Architect Kent Lui

Thanh Nien will hold an online meeting with world famous architect Kent Lui at www.thanhnien.com.vn tomorrow at 2 p.m.

The Asia Region chief architect for international firm ARUP, which specializes in designing, engineering, planning and business consulting, has been honored for his works in Hong Kong and Japan, including HSBC Bank’s headquarters in Hong Kong and Tokyo’s Century Tower.

Lui has also served as a design consultant and project manager for famous Asian works like Hong Kong International Airport and Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest Stadium) in China.

The renowned architect born in Hong Kong recently won first place in a Ho Chi Minh City design contest for his design of the Harmony Point Complex in District 4.

A graduate from Bunka Gakuen in Japan, 46-year-old Lui once worked for UK-based Foster + Partners architectural firm, and Hong Kong-based Rocco Design Architects Ltd.

Questions for Lui may be submitted to www.thanhnien.com.vn for tomorrow’s discussion.

Reported by Kim Huy