The International Youth ArchiDesign 2020 & 2021

This event features the annual Architectural Design Symposium, Exhibition and the Prize-giving ceremony for “Youth ArchiDesign 2020 & 2021 Award" , organized by My ArchiSchool (HK) Limited, who is committed to promote the architectural and environmental education for the young ones of 6-18 years old. From paper models to digital models, from hand sketches to photomontage artworks. We provide the best and the cutting-edge technology support for the young ones in order to facilitate them to develop their full potential of creativity!

The award-winning projects and some of the spectacular design

of our young talents will be exhibited! With some of the professional models and samples from some leading Hong Kong building industries!

Proposed Run-down on 4-April 2021:

11:00 - 11:10

Opening Speech by Prof. Ho Puaypeng

11:00 - 13:00 

Lunch

Delicious Architecture by The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong

3-Course Western set lunch 

as inspired by Santiago Calatrava (Spanish theme)

13:00 - 14:00

Seminar by Prof. Ho Puaypeng:

 “Architectural Heritage as cultural nourishment for the young talents” 

11:00 - 17:00

On-the-spot sketching competition

Champion will be selected by visitors' votes  

14:00 - 15:00

Sharing  Session on "How to  prepare and plan for studying Architecture in UK"

by ITS Education Asia

15:00 - 16:00

Sharing  Session on "Being an Architect in Hong Kong with my Design built in the region"

by Ms. Ivy Lee, 

Managing Director of Leigh & Orange

14:00 - 16:00 

Afternoon Tea 

Delicious Architecture by The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong

8-canapes tea set  

as inspired by Renzo Piano (Italian theme)

14:00 - 17:00

Webinars by

Panoba UK 

Dukes Education Group, 

Badminton School UK , & 

the University Guys

18:00 - 19:00

Youth ArchiDesign 2020 & 2021

Prize Giving Ceremony

19:00 - 21:30 

Dinner

Delicious Architecture by The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong

4-Course Western set dinner 

as inspired by Jean Nouvel (French theme)

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International Speakers who are the REAL Insiders of Architectural Education will speak to us exclusively :

Professor Ho PuayPeng – Head, Department of Architecture, The National University of Singapore, the Chairholder of UNESCO Chair on Architectural Heritage Conservation and Management in Asia

Mr. Sean Lai – LLB, Director of Admission of ITS Education Asia (www.itseducation.asia)

Ms Debbie Gispan & Ms.Nicky Sakpoba – Co-Founders and Directors of Panoba Ltd (www.panoba.co.uk)

With the core focus on education, co-founders Debbie & Nicky have always put their students first and pushed them to build an academic pathway that they have passion for. With the right tools and right schools giving support anything is possible.

From before the Panoba’s inception, to the trusted company it is today, Debbie & Nicky have developed a strong and extensive database of personal and professional contacts and services which enables them to provide their clients with a level of service unattainable elsewhere.

Discretion, trustworthiness and professionalism are what makes Panoba the education and lifestyle service choice for overseas and high-end clientele coming to the UK.

Mrs Henrietta Lightwood  –  Admissions Director of Dukes Education Group – (https://dukeseducation.com/)

Dukes are a family of schools and educators, brought together by a common purpose: to give children the foundations for an extraordinary life through education.

All their schools have different characters and they are all examples of outstanding qualities in their fields. Cardiff Sixth Form College ( www.ccoex.com ) is unmatched in the world for A level results, Fine Arts College is widely considered London’s leading Art school; and the Value Add in many of their schools is outstanding: Earlscliffe and Rochester Independent College were both ranked in Top 5% and Top 2% in the UK. Henrietta Lightwood would be delighted to speak about the different pathways and routes that can be taken for young aspiring Architects.

Mrs Rebecca Tear – Headmistress of Badminton School UK (https://www.badmintonschool.co.uk/) 

As one of the top girls schools in the UK today, Mrs Tear continues to lead Badminton Girls to great new heights. Badminton has a history of innovation and that what the girls achieve comes through hard work and a real sense of individuality.

Badminton has an unusual ethos of teaching and learning and have a careful balance of intellectual power, courtesy and support which sets the Badminton girls apart. Strong female communities have an important place in the world across many industries. Badminton girls are taught to try anything, study anything and do anything they want to put their minds to. Girls are taught that their future can be anything they want it to be.

Mr David Hawkins – Founder of The University Guys (https://www.theuniversityguys.com/)

Support students in exploring, preparing for and applying to universities all over the world.

As one of the world’s top independent college counsellors, David Hawkins MA (Oxford), PGCE specializes in supporting families and students to enter some of the world’s best ranked universities and most importantly, helping students to work out which institutions are the best match for them.

David would be a key speaker in the higher education opportunities that students could choose for Architecture globally.

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The 10 Youth ArchiDesign 2020 & 2021 - Award Winners 

This event is designed to rally the young talents of architectural design, and to provide them a rare and precious opportunity to plug into the global networks of scholars, educators, architects, professional of building industries, and architecture-lovers from all walks of life!  

Sharing sessions on the day will cover: 

• architectural educations and nourishment including modeling, sketching, digital design, 
• latest development of design, construction and architectural heritages, 
• Planning to study Architecture in UK and European Universities will be briefed by ITS Education Asia and Panoba, their UK Team with school representatives of UK elite independent schools to e-meet our guests exclusively
• wooden model making workshops, 
• on-the-spot sketching competition and champion will be selected by visitors' votes

This event is designed to rally the young talents of architectural design, and to provide them a rare and precious opportunity to plug into the global networks of scholars, educators, architects, professional of building industries, and architecture-lovers from all walks of life!  

We used to join DesignInspire (the HK official Design Expo at HK Convention & Exhibition Centre) as one of the exhibitors. However, due to Covid-19, DesignInspire 2020 will go ONLINE. We therefore started to organize our first ever exclusive symposium and solo exhibition, with our first ever Architectural Design Award for the young  ones. 2020 is a very spectacular year. 

In the midst of Covid-19, we are facing the unknown challenges. 

We tried to cheer up all the young ones who got their online classes at home by creating a design competition! As all our students are able to design with BOTH physical models and digital models, the  competition has turned out to be their energy to keep moving on, walking through the darkest time in the century.

You would see the colors in these design projects of   our young ones containing the craziness of the forms and spaces which were extraordinary. They are our hopes, showing our way forward in the time of despair. 

 Youth ArchiDesign-Award Winners will  give his/her speech or presentation on stage for 2 minutes (in front of a 6m wide LED screen, a bit like "TED Talk") during the award-giving ceremony to be held at Sky100 ICC HK on 4-April-2021 (updated).