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NEW ARRIVALS Rounding up the latest movers and in-house
appointments across the industry
MIGUEL VIDAL ASTUDIO
Clockwise from top left: Bosco Lam, Matthew Potter,Yasmin Al-Ani Spence and Sam Wright © Simon Ellis
FOUR DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS WILKINSONEYRE
WilkinsonEyre has promoted of four of its current associate directors to directors, taking the total number of board directors to 12. The promotions mark a new phase in the continued growth of the international practice, with a current portfolio of projects including CIBC Bank HQ in Toronto, One Barangaroo in Sydney, and new work in Hong Kong. Founding director Chris Wilkinson said: “WilkinsonEyre continues to go from strength to strength because of the talent, commitment and hard work of our staff. We would like to thank our new directors, and all our staff, for the valuable contribution they make.” The new directors are firstly, Bosco Lam, whose contribution has resulted in significant expansion and leadership of WilkinsonEyre’s transport portfolio. Matthew Potter leads the central Hong Kong office as director, working on all the practice’s Asia Pacific projects; his team is leading projects for Swire, New World, Galaxy, Hong Kong University and the Hong Kong International Airport. Sam Wright leads the sports and leisure team, delivering projects such as the Liverpool Arena; the London 2012 Olympic Basketball Arena and the redevelopment of the Compton and Edrich stands at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Lastly, Yasmin Al-Ani Spence has led multiple projects since joining the practice in 2014 – her experience has contributed to the growth of WilkinsonEyre’s work in Research & Development.
CHLOE PITT LAURENCE ASSOCIATES
Laurence Associates has just recruited a new planning manager to its award-winning team. Chloe Pitt holds a Masters degree in architectural conservation from Plymouth University and also worked at Cornwall Council for 13 years, specialising major housing schemes, infrastructure projects, town frameworks and neighbourhood planning. She said: “Laurence Associates stands out to me because they assess development proposals from a planning perspective, and this holistic approach gives schemes a much greater chance of success. The practice attracts a huge variety of work so this is a very exciting opportunity for me.”
PAUL WONG LWK & PARTNERS
LWK & Partners (HK) has announced that Paul Wong has joined as director of landscape design. Since Paul’s appointment he has already started working on various projects, collaborating with other LWK directors across multiple disciplines to deliver “total solutions” to clients, such as an ecological tourism project in Chengdu, a residential project in Guangzhou, and a leisure and recreation project in Hong Kong. Ronald Liang, founder and managing director of LWK, said, “We are delighted that our visions for architecture align and he is adding to our comprehensive architectural consultation capabilities with his unique eye.”
astudio has appointed Miguel Vidal to the role of project architect and computational design lead. Miguel will run the practice’s innovation and computation strategic design approach, utilising these techniques to “drive the environmental sustainability of astudio’s projects and create innovative architectural solutions for the future.” Miguel Vidal commented: “I am excited to be joining astudio. The practice is renowned for leading the debate on environmentally sustainable architecture and using technology to create cutting-edge, enduring design that has a genuine social impact. Computational design has creative applications in almost all aspects of architecture.”
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