AWARDS
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ACHIEVEMENTS

ArchSD is committed to serving the community with dedication and heart. Despite different challenges, including ever-changing urban needs, social instability, health cirsis, and climate change, we attach firmly to our visions to enrich the living environment of the community through our professionalisms and deployment of innovative designs and features. We keep our staff abreast of the latest industry trends and innovative technologies, ensuring they are of competency to develop climate resilience in our buildings and facilities. In 2019, we were honoured to receive a number of awards and achievements in recognition of our efforts from the following professional bodies, institutions and award organisers.

With well-recognised global standards and reliable database, the annual RICS Awards Hong Kong is regarded as one of the premier built environment awards in the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to provide a foundation for a confident market and drive positive social impact. The Awards showcases the outstanding achievements and developments of industry professionals, who created better spaces to live and helped to build resilient communities. ArchSD was commended with the following awards in 2019:

The HKIA Annual Awards aims to give professional recognition and foster the appreciation for the exceptional architectures designed by local architects. During the year, we were pleased to have the following projects receiving the Awards including:

A' Design Award is a regarded as one of the highest achievements in the field of design in recognition of excellent and original design work from across the globe. Our achievements for this year were as follows:

Since 1957, the Japan Institute for Design Promotion has founded the Good Design Award with an aim to recognise outstanding designs that promote social progress and live enrichment. In 2019, we received the following awards:

The Awards is a new and unique industry award that focuses on actual, measurable performance outcomes in the build environment. The Awards aims to drive organisations to collaborate and deliver cost-effective solutions from design to installation, with goals to improve efficiency, quality, safety and cost reduction. In 2019, we were conferred the following awards:

The Green Building Award aims to recognise building-related projects and organisations that have outstanding performance and contributions in sustainable development and built environment, as well as to promote a wider adoption of sustainability planning, design, construction, management, operation, maintenance, renovation and decommissioning of buildings in the mainstream market. We were honoured to receive a number of recognitions for the following architectural projects:

The HKIUD Urban Design Awards are held every year to recognise projects for their excellent performance and outstanding contribution in Urban Design. In 2019, the following projects were granted the Awards:

The Building Surveyor Awards is launched by the Building Surveying Division of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (BSD HKIS) to grant recognition to preeminent projects with significant contributions to Building Surveyors in the public and private sectors. Our achievements in 2019 are as follows:

Attached to the theme of 'Hong Kong – The City of Contrast', ArchSD took part to represent Hong Kong, China in the Beijing International Horticultural Exposition with the 'Hong Kong Garden', which invites visitors to unveil the multi-faceted experience of the city. The project won the Best Contribution Award & Silver Award for Chinese Outdoor Garden in the event.

The Scheme is established by the Hong Kong Joint Council for People with Disabilities in cooperation with the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. It aims to recognise barrier-free buildings in the community and work together to build an inclusive city. The following projects were recognised by the Scheme during the year:

The Civil Service Bureau has been organising the Civil Service Outstanding Service Award Scheme on a biennial basis to recognise the departments and teams that provide excellent service and promote the customer-oriented culture in the civil service. The Inter-departmental Partnership Award is one of the awards under the Scheme, commending bureaux and departments that have succeeded in achieving notable service enhancement through collaboration. In 2019, we were honoured to have our 'Tuen Mun Park Inclusive Playground' project receiving the Silver Prize together with Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

The award recognises organisations that innovate in implementing good practices in knowledge and intellectual capital management. We were pleased to be the Top Winner of the awards in 2019.