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We speak to the Hong Kong-based founder of world beating Alexander Wong Architects who, as well as designing luxury homes for A-List clients in the movie industry, creates cutting edge designs for retail, leisure, hospitality and cultural projects.
www.alexanderwong.com.hk
lexander Wong is a tour de force in the world of architecture and design. He has numerous key projects to his name from cinema chains to supermarkets, and a haul of over 60 awards, including ‘World’s Best Interior Design’ at The International Property Awards in 2016. His incredible designs might be described as futuristic, sometimes even ‘space age’, but with his use of light, shape and sculptural structures this is something he terms “thinking ‘Out Of The Planet’ rather than Out of the Box.” A graduate of Princeton University, his career began in 1989, working for a company which designed hi-tech hospitals. The move into his own business came in the year 2000 in a story intriguingly involving a Swiss banker, two entrepreneurs, and movie star Jackie Chan: “Back in 2000, I left Henderson Land and brief ly worked as the Director of Business Development for another architectural firm. Then, I quickly realised clients recognised my abilities to listen, to design and to actualise their visions, or at least they believed I could. These special
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