(25 July 2017, Hong Kong) LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd. (“LWK”) is pleased to welcome Mr Ferdinand Cheung as a Director for LWK effective 3rd July 2017. The new role will see Ferdinand as a Director leading the Commercial Design Sector.
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Commenting on the appointment of Ferdinand, Mr. Ronald Liang, Managing Director of LWK said, “We are very delighted to have Ferdinand join us. Ferdinand is well-recognized in the industry for his strong portfolio and successful track record – I am confident that his presence will further strengthen LWK’s design capabilities, upholding the company’s commitment to offering one-stop integrated design services to our clients. We look forward to working closely with Ferdinand to take our service excellence to a whole new level.”
Ferdinand is an award-winning Design Architect with over 18 years of experience covering a diversity of building typologies. Ferdinand’s portfolio spans across a wide range of sectors including office towers, mixed-use, retail, residential, hotels, and masterplanning. Prior to joining LWK, Ferdinand has had a successful career with a number of renowned international firms, where he spearheaded and delivered multiple large-scale landmark mixed-use developments as a Director.
Having built good rapport with his elite design team over the years, Ferdinand has worked on some of the most significant projects in China and Hong Kong. His award-winning portfolio includes the internationally acclaimed Chengdu IFS, as well as Chongqing IFS, Changsha IFS, Xuhui Vanke Centre in Shanghai, Zhong Ding Jinniu Urban Complex in Chengdu, CITS Sanya Haitang Bay Hexin Island in Hainan, Parc 66 in Jinan, and “Skyhigh” at 10 Pollock’s Path on The Peak, Hong Kong.
In his new role as Director at LWK, Ferdinand will build on the strengths of the LWK business in delivering exceptional outcomes to clients. “This is an exciting period of time at LWK, and I’m thrilled about the prospect of leading my team to elevate design to a new level”, said Ferdinand. “I am committed to pursue design excellence. Drawing on my past experience and design expertise, I look forward to work with the LWK teams to ensure we deliver the best to our clients.”
Ferdinand’s design approach emphasizes sensitivity and tailoring to the context. His designs connect people with the environment with each project conceived holistically to achieve contextualism and uniqueness within the global environment. Ferdinand is also passionate about supporting the next generation of designers and thus an active member within the academic field. He has been an Assistant Professor at The University of Hong Kong (“HKU”) Master’s Thesis program, a guest critic at HKU and the Hong Kong Design Institute, and a frequent speaker at conferences across Asia sharing his thought leadership. His achievements have earned him Perspective Magazine’s “40 Under 40” Award and the REDesign China “Annual Excellent Real Estate Architect” Award in 2016 in recognition of his contribution to the built environment.
Mr. Ferdinand Cheung