Hon Chio Lai (1C14-54C1-FE4C)

Curriculum Vitae

Lai, Hon Chio

Hon Chio Lai (Portuguese Macau, 1989). An architect and urbanist who resides in Porto. As a PhD candidate at the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, he specialises in Architecture, Territorial Planning, and Architectural History. He holds a Master’s degree in Spatial Planning and Urban Design at the Faculdade de Engenharia and Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto (2024) and Bachelor's degree in Architecture at Macau (2022). He is an FCT Doctoral Scholarship holder and was a grant recipient from institutions such as the Erasmus+ Program, Macau Foundation, and Education Fund of Macau.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Hon Chio Lai

Citation names

LAI, HC
HC, LAI
LAI, HON CHIO

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 1C14-54C1-FE4C
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-1963-485X

Websites

https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/func_geral.formview?p_codigo=741389 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Humanities
Humanities - Arts - Architectural design
Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Urban Studies
Humanities - History and Archaeology - History

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Chinese	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2024 - 2028 Ongoing	Doutoramento em Arquitetura (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal "Metrópole Tra(m/ç)ada: Urbanização Global e Identidade na Arquitectura Macau (1992-2024) / (Em)Plotting Metropolis: Global Urbanisation and Identity in Arquitectura Macau (1992-2024)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2025 - 2025 Ongoing	Erasmus+ PhD Programme: Mosaic Modernism - Conserving Tashkent's Architectural Heritage (Diploma de especialização) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal Tashkent University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Uzbekistan
2024 - 2025 Concluded	Programa de Doutoramento em Arquitetura (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal	Excelente
2022 - 2024 Concluded	Mestrado em Planeamento e Projecto Urbano (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal "High-density Urban Metamorphosis: Examining the Consequences of Urban Dynamics Through Cartographic Analysis and Public Space Strategies - A Case Study of Macau" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Excelente
2023 - 2023 Concluded	UNESCO: Património e Paisagem. Gestão, Análise, Projecto (Diploma de especialização) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Concluded	Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme: Urban Transformation and Public Safety (Diploma de especialização) Høgskulen på Vestlandet, Norway Hogeschool Inholland, Netherlands Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Attended	Laurea Magistrale in Architettura e Disegno Urbano (Laurea Magistrale) Politecnico di Milano, Italy
2018 - 2022 Concluded	Licenciado em Estudos de Arquitectura (Bachelor) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China	Very Good

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2025 - Current	Metrópole Tra(m/ç)ada: Urbanização Global e Identidade na Arquitectura Macau (1992-2024) / (Em)Plotting Metropolis: Global Urbanisation and Identity in Arquitectura Macau (1992-2024) 2025.00623.BD PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2024 - Current	Bolsas de Estudo para o Prosseguimento de Estudos em Portugal Bolsas de estudo para o prosseguimento de estudos em Portugal Scholarship	Fundo Educativo - Direcção dos Serviços de Educação e de Desenvolvimento da Juventude Ongoing
2025 - 2025	CLIMATE ADAPTATION FOR OLDER PEOPLE LIVING IN VULNERABLE URBAN AREAS. Designing a climate-responsive and community-based methodology. PTDC/GES-URB/2038/2021 Research Fellow Centro de Investigação do Território Transportes e Ambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022 - 2022	Bolsa de Estudo para Alunos do Ensino Superior Bolsa de Estudo para Alunos do Ensino Superior Scholarship Fundação Macau, Macau SAR China	Fundação Macau Concluded
2019 - 2022	Bolsas de Estudo para a Área de Especialização Indicada Bolsas de estudo para a área de especialização indicada Scholarship	Fundo Educativo - Direcção dos Serviços de Educação e de Desenvolvimento da Juventude Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2020 - 2021	Mapping Macao’s Urban Evolution 1557–2022: A Computational Method for the Bidimensional Representation and Tridimensional Modulation of Macao’s Historical Cartography MF/2023/ACA/11 Researcher	University of Saint Joseph Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Lai, HC; Marino, Marta; Zdravkovic, Lenka; Cattani, Lara; Polaro, Alice. "Waterborders". Paper presented in DEC23 - 5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 2023.
Report	Nuno Soares. 2021. Conceptual Masterplan for the Public Domain of the Southern Inner Harbour. Assistant staff
Thesis / Dissertation	"High-density Urban Metamorphosis: Examining the Consequences of Urban Dynamics through Cartographic Analysis and Public Space Strategies - A Case Study of Macau". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2024. https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/pub_geral.pub_view?pi_pub_base_id=683946.

Artistic / Performance

Curatorial / Museum exhibition

2025. "Parallel Worlds, 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia".

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025	(Em)plotting Metropolis	Tashkent University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2025 - Current	Fishing Architecture: The Ecological Continuum between Buildings and Fish Species (ERC-2021-COG 101044244) Workshop	Underwater Landscapes Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal
2024 - 2024	Fishing Architecture: The Ecological Continuum between Buildings and Fish Species (ERC-2021-COG 101044244) Workshop	Octopus Choreographies Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2020 - 2022	Architecture Student Representative of the Pedagogical Council Member of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Member	University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China

Distinctions

Award

2019	Engineering and Structural Design - Second Place Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Indonesia
2019	Architectural Design and Construction - Third Place Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Indonesia