Architecture Promenade records 1,700 participants

The Macau Architecture Promenade (MAP) welcomed over 1,700 participants to a series of 38 activities over the course of a month, which were divided into categories as diverse as “Books and Conversations”, “Workshops and Laboratories”, and “Movies and Projections.”
The MAP, which highlights the role of architecture and art in culture, society and city life, this year held its activities from October 10 to November 6. The organization was coordinated by Babel, a non-profit cultural organization based in Macau, which offered a diverse set of local organizations the opportunity to use the MAP as a platform for their own programs and activities.
According to a press release, the group stimulated collaboration between around 40 local organizations, including private and public firms, cultural and sports associations, and museums. In addition they stated that their digital content had received 36,000 views, the viewers of which were mostly between the ages of 20 and 45, and came primarily from Macau and Portugal, with significant engagement from those hailing from Hong Kong, the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Brazil.
Among the events held at the MAP was the popular “Playland” – an artistic initiative by LIKEarchitects – which was held in the outer space of the Macao Science Center. More than 500 children were reported to have participated in the activity throughout its display weekend on October 24 and 25.
The “Bodies in Urban Spaces” performance in the city center of Macau was shared 1200 times on the cyber platform WeChat, and viewed 18,042 times on Facebook. In total, between Facebook “likes” and “shares”, Babel estimates an engagement of more than 7,000 people.
As the Times reported previously, MAP also featured the book “Macau Sessions – Dialogues on Architecture and Society” by Tiago Quadros, with photographs by Ieong Man Pan. The book will later be presented during a talk at a Hong Kong and Shenzhen bi-city biennale of architecture urban planning. Staff reporter