Interview with Professional Institution

Serving as the centre of talented and passionate architects, The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) shares the same vision and commitments as ArchSD in driving the development and growth of architectural industry in Hong Kong. We work closely to promote architectural excellence in design and professional practices, while facilitating the sharing of intelligence, knowledge and experience throughout our partnership. We also co-organise designs competitions, webinars and site visits to foster the exchange of ideas between the professionals and academics in the architectural industry.

Speaking of 'Constructing a Green Community', ArchSD is certainly a critical driving force for the city's sustainable building design, in particular for the public sector. We are glad to see that ArchSD takes up the responsibilities as a pioneer to incorporate different green features and management measures across the lifecycles of its buildings and express full support to the local green building scheme - Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM). We appreciate ArchSD's active promotion and adoption of industry leading practices and technologies which in turns bring up the standards and set goals for the vendors of government-funded building projects and other industry players to design and operate in a sustainable manner.

ArchSD's effort in promoting the development of a green and dynamic industry is also much appreciated. Being one of the long-term partners with ArchSD, HKIA shares same commitment, and we have been working with ArchSD in collaboration to advocate sustainable design. Besides co-organising educational events, HKIA and ArchSD have also been working hand in hand in a wide scope of design competitions. Recent examples include the 'Moongate' Design for Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair 2019, in which ArchSD generously provided support and professional advice to the young architect on the selection of environmentally friendly and recyclable materials, as well as the construction methods.

We understand ArchSD's aims and values go beyond mere green buildings, but a sustainable and liveable city that satisfies various needs of the community. The collaboration with various governmental departments have illustrated ArchSD's efforts in fulfilling its commitments to serve our community. We look forward to seeing and supporting ArchSD's determination to lead the best architectural practices and guide the industry to build for a better Hong Kong.

ArchSD values the opportunities of working collectively with all stakeholders including professionals in the architectural industry. With the shared vision and mutual respect, we have developed in the past years, we regard HKIA as one of our long-term partners and wish to demonstrate architectural excellence through our collaboration and partnership. We will engage more professional parties to promote industrial and sustainable development.