The Architecture & Design Conference 2009

Why is the Architecture and Design Conference one of the industry’s must-attend events of 2009?

The conference will feature case-studies of outstanding international projects, eco-friendly architecture,  with interactive panel discussions on topics such as managing a design practice in an economic downturn. alongside

 Over the course of the two-day event, a host of top architectural names, including senior designers and top management from some the world’s biggest firms, including AEDAS, HOK, Kohn Pedersen Fox, RMJM RTKL and SOM will be present.

The international speaking panel includes: Ben van Berkel, Principal, UNStudio Sir Peter Cook, Founder, Archigram Silas Chiow, Director, SOM China Sandy Edge, Principal, Woods Bagot Bernardo Fort-Brescia, Founding Principal, Arquitectonica Keith Griffiths, Chairman (Asia & ME), AEDAS Thomas Heatherwick, Principal, Heatherwick Studio Paul Katz, President, Kohn Pedersen Fox Scott Kilbourn, Vice President, RTKL Andrew James, Senior Principal, Populous Paul Liu, Chairman, Axons Concepts David Pringle, CEO (Asia & ME), RMJM David Yau, Deputy GM of PM1 Dept, Henderson Land Download the latest programme at http://www.thearchitectureconference.com/programme.html

To register today, call the customer services team through +852 2851 3140. For general enquiries, contact Alice Cullinane, ac@facilitymedia.com or call +852 2851 9923.

Why You Shouldn’t Throw Away Your Memory

From http://www.chocolaterain.com

Chocolate Rain, a Hong Kong grown brand collaborates with artists in reusing old, discarded objects to create decor and accessories. This Exhibition/Workshop opened last April 2 and runs through April 19 at Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

So what makes Chocolate Rain worthy of praise? Read here to find out.

Openeverything in Hong Kong

In this day and age when knowledge is considered an important commodity and sharing information is seen as decreasing the value of a particular information, there are those who choose to do otherwise to create improvements in society. 

Open Everything is a global conversation about the art, science and spirit of being ‘open’. It gathers people using openness to develop or improve education, media, philanthropy, architecture, neighbourhoods, workplaces and the society we live in–literally, everything.  Each Open Everything event is different and topics may include running participatory events, taking open source thinking beyond the tech world (Wiki, anyone?) etc. What actually gets discussed on the day, according to the website, depends on who shows up, and what they’re passionate about.

This should be interesting. Openeverything HK happens on 6 Decemeber 2008, at the SOHO Life Office – Guangdong Investment Tower 1/F – 148 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

Registration is from 9:00AM – 10:00AM, Main Event 10:00AM – 5:00PM. Socials immedately follows the main event. The event is free and open to the public, but people are requested to pre-register. For more details, log on to openeverything.hk.