Hong Kong architect aims to advance community needs
Phiyona Au Yeung, who won kudos for her work on luxury residential projects, says architecture is a tough industry and one must have a competitive spirit in overcoming the challenges
Phiyona Au Yeung Ming-sze believes architecture should reflect community needs in a city. In Hong Kong, an increasing desire for more open space and green areas will be addressed by her design firm's current major project - the West Kowloon park that will hug the foreshore at the cultural district.
Au Yeung, a director at Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (DLN), has won kudos for her work on major luxury residential projects, such as 39 Conduit Road and Azura in the Mid-Levels. Her design for the redevelopment of Hutchison House in Central is expected to deliver a new landmark building.
DLN has shaped the skyline of Hong Kong. Among its projects in the past 42 years is the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, completed in 1988.
Au Yeung says the completion of Hysan Place in Causeway Bay in 2012 helped showcase green building technology, winning environmental building awards.
DLN had earned the distinction of designing the city's then-tallest building, the 78-storey Central Plaza in Wan Chai, which opened in 1992. That was followed by the 75-storey Center in Central, completed in 1998.
