Awards and
Achievements

ArchSD is dedicated to serving our community with care and concern. Despite ever-changing challenges – urban needs, social instability, health crises and climate change – we remain committed to enriching the living environment through quality professional services.

In 2020, we were honoured to have our efforts recognised by local and global professional bodies and institutions. A selection follows.

Quality Building Award 2020

This biennial award – decided by nine professional organisations in Hong Kong – celebrates buildings that embody excellence. It encourages the construction sectors to work together, to achieve the highest levels of professionalism and competitiveness. As announced in June 2021, ArchSD earned the following for projects in 2020:

Hong Kong Children’s Hospital
Quality Excellence Award
Hong Kong Non-residential (New Building – Government, Institution of Community) Category – Grand Award
Kwai Chung Hospital Day Recovery Centre
Hong Kong Non-residential (New Building – Government, Institution of Community) Category – Merit Award
West Kowloon Government Offices
Hong Kong Non-residential (New Building – Government, Institution of Community) Category – Merit Award
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong Building (Renovation / Revitalisation) Category – Merit Award

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Awards 2020 Hong Kong

One of the Asia-Pacific region’s top built environment institutions, the RICS Awards Hong Kong celebrates the achievements and developments of industry professionals who create better places and spaces for living and working, and who help to build resilient, successful communities. ArchSD was commended with the following award in 2020:

Hong Kong Museum of Art
Excellence in category ‘Refurbishment / Revitalisation Team of the Year’

The Hong Kong Institute
of Architects (HKIA) Annual Awards 2019/20

The HKIA Annual Awards aims to give professional recognition to outstanding architectures. During the year, we were pleased to have the following projects receiving the Awards, including:

Hoi Ha Visitor Centre
President’s Prize
Che Kung Temple Sports Centre
Merit Award of Hong Kong – Community Building

The Greater Bay Area
Urban Design Awards 2020

Established by the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design, the Awards aim at elevating the overall standard of urban design in the Greater Bay Area through recognition of excellent urban design related projects, and fostering collaboration and exchange among industry practitioners. In 2020, the following projects were granted the Awards:

Cattle Depot Art Park
Built Project – Merit Award
Lung Tsun Stone Bridge Preservation Corridor
Plan / Concept – Merit Award
Kwun Tong Promenade
Built Project – Nominated Award
Eastern District Cultural Square
Built Project – Nominated Award
Revitalisation of Woodside into Biodiversity Education Centre
Built Project – Nominated Award
Kai Tak Station Square
Plan / Concept – Nominated Award
Tuen Mun Inclusive Playground
Urban Intervention – Nominated Award

CIC Sustainable
Construction Award 2020

The Sustainability Construction Award is launched by the CIC in 2018. The Award honors best practices in sustainability among organisations and practitioners in the construction industry. Our project ‘Fire Services Department Pak Shing Kok Married Quarters’ is the first high-rise concrete MiC building in Hong Kong. The project showcased the benefits to our environment and construction productivity by using MiC, and was granted the Merit Award in 2020.

Fire Services Department Pak Shing Kok Married Quarters
Organisations Category – Project Owner (Public Sector) – Merit Award

Hong Kong Institute of Building
Information Modelling (HKIBIM) Award 2020

Hosted by HKIBIM, this award focuses on BIM projects, initiatives and organisations that actively apply BIM technology throughout the project lifecycle in or outside of Hong Kong. The award allows industry professionals to showcase their efforts and accomplishments in promoting the usage of BIM.

As announced in April 2021, ArchSD earned the following awards:

North Lantau Hospital – Hong Kong Infection Control Centre
Government Projects Category – Gold
Construction of a footbridge with lift tower to connect the Ap Lei Chau Wind Tower Park and Ap Lei Chau Estate
Government Projects Category – Bronze
Construction of flight simulator training centre of the government flying service item
Government Projects Category – Bronze
Design and Construction of Redevelopment of Queen Mary Hospital, Phase 1
Government Projects Category – Bronze
Installation of Air-conditioning System at Tai Wai Market
Government Projects Category – Bronze
Modernisation of Aberdeen Market cum Cooked Food Centre
Government Projects Category – Bronze
Kai Tak Station Square
Government Projects Category – Bronze

Celebration of BIM Achievement 2020

Hosted by CIC, the Celebration aims to inspire organisations and practitioners to continually be creative, innovative, transformative or disruptive in bringing BIM to its full potential.

In 2020, we were conferred the following awards:

Architectural Services Department
BIM Organisations 2020
Heritage Information Modelling of Peak Station
BIM Projects 2020
Mr. TSOI Cheung-faat, TO(A)/BIM/1
Young BIMers 2020

Hong Kong Awards for Environmental
Excellence (HKAEE) 2019

Led by the Environmental Campaign Committee, the HKAEE encourages businesses and organisations to adopt green management. It benchmarks their commitment to best practice and their outstanding environmental performance across 15 sectors. We were pleased to be recognised with:

Architectural Services Department
Public and Community Services – Bronze Award