Our Founder Betty Ng presented at "PechaKucha Night x DESIGNART Tokyo Special" at THE CORE KITCHEN/SPACE on Thursday, November 6, 2025. This special PechaKucha Night Tokyo takes place once a year to coincide with the city-wide art and design festival DESIGNART TOKYO, which began in 2017 and transforms the entire city into a living design and art museum. COLLECTIVE also designs this year’s Design Art Tokyo Official Exhibition Space at Shibuya Media Department.
Read MoreOur Founder Betty Ng and Parkour Athlete Zen Shimada discussed their careers, their mutual interests in the city, architecture and design. COLLECTIVE also designs this year’s Design Art Tokyo Official Exhibition Space at Shibuya Media Department.
Read More83 King Lam Street won the HKIA Award of Hong kong Office Building category 2025. A great recognition for COLLECTIVE, who is the Design Architect for the Architecture and Interiors of the podium, including the public steps, landscape design, auditorium design, co-working space design and lobby design; COLLECTIVE is also responsible for the interiors of the twin towers.
Read MoreOur Director Chi Yan Chan led a tour at Tai Kwun - “Retracing the history and architectural transformation of a historical heritage site into a new cultural destination” for ETH Zurich Department of Architecture’s Seminar Week in Hong Kong led by Prof. Dr. Philip Ursprung.
Read MoreWhat does it take to build a cultural ecosystem? How is it defined – and how can it be nurtured? Betty Ng, the founder and director of international architecture practice COLLECTIVE, and curator Angelika Li, the cofounder and director of Basel-based nonprofit organization PF25 cultural projects, reflect on the fast-evolving art landscape of Hong Kong, shedding light on its lesser-known aspects and reverberations across the region and globally. From their distinct vantage points – as an architect designing spaces and a curator activating them – they explore how physical environments and cultural narratives shape one another, and how art and architecture together can foster dialogue, understanding, and a sense of place between Hong Kong, Basel, and beyond.
Read MoreCOLLECTIVE joined BEAU Architects and CONG, an annual journal of visual culture and placemaking by Serakai Studio, to present at Exchange Circle—Art Basel Hong Kong’s open-format platform for short, informal, and experimental discussions.
Read MoreJoin us on International Women’s Day for a collaborative event hosted by AIA Hong Kong, HKIA, and RIBA Hong Kong, celebrating diversity and the influence of women in shaping architecture.
The event kicks off with a tour of the newly completed auditorium at King Lam Street, designed by COLLECTIVE—a model of privately owned public space developed in collaboration with Rocco Design Architects and commissioned by New World Development. A panel discussion will follow.
Read MoreCOLLECTIVE’s founder, Betty Ng, is to speak at Today at Apple event, Spotlight: Building Narratives in Architecture with Betty Ng, on 11 December 2024, from 19:00 to 20:30 at Apple ifc mall, Hong Kong. This public session features a dialogue exploring how research and collaboration shape COLLECTIVE’s concept-driven architecture, creating spaces that emphasize clarity, beauty, and function. Attendees can join the conversation and connect with others.
Read MoreCOLLECTIVE is thrilled to be part of the AIA International Conference 2024 in Hong Kong! On Day 2, Friday, October 25th, our directors—Betty Ng, Chi Yan Chan, and Juan Minguez—will guide participants through an exclusive tour of our 83 King Lam Street project. This tour is part of a broader program showcasing a new generation of public spaces, paired with New Office Works’ Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy, revealing the creative transformation of these urban areas through collaboration with two major property developers.
Read MoreCOLLECTIVE will be participating in the inaugural edition of OPEN HOUSE HONG KONG, where we will present our recent project: 83 King Lam Street.
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