Judging is now underway for the 40 Under 40 Awards 2024 after we received a strong response from young architects and designers across the Asia Pacific region.
Since launching in 2006, the Awards have recognised and celebrated some of most talented professionals, aged under 40, in the fields of architecture, interior design, and product design, many of whom have become luminaries of the industry.
Two rounds of judging have also been completed by our international panel of jurists in the PERSPECTIVE A&D Awards 2024 and we will be announcing the shortlisted entries in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for that!
The winners of both Award programs will be revealed early next year. In the meantime, we’ll keep bringing you all the latest happenings, including the announcement of the HKIA Gold Medal winner for 2024 – see our News Items below.
Accomplished Malaysian-born Australian architect John Chow has built an enviable reputation for concept-centred designs in the hospitality space since setting up Metagram in Hong Kong in 2017. Learn more about his journey so far.
Rocco Yim’s twin passions for his craft and home city shone through again last night as he humbly accepted the HKIA Gold Medal for 2024, among the highest accolades within Hong Kong’s architecture community. Pictured above (centre) with Housing Secretary Winnie Ho and HKIA President Benny Chan, he urged his peers to channel their creativity towards the well-being of society.
Public housing estates are not typically places you’d expect to find breakthrough ideas in architectural design. But an innovative new design guide seeks to shatter that stereotype by encouraging the adoption of a range of wellness design concepts in both existing and new estates in Hong Kong, The guide was discussed at a recent symposium, moderated by Architecture Commons co-founder Eric So (above right).
The thing that impressed me was the youthful spirit. Young designers, young practitioners. You could feel the spirit and quality of their work. That’s encouraging.
Congratulations to the A&D Awards for celebrating excellence in architecture. I hope more professionals join in the coming years to make its impact even more far-reaching.
Thank you, A&D Awards. You’ve been an amazing support for our practice. Without you, I think we would not be where we are today.
The standard of entries was very high… I learnt a lot from them. I think they are an insight into Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.
My advice is if you don’t enter you will not know how good or bad you are. So enter and share your projects on a great platform of design.
I’ve seen some really good projects and outside the box concepts, so I can’t wait to see more interesting work next year.
I think the projects are of really high caliber, and the awards are an endorsement of the quality of design. I think everyone should support them.
