Hendrik TIEBEN has been Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture of CUHK since 2006. He was born in Germany and studied architecture at TU Braunschweig, University of Florence and ETH Zurich . He continued his studies in the Institute for History and Theory of Architecture at ETH Zurich where he completed his doctoral dissertation “An Examination of History, Memory and Identity in the Work of Aldo Rossi Based on his Design for the German History Museum ” in 2005. From 2000 to 2002 he taught as a junior faculty at ETH Zurich , and from 2005 to 2006 as a lecturer at HTW Chur and the Chur Institute of Architecture. At CUHK, Professor Tieben teaches architectural theory and urban design. His research focuses on issues of urban heritage and identity. His current research project investigates the transformation of Hong Kong 's urban tissue. Hendrik Tieben is a registered architect in Germany (AKNW) and has practiced in Germany , Italy and Switzerland .

Selected Publications
H. Tieben, Woo P.L., Yuet T.C., "Effects of public and private partnership in urban renewal – a case study of Hong Kong’s district Sai Ying Pun", International Planning History Society, 13th Biennial Conference, July 10-13 2008, Chicago, Il., Conference Proceedings (2008), pp. 980-994.

H. Tieben, "How can World Heritage Areas be integrated into Urban Development? Connecting Macau's World Heritage Corridor with the northern Barrier Gate". R. Amoêda et al (eds.), Heritage 2008 World Heritage and Sustainable Development, Barcelos: Green Lines Institute (2008), pp. 859-868.

H. Tieben, Woo P.L., and Yuet T.C., Transformation of Hong Kong's Urban Tissue: Sai Ying Pun , Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/ Architecture Exhibition, Refabricating City, 2008, pp.16-17.

H. Tieben, "„Hauptstadt der DDR“, „Zukünftige Bundeshauptstadt“, „Europäische Stadt“, „Stadt der Avantgarde“ – Berlinbilder im Umfeld des 750-jährigen Stadtjubiläums 1987", T. Biskup & M. Schalenberg (eds.), Selling Berlin:
Imagebildung und Stadtmarketing von der preussischen Residenz zur Bundeshauptstadt, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner (2008), pp.245-260.

H. Tieben, "Hong Kong’s Urban Heritage as Resource for Future Development", World Architecture 208, 10 (2007), pp.124-126.

A. Simon & H. Tieben, "Interview mit Miroslav Sik", Hintergrund 36 (2007),
pp.31-43.

H. Tieben, “Erster Internationaler Kongress des Council for European Urbanism in Berlin”, Tec21 , 43 (2005), p.26.

H. Tieben, “Erneuerungsstrategien im Vergleich”, Review of the 2005 International Conference for Sustainable Developments, Swiss Re Center for Global Dialogue in Zurich, Tec21 , 22 (2005), p.30.

H. Tieben, “Der Wiederaufbau des Theaters La Fenice”, Bauwelt , 5 (2004), p.3.  

H. Tieben, “Lofthaus”, in Bauwelt , 5 (2003), pp.18−23.  

H. Tieben, “Greg Lynn”, W. Nerdinger (ed.), Construction and Space in 20th Century , Munich: Pinakothek der Moderne and Prestel (2002).  

H. Tieben, “Parametric Design”, Arch+ , 158 (2001), pp.72−75