• Miss LAW Shuk Pui, Rosanna, JP, Permanent Secretary for Housing / Director of Housing, Housing Bureau/ Housing Department, Hong Kong SAR Government
• Hon Judy CHAN Kapui, MH, JP, Member of the Legislative Council (Election Committee), Hong Kong SAR Government
• Hon Tony TSE Wai Chuen, BBS, JP, Member of the Legislative Council (Functional Constituency - Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape), Hong Kong SAR Government,

The portfolios of these elite architecture firms comprise USD25.17 billion worth of properties scheduled to start construction in Hong Kong this year, while the portfolios of the top developers are valued at USD4.13 billion. These firms were chosen based on the greatest aggregate value of projects under construction during the last full calendar year, weighted by the extent of their sustainability efforts. For architecture firm, pre-tender projects were included to recognise early incorporation of Green design efforts.

The Top Ten Main Contractors in Hong Kong are identified as the firms with the greatest aggregate value of projects by the extent of their sustainability and confirmed green building ratings at USD15.05 billion. Projects reported in BCI Central's construction big data system between 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 at Construction stage.

BCI ASIA TOP 10 ARCHITECTS 2024 (In alphabetical order)

1. Aedas
2. Andrew Lee King Fun & Associates Architects Ltd.
3. DLN Architects Limited
4. Hsin Yieh Architects & Engineers Limited
5. Lead8
6. LWK + PARTNERS (HK) Limited
7. P&T Group
8. Ronald Lu & Partners
9. Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
10. Wong Tung & Partners Limited

1. China Resources Land (Overseas) Limited
2. Chinachem Group
3. Emperor International Holdings Limited
4. Henderson Land Development Company Limited
5. K. Wah International Holdings Limited
6. Kerry Properties Limited
7. New World Development Company Limited
8. Sino Land Company Limited
9. Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
10. Vanke Holdings (Hong Kong) Company Limited

1. Build King Holdings Limited
2. Chevalier (Construction) Company Limited
3. China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited
4. Chun Wo Construction Holdings Company Limited
5. CR Construction Company Limited
6. Gammon Construction Limited
7. Hip Hing Construction Co., Ltd.
8. Paul Y. Engineering Group Limited
9. SOCAM Development Limited
10. Unistress Building Construction Limited

FuturArc Prize FuturArc Prize (FAP) is an international Green design competition that inspires and elevates the creativity and spirit of sustainability in architecture professionals and students alike. The 2024 cycle was held from September 2023 to February 2024 with the theme of Architecture for Life After. This cycle asked entrants to propose architectural solutions and ideas for the continuation of life after either one or both of the following scenarios: Climate Destruction and/or Endings.

The competition received over 700 registrations from more than 20 countries. This cycle's jury panel comprised multidisciplinary built environment experts across Asian contexts: Dzung Do Nguyen, Co-Founder and CEO of enCity and enfarm Agritech; Farizan d'Avezac de Moran, Senior Partner and leader at GreenA Consultants; and Dr Tony Ip, Founder of Tony Ip Green Architects.

Following two rounds of judging, the FAP 2024 winners and merit recipients have been selected as follows: Winners:

• First Place: Arkansyah Farras Setiawan (Indonesia) for Ouroboros – The Architectural Gamification to Terraforming Tangerang Trashscape
• Second Place: Lyvia Simano (Singapore) for Coastal Reform – Muara Angke 2100
• Third Place: Kamil Muhammad, Raushan Fikri, Gerald Djunaedy and Novita Anggraini (Indonesia) for The Spatialisation of Salt

• Hà Nhựt Anh and Nguyễn Gia Huy (Vietnam) for Reviving Mines – The Tan Cang Ecosystem
• Pham Nguyen Hung, Le Xuan Vinh Khang, Ho Nghiem Thuy Quynh and Nguyen Thanh Tan (Vietnam) for Circulation of Life
• Nguyen Chi Dung, Pham Duong Dang Huy, Thach Tran Xuan Anh and Le Quoc Thai (Vietnam) for Haven to Heaven
• Ian Chung (Singapore) for The Commons Cooperative
• Chai Yi Yang and Ng Yi Ming (Malaysia) for Living Traces, Leaving Traces
• Abraham Chintianto, Andianto Mahdi Prasasya, Adika Ramaghazy, Kenzy Arandha Irdham and Tasyarin Hasnaa Prisidiyani (Indonesia) for Mangrupuncture – The Tale of Coastal Remediation

BCI Interior Design Awards BCI Interior Design Awards (IDA) is a regionally renowned competition that recognises beauty and originality in completed interior design projects in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. The 2024 cycle called for projects under the theme of "Tone × Texture" to select those that have demonstrated a masterful command over colour and texture in crafting ingenious interiors, as well as contributing to sustainability and providing a positive impact on users. More than 280 firms with projects across seven countries (China & Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) participated in this cycle. The jurors for this cycle are professionals who are experts in the design industry for more than 15 years: Budi Kurniawan, the founder and principal design of BK Studio (Indonesia); IDr Norshafina Ibrahim, the co-founder of Skala Design Consult Sdn Bhd (Malaysia); and Vicky Chan, the founder of Avoid Obvious Architects (Hong Kong). Awarded in two categories, the IDA 2024 winning and merit projects are:

Residential:

• First Place: The Luxury House by Cat Moc Group (Vietnam)
• Second Place: The St. Regis Residence by Natalie Kwong Studio (Indonesia)
• Third Place: Kabuchin Penthouse by Idee Architects (Vietnam)
• Merit: Luxurious Sophistication by Artwill Interior Design House (Hong Kong)

• First Place: Angels' Share Bar by Eigh-T Architects (Vietnam)
• Second Place: Crystal Restaurant by NH Village for Architectural Design Company Limited (Vietnam)
• Third Place: Beauty of Light by Arti Studio Limited (Hong Kong)
• Merit: Shenzhen Yanlord Dream Center by Woods Bagot (Hong Kong)
• Merit: The Greenhouse at Dulwich College by DP Architects Pte Ltd (Singapore)

IDA Gold Sponsor: LIXIL Event Backdrop sponsor: Play Concept Gallery Sponsor: Saint-Gobain Hong Kong & Macau Banquet Sponsor: Mitsubishi Electric (Hong Kong) Furniture Sponsor: Patio Verde Green Pilot Sponsor: Eco-Green, Fujifilm

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