Invited by the Foshan Shunde City Government, Mr. Allan Ting of ADARC organized and presented a thematic lecture series focusing on the contemporary movement in architecture and urbanism. The intent of the lecture series was to present a most up-to-date picture, to the Chinese planning officials and government decision makers, on the modern built environment influenced by major forces both in theory and at practice in a global context. The courses aimed to assist the Chinese government decision makers in essence to improve their judging capability and vision when dealing with urban design and planning challenges.