Vicky Chan, AIA

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Vicky Chan founded Avoid Obvious Architects in 2012 with offices in New York and Hong…

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Volunteer Experience

  • Architecture for Children Graphic

    Founder and Volunteer

    Architecture for Children

    - Present 10 years 3 months

    Children

    We teach children about sustainable design and urban planning. http://aoarchitect.us/architecture-for-children/

  • The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Graphic

    Committee at AIA Hong Kong

    The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

    - Present 8 years 7 months

    Education

    I serve the AIA chapter in Hong Kong and help to promote quality architecture and built environment. We organise building tours, classes and symposium for both our members and community interested in architecture.

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Honors & Awards

  • Young Architects Award 2024

    The American Institute of Architects

  • DA’C #1 Designer of the World in Resilient Design

    A’ Design Award

    Our work in sustainable design was recognized. Our partners have a lot to contribute to it.

  • Impact Skyrise Competition 2nd Place

    Impact

    Skyrig repurpose an oil rig in the downtown Harbourfront of Lagos, Nigeria. The design provides affordable housing that takes into account rising sea levels and will serve the residents with self-sustaining features.

  • AIA Hong Kong Distinguished Service Award

    AIA Hong Kong

  • First Prize in Metal In Construction 2022 competition

    The Steel Institute of New York

    We provided an adaptive facade to promote wellbeing for New York High Rise. Team: Alvaro Arranz, AIA, Vicky Chan, AIA

  • Advancing Net Zero Competition - Merit Award

    HKGBC

    Next Tower by Team Modus is a template for net zero design. We aim to provide developers and researchers a template of the high rise and high density city in subtropical Hong Kong.

  • AIA Hong Kong Urban Design Honor Award & Sustainability Award

    AIA Hong Kong

    The jurors found K-farm to be a very meaningful waterfront revitalization project from the architect’s active involvement in its conception and fundraising to its completion and usage. It is successful in engaging and encouraging the public for positive use of the waterfront, while at the same time adopt many sustainable elements. The project demonstrates that urban design does not have to be in a large scale to have a big impact within the community, this project gives new meaning to the…

    The jurors found K-farm to be a very meaningful waterfront revitalization project from the architect’s active involvement in its conception and fundraising to its completion and usage. It is successful in engaging and encouraging the public for positive use of the waterfront, while at the same time adopt many sustainable elements. The project demonstrates that urban design does not have to be in a large scale to have a big impact within the community, this project gives new meaning to the integration of sustainability, land utilization, and community participation.

  • Pedestrian Network along Hangang River

    The City of Seoul

    Our team won 5th place for our landscape and urban design to improve accessibility and inclusivity along Hangang River

  • Architecture Masterprize 2018 - Urban Planning

    Architecture Masterprize

    Wetown - a green city for 40,000 people - won 2018 Architecture Masterprize in Urban Planning

  • Architizer A+ Award Finalist – Hospitality – Bars and Nightclubs

    Architizer

    The Artist House

  • FAIA Component Grant Winner – with Andrew King and AIA Hong Kong

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    Grant is given to our YAG initiate to help young members to pass their ARE exams.

  • A' Design Bronze Award - The Cloud - Interior

    A' Design

  • A' Design Bronze Award - The Light House - Architecture

    A' Design

  • A' Design Gold Award - Wetown - Urban Planning

    A' Design

  • A' Design Silver Award - The Artist House - Interior

    A' Design

  • 15th Designer of the World in Landscape Planning Catergory

    DA'C World's Leading Designers

  • 50 Most Impactful Smart Cities Leaders

    World Sustainability Congress

  • AIA Hong Kong Community Citation Award 2017

    American Institute of Architects | Hong Kong Chapter

  • Biomimicry Competition - Circle of Life

    Eleven Magazine

    Competition hosted By Eleven Magazine . We won Honorable Mention with Circle of Life

  • A' Design Award - Horsetopia

    A' Design Award

    Horsetopia won Bronze award in the Landscape design category.
    https://aoarchitect.us/projects/horsetopia/

  • A' Design Award - Architecture for Children

    A' Design Award

    Our program won the volunteering category.
    https://aoarchitect.us/architecture-for-children/

  • Perspective 40 Under 40

    Perspective Magazine

    Vicky Chan won the 40-under-40 award in the architecture category.

