Rick Lam

Rick Lam is the co-founder and director of Architecture Commons. He received his BA (ArchStud) from HKU and his M Arch I from Harvard GSD. He has extensive work experience in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Boston, and New York on projects that span every scale from residential renovations to master planning, and these jobs have endowed him with keen aesthetics acumen, knowledge in dense urban operation, and social awareness across cultures. Rick was recently selected as one of the winners of the “40 Under 40” Award recognizing creative young talents, and the AIA Merit Awards 2017, among others. Since the founding of ACL, Rick has been working with the government, non-profits, NGOs and the private sector tackling a mixture of deep rooted social issues, from alienated youth, elderly care, environment, to health and education.

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