What is your proudest accomplishment to date?
H Queen’s is my proudest accomplishment, not just as a career highlight but for what it contributes to the city and the environment. It really added to the art scene in Hong Kong. As an art lover, it is my most important project to date.

How do you see the architecture industry in Hong Kong and what do you predict for its future?
Design, and experiencing design and architecture, is becoming something very appreciated by young people today, and I think that will bring a shift to the way developers think about projects. There was a time in Hong Kong when many projects ended up looking exactly the same, but now I think some of the newer projects coming up are starting to take on personalities and I think there will be a shift towards more of that in Hong Kong.

How did you find the process of nominating people for the Gen.T List?
I enjoyed it very much. There are some very exciting choices and young people who have accomplished a lot, which I think should be a proud moment for people in this city.

What's the value of a platform like Gen.T?
It’s a wonderful thing to acknowledge young people and encourage them to excel. The Gen.T list sets a great example, especially in times like these where a lot of young people are quite disillusioned. It’s a good way to inspire young people to really look at what they can do for themselves and for society.

Who has made an impact on you in your career?
I look to architects that cross between art and architecture and design. I think that is very inspiring given what I am interested in. For me, Le Corbusier really changed the way we look at architecture, and the fact that he crossed between art and architecture has been very inspiring to me.

Do you have ambitions to cross the boundaries between art and architecture?
Yes, always. I have been very interested in those who have and while I am perhaps not crossing the boundaries, merging the two in one has been my biggest inspiration or aspiration. I think H Queen's is one of those projects that really helped me to do that, to bring all my interests together and realise them in one project. It was a dream come true.

Do you feel a responsibility as a mentor to the next generation of talent?
Yes, I always feel that one way I can give back is to mentor or inspire the next generation. We run internship programmes and I’m very involved in education in universities: I’m a trustee of Cornell University and I think focusing on education and being involved with academia is a great way of mentoring young people.

What advice would you give to Gen.T honourees in your field?
Be patient. There is a process you have to go through to be able to achieve in our field. It’s not something that comes very quickly and young people should not be discouraged if they are not getting exactly what they want at a very young age. Things will come, they just need to be patient.

If you could live life again, is there anything you would do differently?
I would definitely still be an architect, but I would ensure more of my artistic interests came out in my work at an earlier stage and be more forceful in convincing my clients to do more creative projects.

What does the future hold for you?
I have come to a point in my career where I want to focus on projects that I really believe in. I’m doing a very interesting project now in China where I’m doing the architecture and interior and landscape, so it’s a holistic approach to design and that’s something I hope that my future projects can offer, rather than working on just one aspect.