  • Shop! Award 2017 - Gold Award Pop up category

    Shop!

    Award for our pop up design for The Artist Lab in Hong Kong

  • Shop! Award 2017 - Sustainability for The Artist Lab

    Shop!

    Sustainable Award for our use of recycled material, store mobility and reusability.

  • Inspireli Awards 2016

    Inspireli

    Award for our portfolio of 3 architecture projects - Horsetopia, Sky Museum and Smart City for Detroit. This is our first award from Czech Republic.

  • London Creative Award 2016

    London Creative Competition

    Organic Highway won the architectural category of London Creative Competition.

  • RTF Sustainability Awards 2016

    Rethinking the Future

    Our Organic Highway was awarded for its sustainable design in the Urban Planning category.

  • 40 under 40

    Design:Retail Magazine

    We are awarded the 40 under 40 award for our research and experiment in retail sector. We are next to designers from Nike, Samsung, American Express.

  • ASLA Merit Awards - 14th Street Viaduct

    American Society of Landscape Architects

  • London Creative Competition 2015

    London Creative Competition

    Smart City in Detroit is a mixed use project that combines agricultural, industrial, residential and commercial spaces. The idea is to revive local businesses and essentially the brand of Detroit with this new iconic project. The sustainable complex will become a milestone of urban revival. The mountain form is a logical combination for large void and large surface area. The form allows for terraced urban farming, which is an up-and-coming business in Detroit. Residential and commercial area…

    Smart City in Detroit is a mixed use project that combines agricultural, industrial, residential and commercial spaces. The idea is to revive local businesses and essentially the brand of Detroit with this new iconic project. The sustainable complex will become a milestone of urban revival. The mountain form is a logical combination for large void and large surface area. The form allows for terraced urban farming, which is an up-and-coming business in Detroit. Residential and commercial area form a shell-like structure along the mountain. The void inside the mountain become a large open area for green industry. The solar panel at the top of the mountain is multi-functional. It collects water and solar energy while it is the main support for the shell-like structure. The mountain profile with solar panels at the apex will form an iconic skyline for Detroit.

  • LaSalle Spring Festival Booth and Game Design, 3rd Place

    LaSalle School

    We designed a booth with 3d puzzles to promote architecture to 1500 students.

  • Outstanding Project Award - Court Square 2 with Stantec

    New York Construction Institiute

    Court Square 2 provide a modern intervention to bridge between two historical subway line. The new urban connection is inspired by the movement of people and water. The waterfall roofscape is capturing the ever-changing movement in time and provided a beautiful way to observe rain and snow during daily commute.

  • Seaplane Terminal in Miami - 2nd place

    Dawntown Miami

    We provided a terminal experience that connects the sea, land and air. The amphibian architecture is learning from nature and illustrating how seaplanes perform in spatial format.

  • Stantec Technical Award

    Stantec Consulting

    Promoting the use of interactive modeling and rendering in architectural design.

  • Wacom’s Vision of the Future

    Wacom's

    Aquatic City won Vision of the Future and provided a glimpse into potential solutions to solve water crisis in Saudi Arabia.

  • Gillette Landmark Design - 2nd place

    Gillette

    We provided a wind turbine design using Gillette Razor. It is meant to advocate sustainable design while merging the disciplines of branding, product design and architects.

  • Unfinished Works AIDS Awareness Contest

    California Art Center

    We won an art competition with our digital print to illustrate cultural misconception of AIDS victims.

Languages

  • Chinese

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Hong Kong Institute of Architects

    Associate Member

    - Present
  • HKGBC

    BEAM PRO New Build

    - Present

    Qualifying BEAM Pro to offer green building solution for the climate in Hong Kong

  • American Institute of Architects Hong Kong Chapter

    2020 President

    - Present
  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

    LEED AP

    - Present
  • NCARB

    member

    - Present

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