multifaceted life and its connection with the development of Hong Kong's architecture, art, and cultural landscape, and documented a pivotal chapter in Hong Kong's cultural history and architectural design.

A graduate of Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, Tao Ho studied under Modernist masters such as Walter Gropius and Joseph Sert. His architectural training was profoundly shaped by Bauhaus pedagogy, and his work encompassed urban planning, architecture, graphic design, painting, sculpture, and even philosophy and science. With "Order in Chaos" as his core philosophy, he aimed to translate Hong Kong's hybridity and grassroots culture into a unique design language. He designed the Hong Kong Arts Centre and was one of the designers of the HKSAR emblem. He was also among the first architects to practice in mainland China after the economic reform and opening-up.

From his return to Hong Kong from the US in 1964 until his unfortunate stroke in 2002, Tao Ho's professional life spanned fifty years. His extensive body of work—including designs, theoretical ideas, and artistic creations—continues to profoundly influence Hong Kong's urban landscape and culture today as both experiments and practice. By reorganising and re-examining Tao Ho's precious archived legacy, this book aims to reconstruct his intellectual lineage and highlight his standing and contributions to Hong Kong and international architectural history.

本書特色
-歷經七年的第一手資料研究及整理後成書，亦採訪了多位何弢生前的朋友及同事，為第一本全面研究何弢生平的建築設計師記錄大全

-書內有大量從未發表設計手稿及相片，加上以檔案為意念的精裝設計，極具收藏價值

-從何弢的檔案中發現不少關於香港都市發展，特別是海濱規劃的初始概念，可以讓對建築和城市發展有興趣的讀者更認識香港

-除了建築以外，何弢亦涉足藝術文化。透過他的檔案，這本書亦側錄了70年代以來的香港文化論述和發展歷史

作者簡介：

黎雋維 Charles Lai
建築師（英國）及建築歷史學者，香港大學建築歷史博士，畢業於香港大學建築系及英國倫敦建築聯盟學院（AA），Docomomo香港分會成員，現任教於香港大學、香港理工大學及香港嶺南大學。黎雋維為建築設計及保育顧問事務所AO-NA的創辦人及主持建築師，主要從事與建築遺產和建築歷史相關的設計、保護、研究和策展工作。除學術文章及出版外，他亦經常為媒體或報刊撰文。他的主要研究範圍包括東亞及東南亞現代建築歷史、上海批盪的文化和歷史，以及歷史建築保育和改造設計。

An architect (UK) and researcher in the history and conservation of Hong Kong and Asian modern architecture. He received his PhD in Architectural History from the Department of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong, and a diploma degree from the AA School of Architecture in London.

He currently teaches at The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Lingnan University Hong Kong. Lai is also a member of Docomomo Hong Kong Chapter. He is the Founder and Director of the architectural studio and heritage conservation consultancy AO-NA, focusing primarily on design, heritage conservation, research and curatorial work related to built heritage and architectural history.

Lai also writes regularly for academic journals and columns. His research interests include the history of modern architecture in East and Southeast Asia, the material culture and history of Shanghai plaster, as well as the conservation of historical built heritage.