Sunnie Lau | Image supplied by Sunnie Lau
Ar. Sunnie S.Y. Lau
Adjunct Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong
Registered architect
Ar. Prof. Sunnie S.Y. LAU is an Adjunct Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong, and a registered architect (HKIA/ARB HK, RIBA) specializing in urban regeneration strategies for high density environments. Her academic work focuses on participatory design methodologies for smart sustainable cities, notably through the Kowloon East Inclusive Innovation & Growth initiative (2013–2022), which integrates community engagement with post-industrial site revitalization. This research has been disseminated internationally via publications, public lectures and exhibition. She took up the curatorship for 19th Venice Biennale 19th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition for Hong Kong (2025); co-curatorship of the Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale (2017, 2019) and exhibited her research work at numerous international and local exhibitions.
Chee Huang | Image supplied by DP Architects
Ar. Seah Chee Huang
CEO, DP Architects
Registered architect
Chee Huang believes in purposeful architecture that fosters synergy to bring positive impact to everyday life. As CEO of DP Architects, he leads the global practice's strategic growth and design innovation for better-than-sustainable outcomes. His key projects include Singapore Sports Hub, Our Tampines Hub, Bukit Canberra and Golden Mile Complex's rejuvenation. He also champions social impact through Heartware Network’s co-lab workplace and Goodlife Makan, an award-winning senior activity centre. As a president of the Singapore Institute of Architects (2018-2020), Chee Huang spearheaded the Industry Transformation Map for the profession. A long-term adjunct tutor in NUS, he also actively contributes to the built environment discourse through publications, forums, and advisory roles across institutions and government agencies.
Dong Uong | Photography Jes Lindsay
Dong Uong
Senior Associate, Buchan
Dong is a Senior Associate with a background in user experience and communication design, bringing a strategic and human-centered lens to Buchan’s practice. He thrives in creative environments where design thinking begins with bold vision and clear conceptual intent.
A seasoned design strategist, Dong champions the power of diverse, interdisciplinary teams as essential to crafting integrated and meaningful design solutions. His approach is instinctively lateral - drawing from both imagination and logic to strike a balance between innovation and tradition, concept and craft.
Dong is the Creative Lead for the Australia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 in Osaka.
Carol Leung | Photography Jes Lindsay
Carol Leung
Senior Associate, Buchan & registered architect
Both an architect and interior designer, Carol brings over a decade of experience shaping hospitality, lifestyle and wellness, commercial, workplace, education, and high-end private and multi-residential projects across Australia and Southeast Asia.
Her approach is grounded in the belief that design should be felt as much as seen. With an instinct for how people move through and inhabit space, Carol seeks to blur the line between the architectural and the experiential.
Taking a sustainability-first approach, her work is defined by thoughtful storytelling, sensitivity to context, and a tactile appreciation of detail.
Carol is an Architect and Interior Designer on the Australia Pavilion for World Expo 2025 Osaka.