mAGIC KWAN

As a graduate of UC Berkeley and the University of Hong Kong with First Class Honours, Hong Kong-born Canadian Magic Kwan’s design exploration has been related to the contemporary interpretation of oriental aesthetics, nature-inspired geometry and materials, community-driven initiatives, climatic responsive sustainability, and generative computational modeling.
 

Post-graduation, with his professional knowledge and his pursuit of the exploration of fusing oriental aesthetics and spatial design, Magic has successively practiced in Tokyo, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, which had also led him to relocate to Tokyo to join the office of Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. He had also been lecturing and teaching architecture studios in the Universtiy of Hong Kong, fusing research topics into everyday practice.
 

Magic’s ongoing design pursuit has won him the ‘40 Under 40’ award organized by Perspective Magazine in 2015, the ‘Best Design Educator Award’ organized by Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) in 2016, and the ‘DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award’ organized by Hong Kong Design Centre in 2016.