HKIA Young Architect Award 2010Hong Kong Architecture Museum &Hong Kong Architecture Centre Idea Competition

82 HKIA Journal 2010 . Issue 59

HONOURARY ADVISOR

The Hon. Patrick S S LAU, SBS, JPLegislative Councilor

HKIA YAA JURY PANEL

Mr John WongHKIA Past President

Dr. Ronald LUChairmanHong Kong Architecture Centre

Ms. Joan LEUNG Professor Eric Lye Architectural Education Fund Ltd.

Mr. PAU Shiu Hung Former Director of Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government

Mr. Brian CHANHKIA YAA Recipient 2003

Ms Michelle VOSPER Hong Kong Representative, Asian Cultural Council, Hong Kong [Co-organizer]

Mr. Edmund LEUNG, OBE, JPManaging Director of Hsin Chong Construction Group LtdRepresentative of Hsin Chong - K. N. Godfrey Yeh Education Fund[Sponsor]

HKIA YAA 2010

Winner - Mr. IP Chung Man TonyHonorable Mention - Ms. ANG Bing Hun FannyShortlisted - Mr. LAU Tin Hang Peter & Mr. YIP Chun Hang

Co-Organizers: Sponsor: Supporting Organization:

S pecial Event & Competition News

The Hong Kong Institute of Architects [HKIA], in collaboration with Asian Cultural Council [ACC] and Hong Kong Architecture Centre [HKAC], with the sponsorship from Hsin Chong K N Godfrey Yeh Education Fund, have organized HKIA Young Architect Award [YAA] 2010 successfully with the theme 'Hong Kong Architecture Museum and Hong Kong Architecture Centre'.

The digital panel of the design schemes from YAA Winner, Honorable Mention and 2 Short-listed entries were showcased at Venice Biennale 2010 at Venice, Italy from August to November 2010.

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Tony Ip

BEng (Civil & Stru), BBltEnv (Arch Studies) (Dist), MSc(Geot Eng), MArch (Dist), MUrbanDesign (Dist), RA(HK), AP(Architect), HKIA, PIA, BEAM Pro

Born in 1976, Tony demonstrated a flair for multi-disciplinary practices and academic studies. Having worked as a graduate engineer for three years, he decided to study architecture and obtained bachelor and master degrees with distinctions. Tony is currently studying a part-time master degree course on Interdisciplinary Design for Built Environment at University of Cambridge, UK.

Personal Sharing

10 years ago, I found architecture is my only dream and gave up my engineering job and decided to study architecture and to become an architect. Receiving this YAA award has given me great encouragement and confidence that the decision made 10 years ago is worthwhile to me and my family. I would like to thank my parents, my wife and my son for their unlimited support and being with me to overcome all difficult times.

Six mentors of mine are important in my architectural life and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to them. They are, Prof Patrick Lau, Prof David Lung and Dr. Charlie Xue, who opened the doors for me to study architecture; Mr. Anderson Lee and Ms. Janette Chan, who had given me chances to enjoy working in architectural practice; Mr. KS Wong, who has been guiding me to understand core values of being an architect.

Thanks all of you! I will definitely keep on equipping myself for being an all-rounded architect and utilize my multi-disciplinary knowledge to serve the community.

Fanny Ang

Fanny is one of the few young architects working in conservation. She received her training in architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Following architectural studies at the University of Hong Kong, several years of architectural practice, an internship in UNESCO Asia-Pacific Headquarter and graduation from a further study in MSc (Conservation), she joined the HKSAR Government to work as a conservation architect and has involved in a number of historic building adaptive reuse projects in Hong Kong. With her talent and enthusiasm in conservation, she won the “Revitalization of Tai O Design Competition” in 2008 and the ACC Professor Eric Lye Architectural Education Fund Fellowship 2010, apart from the YAA 2010.

Personal Sharing

I feel very honoured to receive the award. While having doubts in my career, this award has given me support in continuing my works. The Competition has also brought me the chance to receive from the Asian Cultural Council another award – the Professor Eric Lye Architectural Education Fund Fellowship 2010. Thanks to the YAA Juries, ACC and the Sponsor who give me an opportunity to learn and enrich myself though a trip to the States. To me, this bears a special meaning as well. I will never forget my very first teacher in architecture – Professor Eric Lye, who showed me a new world and changed my life. Thank you Professor!

Tony IP [YAA 2010 Winner]

Fanny ANG [Honorable Mention]