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Adrienne Lau is an ARB registered architect and designer based in London and Hong Kong, whose work spans architecture & interiors, public realm and scenographic experiences. Her practice endeavours to address social and ecological imperatives with strategic and perceptive design thinking.
With an interesting career at Heatherwick Studio and OMA, Adrienne collaborated with diversely ambitious clients such as Google, Prada, Lendlease, CR Land and the UN. She took on leadership roles in large-scale international projects including tech headquarters, mixed-use districts, retail environments, cultural museums, healthcare facilities, hospitality developments and neighbourhood revitalisation.
Adrienne co-founded Edgy Collective, recipient of the Community Prize at the New London Awards in 2024, which recently launched a civic square in Camden High Street pedestrianisation trial.
She has been invited as a guest critic at architecture and design schools across London.
Awards
Competition winner, More Edgware Less Anywhere, London Festival Of Architecture 2023
Fashion Scout Presentation Award, London Fashion Week 2017
Second place, Architectural Review Global Architecture Graduate Awards 2013
Architecture Foundation: Futures In The Making Award 2013
Speaking
Cultural Strategy Panel Discussion, London Borough Of Barnet Corporate Plan Launch, June 2023
Guest Speaker, Middlesex University, Mar 2023
Working Internationally, UCL Bartlett School Of Architecture, June 2022
Press
Reimagining Public Spaces, Architecture Magazine, Dec/Jan 2024
Qualifications
Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture, Royal Institute of British Architects
Master of Architecture, Distinction & Dean’s List, UCL Bartlett School Of Architecture