Hong kong’s jockey club innovation tower the new home of the region’s polytechnic university (polyU) school of design, and the jockey club design institute for social innovation. Designed by zaha hadid, the 15-storey, 15,000 sq. m. tower accommodates more than 1,800 students and staff, with facilities for design education and innovation that include: design studios, labs and workshops, exhibition areas, multi-functional classrooms, lecture theatre and communal lounge.
The tower’s design promotes a multidisciplinary environment by connecting the variety of programs within the School of Design; establishing a collective research culture where many contributions and innovations can feed off each other.