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Some of Asia’s most talented young architects and interior designers have been recognised and rewarded as winners in the 40 Under 40 Awards 2021. Twenty-nine of this year’s winners are from Hong Kong, while eight are from the mainland, two from Singapore and one from Thailand. Check out the jubilant scenes at the presentation ceremony, captured in our event highlights video and photo gallery, as the happy winners receive their certificates, as well as the full list of winners.

Cecilia Ramos understands that designers aim to “create spaces that facilitate life – spaces that can adapt and transform depending on a client’s needs”. It’s why the Senior Director, Architectural Market, at Lutron Electronics is so passionate about the company’s Home Control (Automation) Technology to curate the perfect light environment in a built space.

Shenzhen’s Qian Hai new district is home to some of the region’s brightest young innovators and entrepreneurs. It is also home to a building that sets new standards in creativity and sustainable design, thanks to a breakthrough “double-skin” façade engineered by BARRIE HO Architecture.

Multi-talented Hong Kong architect Betty Ng likens judging entries in an international awards program to taking a virtual world architecture tour. Joining the A&D Awards jury panel for the first time this year, the founder of local practice COLLECTIVE says she is hoping to see work “that we can all say we haven’t seen before.”

Leading property developer Sino Group is bringing country living to downtown Hong Kong with 70,000 sq ft of green space, home to 120 plant and tree species, nestling within its Grand Central residential complex. The Group is also collaborating with a restaurant and urban farming enterprise to offer residents activities that promote a more sustainable lifestyle.

Gardener, fisherman, explorer and lover of dogs and all things natural, Bill Bensley is also one of Asia’s best known and respected architects and designers. Since opening his own studio in Bangkok in 1989, he has established an enviable reputation for designing some of the world’s most iconic hotels, resorts, homes and even palaces. Find out why he’s excited to be returning as a judge for A&D Awards 2021.

Challenged by curator Hashim Sarkis to imagine spaces “in which we can generously live together”, Hong Kong’s contribution to this year’s Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition is a collection of 20 installations exploring the theme of Redistribution: Land, People and Environment. Together they form the Hong Kong Collateral Event, an augmented reality experience created by a team led by HKIA President Donald Choi.

Acclaimed Hong Kong architectural practice, BARRIE HO Architecture, has long believed that the successful transformation of traditional buildings is all about understanding and engaging the local milieu. Which helps explain the firm’s latest project, the Community Gallery @ Dulwich Hill. It’s an ambitious conversion of a classic brick warehouse into an eclectic community space in an inner western suburb of Sydney.

While some workers might be reluctant to return to the office after warming to the practice of working from home, it’s likely the employees of Korea’s Hana Financial Group can’t wait to move into the company’s remarkable new headquarters, which totally embraces health and wellness for both staff and the wider community and shuns the traditional office tower environment.