Chi Yan Chan

The director of Collective explains how working with like-minded architects and teaching others have helped her spread her wings

By Richard Lord

Chi Yan Chan is a director of Collective, a concept-driven architectural design team originally established by her friend Betty Ng. She joined in 2019 after previously working on projects such as the landmark cultural revitalisation of Tai Kwun and the even more iconic cultural edifice M+, and for leading architecture studios, including ten years at Swiss giants Herzog & de Meuron, first in Basel and subsequently in Hong Kong. She spent the majority of that time as the project manager overseeing the design and construction of Tai Kwun, after which she was the resident site architect for M+. Originally from the US, she is also an adjunct assistant professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong. Here, she explains why creativity should always come first. I definitely credit Tai Kwun with…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2022

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