The City as a Canvas

Wang Po-Hsun is an Associate Professor in Design Science and Executive Associate Dean at the Faculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau. He received his Ph.D. in Design Science from the National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, China. His research focuses on visual communication design, urban and rural planning, cultural heritage, and city branding. He has authored multiple monographs, including Macao?Creative City and Cultural Design, and published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals. He leads funded research projects on environmental perception and urban experience, integrating eye-tracking and metaverse technologies. Ni Kang is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau. She received her Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture from the University of Edinburgh, UK, and holds a Master of Social Science in Environmental Assessment from Waseda University, Japan. Her research focuses on urban green and blue spaces, city models, landscape preference, forest landscapes, and public health. She has published in journals such as Frontiers in Psychology and Journal of Transport & Health, and presented at international conferences including ICLEE and ESALA. Her work examines how residents interact with urban and forest landscapes, informing sustainable design and city planning.