Mr. LAM, Joshua Wai Hon (林偉瀚)

Reimagining Shau Tau Kok - Regenerating Heritage, Community and Cultural Identity of the Border Township

Principal Investigator, HKIA CPD Research Fund, Nov 2024 - Nov 2025

Review of the Accessibility of Public Open Spaces (POS) in New Towns of Hong Kong

Research Collaborator, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, HKU, Jan 2025 -May 2025 (in association with HKPSI)

From Valley to Plain: Conservation and Revitalisation from ‘Ng To’ to Kuk Po River and Plain via Multi-disciplinary, Educational and Action Research

Team Member, Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, EEB; Oct 2021 – Jan 2024 (In association with Prof. Thomas Chung)

Cultural and Historical Studies for Pui O, Shui Hau and Neighbouring Areas at Lantau

Team Member, Sustainable Lantau Office, CEDD; Oct 2020 – Mar 2022 (In association with Prof. Thomas Chung)

YUEN Lingyun, Elysia (2024) Oyster Rewilding the Ocean: Regenerative marinescape scenario of fish rafts in starling inlet (ARCASIA Theses of the Year Awards, Bronze Award, RIBA President’s Silver Medal 2024 Nomination)

LAU Hei Mun, Kathy (2024) Curating New Rural Living: Lai Chi Wo Village Regeneration (Published on ConstructionPlus Asia, Q1 2025, pp 45-46)

Board of Directors

Hong Kong Architecture Centre (S.88 Registered Charity), 2025-2027

Place-making Director

Hong Kong Public Space Initiative (HKPSI) (S.88 Registered Charity), 2015 -

Co-chair

Young Affairs Group / Young Member Committee, Hong Kong Institute of Architects, 2023 - Current

Co-chair

HKIA Young Architect Award Organising Committee, Hong Kong Institute of Architects, 2023 - Current

Member

Board of Internal Affairs, Hong Kong Institute of Architects, 2023 - Current

Official Representative

ARCASIA Committee on Young Architects, Jun 2023 - May 2024

Jury Member

Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards 2024 - Medal of the Year Jury Panel, 2024

Jury Member

ARCASIA Students' Architectural Design Competition - HKIA Jury Panel, 2022-2023

2022 WINNER, HKIA Young Architect Award 2021

2019 Tidal Urban Architecture HONOURABLE MENTION, HKIA Cross-Strait Architectural Design Awards - Student Category, Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA)

2018 Tidal Urban Architecture NOMINEE, RIBA President’s Medals - Dissertation Medal, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

2016 Floating Fields, WINNER, World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2016, Berlin, Completed Buildings Production Energy & Recycling Category (Design Team Member, in association with Prof. Thomas Chung)

2016 Floating Fields, GRAND AWARD from Organizing Committee, Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture 2015-16 UABB(SZ) (Design Team Member, in association with Prof. Thomas Chung)

2015 Living Yard HONOURABLE MENTION, HKIA Cross-Strait Architectural Design Awards - Student Category, Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA)

2013 The Undulating School NOMINEE, RIBA President’s Medals - Bronze Medal, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

2025 “Echo of Happy Valley” for It Always Sounds Somewhere Exhibition in Inside-Out-Museum, Beijing. 22/2 - 1/6/2025 (Collaborated with artist Fiona Lee)

2024 “Regenerating Heritage, Community and Cultural Identity of Border Township and Associated Villages - Sha Tau Kok Exhibition”. Exhibition in Sha Tau Kok Townhouse, Hong Kong, 6/1 - 1/3/2024 (in association with CUHK M.Arch Studio)

2023 “The POP - Inflatable Urban Playscape for All” for Sustainable Architecture - Leave No One Behind. Exhibitions in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organised by the International Union of Architecture (UIA) World Congress of Architect 2023, as part of The Hong Kong Institute of Architects exhibition, 2/7-6/7/2023

2022 “The POP - Inflatable Urban Playscape for All” for Made . Make . Making: Urbanism & Architecture Exhibitions for Excellence. Exhibitions in Hangzhou, Beijing, New York. Organised by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects as part of the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of HKSAR.

2020 “Play-making for place-making” and “Place-making Tsuen Wan” for 2x2 UABBHK 2019 Exhibition in SZHK Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\ Architecture 2019 (UABBSZ), Hong Kong, 19/12/2019-15/3/2020. (in association with HKPSI as Place-making Director)

2017 “Reclaim Water: When Architecture Regenerates our Urban Watery Imagination” Exhibition for CUAAA Award 2017, 30/10 - 5/11/2017

2014 “Fundamentally Hong Kong: Squaring the Delta”. Exhibit in Hong Kong Pavilion. Venice Biennale 14th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, Italy, 7/6 – 23/11/2014. (in association with Prof. Thomas Chung)

2021 “Encounter Chung Chau” for the Inter-island Festival. Public engagement, Research and Exhibition in the Inter-Island festival. Inter-island Festival Organising Committee, Hong Kong, 26/3- 28/3/2021 (In association with HKPSI as Place-making Director)

2020 “Play-making for place-making”. Public Engagement, Research and installation. Hong Kong Public Space Initiative (HKPSI), Hong Kong, 2015-2020. (In association with HKPSI as Place-making Director)

2019 “Sound of Happy Valley” for Fringe Activities of City Dress Up: Seats.Together. Public Engagement and art installation. Art Promotion Office, HKSARG, Hong Kong, 10/2018-04/2019. (In association with HKPSI as Place-making Director and collaborated with artist Ms. Fiona Lee)

2017 “Play to Reveal” for Play to Change 2. Public Engagement, Research and Exhibition. Hong Kong Architecture Centre, Hong Kong, 27/12/2016 - 4/2/2017. (In association with HKPSI as Place-making Director, and collaborated with CUHK School of Architecture)

2016 “Tsuen Wan Waterfront Place-making Project”. Public Engagement and Installation for the Tsuen Wan District Council. Hong Kong, 7/1-22/1/2016. (In association with HKPSI as Associate Director)