Dear Members and Friends of the AIA Hong Kong,

You are cordially invited to join us at the 2018 AIA Hong Kong Chapter Annual Dinner on Monday, November 19, 2018.

We are making a comeback to our beloved Rotunda at Exchange Square to host the Annual Honors and Awards Exhibition.  To celebrate this return, we will host our Annual Dinner at the Square: the restaurant that overlooks the Rotunda with our exhibition!  Seating is limited and please reserve your ticket!

We’re delighted to have Ir. Wai Chi Sing, GBS JP FHKEng, Managing Director of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) to be the Guest of Honor for our event. The Annual Dinner is a year-end festive celebrations with AIA members and friends. We will also honor the 2018 Honors and Awards winners at the same event.

To enjoy the AIA Member Discount Rate, please reserve your ticket google online form or Registration Form by October 22^nd (Mon).  Thank you and we hope to see you on November 19^th for a fun evening and to honor the award winners!

The Executive Committee of 2018 AIA Hong Kong Chapter

Dear Members and Friends of the AIA Hong Kong,

You are cordially invited to join us at the 2018 AIA Hong Kong Chapter Honors & Awards Cocktail Reception on Monday, November 19, 2018.

We are delighted to have Raymond Wong, the concert master of Hong Kong new Philharmonia Orchestra who has performed as a soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Elite Chamber Orchestra to perform and celebrate with us!

The AIA Hong Kong annual Honors & Awards event is the highlight of the year for AIA Hong Kong members, and we would be honored if you can join the celebration. Awards will be presented for excellence in design, sustainability and dedication to the preservation and improvement of our natural and built environment. We will also celebrate the emergence of young architects with awards for scholastic achievement to students from both the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and presentations will be made to recipients of Community Citations for projects that have benefited the public.

Awardees will be honored at our Honors and Awards Annual Dinner and all projects submitted in the architecture, interior architecture, urban design and unbuilt projects categories will be on display until November 22, at The Rotunda.

Please RSVP with the names of your guests by November 15th. Walk-in guests will be charged HK$100.

Thank you for your attention to this invitation and for your continued interest in AIA Hong Kong!

We hope to see you on November 19th.

The Executive Committee of 2018 AIA Hong Kong Chapter

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Please join us for a building tour of Design Society, Shenzhen, designed by Maki and Associates.

Design Society, China’s dedicated design hub is housed within the Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC), a building designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, Hon. FAIA.  It includes a new Victoria & Albert Museum gallery — a collaboration between a British museum and a Chinese partner.

Additionally, SWCAC is Maki and Associates’ first completed building in China. Designed in 2011, every aspect of the building was crafted to reflect its function as a premiere public institution, as well as to make a connection between Sea World, Nüwa Coastal Park and the coastline. The 71,000-square-meter building covers six floors and can house multiple exhibitions simultaneously. The fusion of the building’s cultural and commercial program may be observed in the three main plazas positioned along the main axis of the building and it has also been designed to integrate with the surrounding park and waterfront, allowing visitors to walk around and explore freely.

Special Offer for AIA Members to join both the Ping An and Design Society tours – Registration fee (HK$380) to be paid and forward the payment record to rsvp@aiahk.org latest by Oct 31 (Wed) 6pm to confirm the reservation.  Special offer bookings will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Special Thanks to:

Design Society

Design Society is a platform, where design is connected to the public and various industries in the most inclusive manner, and where culture and enterprise mutually inspire. It housed within the Sea World Culture and Arts Center aim to become an institution which enjoys discovering, experimenting and contributing to the future of Chinese creativity and beyond, Design Society is a place to connect and to spark new collaborations between design and people, institutions, industry, commerce, and daily life.

Maki and Associates

Maki and Associates is an internationally recognized architectural firm based in Tokyo, Japan and involved in projects worldwide. The firm was founded in 1965 by Fumihiko Maki, Hon. FAIA, and provides comprehensive architectural design services ranging from urban design and master planning, site planning and feasibility studies, facilities programming, architectural building and facade design, and interior design.  The firm’s portfolio also includes renovations, restorations, and adaptive re-use of historic structures.

Due to popular demand, this event is sold-out. 

Please contact Chapter office if you wish to be on our waiting list.

Please join us for a building tour of Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.

As the tallest tower in Shenzhen, and the second tallest in China, the 599m Ping An Finance Center is the physical and iconic center of Shenzhen. The new headquarters for the Ping An Insurance Company, the tower also includes restaurants and an observation deck which are open to the public. The tapered form of the tower conveys the intention of ‘reaching for the sky’ accentuated by 1700 tons of stainless steel cladding on the exterior wall – making this the largest application of architectural stainless steel in the world.

The tour will be led by Florence Chan, AIA, Director of KPF, and representatives from Outokumpu, the stainless steel supplier for the exterior wall, who will share their experience on the fabrication and installation of the facade, one of the most important features of the Center.  During this tour, the group will have this rare opportunity to visit the active mass damper in the tower which is not open to the public.

This will be our last building tour of the year and, as there are limited places available, early registration is strongly recommended.  Priorities will be given to AIA members.  Our Program Committee is working on other building tour in Shenzhen and please stay tuned for further announcements!

Special Offer for AIA Members to join both the Ping An and Design Society tours – Registration fee (HK$380) to be paid and forward the payment record to rsvp@aiahk.org latest by Oct 31 (Wed) 6pm to confirm the reservation.  Special offer bookings will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Event Sponsor:

Special Thanks to:

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

KPF is a unified architectural practice focused on the design of buildings of all types and scales, in all geographic regions. Projects include the world’s tallest towers, longest spans, most varied programs and inventive forms.

Outokumpu

Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel fabrication with headquarters in Helsinki, Finland. Outokumpu has a long history as a mining company and with their expertise, they can tailor stainless steel into any form for almost any purpose.

AIA Hong Kong invites you to join the 2018 AIA International Region Conference, Convergence: Crossroad in Singapore, which will be held November 2-4, 2018.

The goal of the conference is to offer insights into key issues, challenges and trends, to examine exemplary projects on both the global and local levels, and will feature such leading practitioners as Jamie von Klemperer (KPF – NYC), Yoko Kinoshita (A.D.H. Architects) and Dr Ken Yeang.

The conference will empower participants by offering first-rate education and networking opportunities – and, most importantly – offer a global stage for pioneering thinkers, intensifying the power of architects and architecture everywhere.

Conference space is limited!

Don’t miss the chance to enjoy the early bird rate.  RSVP here.