Engineered Waters of Hong Kong and Shenhen

Hong Kong and Shenzhen share more than a border. With over 430 thousand travelers crossing the boundary between the two cities each day, the relationship between the two cities extends beyond the highly visible connections and rivalries. The specific political and economic conditions have enabled unique exchanges of resources, infrastructure, and ecologies - all playing important roles in the futures of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. "Counterpart Cities" is a research and design project that examines these specific links through the lens of climate change and environmental transformation as a vehicle to reveal the interdependencies between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Three transboundary landscapes: fresh water resources, port infrastructures, and estuarine ecologies, are particularly vulnerable under current environmental conditions and future sea-level rise, and demonstrate potential for alternative futures of the region.