Open House Hong Kong 2025

Fan Lok Yi is a Hong Kong-based curator who explores the connections between urban spaces, history, and the environment through research and collaborative artistic processes. She has led multiple community projects and has recently dedicated herself to studying the evolution of children's playscapes. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Studies from the University of Hong Kong and an MA in Fine Art from the University of the Arts London.

Kevin Mak is a registered Hong Kong architect. He currently focuses on urban & architectural photography and on the signboard heritage conservation platform @streetsignhk which he co-founded. He takes a multidisciplinary approach in sharing and experiencing our urban space, street life and aesthetics through exhibition, research, design & photography.

Hiuman Lam graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor's degree in Chinese Language and Literature and a Master's degree in Cultural and Religious Studies. She currently works as a writer, photographer and curator. In 2020, she established the "Hong Kong Reminiscence", which is dedicated to documenting Hong Kong's cultural heritage. She authored a book titled "Hong Kong Reminiscence: Documents of Hong Kong's Old Stories" and has hosted and taken part in several local and overseas photography and design related exhibitions. She hopes to record the unique culture of Hong Kong through various mediums, transforming history into memory.

Bob Pang is a registered architect in Hong Kong and has worked in London, Vienna and Shanghai, such as working as a project architect at the studio of Japanese architect Arata Isozaki.
In recent years, he initiated and advocated a research about local Brutalist architectural history for three years, funded by Design Trust and Leigh and Orange. He is the author of "Unknown Brutalism Architecture in Hong Kong" and "Think Things on Architecture", and is currently a columnist for City Magazine.

Vera Lam is the Director of HART Haus, a not-for-profit institution, a vibrant home for artists and creatives, providing them with a much-needed platform to explore, experiment, and develop their practices. Her role focuses on providing platforms for emerging artists to thrive and facilitating connections between artists, audiences, and the broader community through interdisciplinary exchanges, international artist residencies, curated exhibitions, and public programmes. Lam’s curated exhibitions include ongoing projects at HART Haus, "Collected Light: From Legacy to Future" (2024) and "Postmodern Tales" (2023) at H Queen's. Her background is enriched by her positions at M+ working on exhibitions: "Antony Gormley: Asian Field", ""Individuals, Networks, Expressions", ""Five Aritsts: Sites Encountered", "In Search of Southeast Asia through the M+ Collections"; and Blindspot Gallery with a focus on international and Chinese contemporary art within Hong Kong’s visual culture.

Jessica Chan is an urban researcher, especially interested in spatial imagination, urban policy and discourse. She completed her master's degree in Urban Studies at University College London and the master's degree in Urban Analysis from the University of Hong Kong.

Charles Lai is an architect (RIBA) and an architectural historian. He graduated from the AA School of Architecture in London and the University of Hong Kong. His works explore the history of modern architecture in East and Southeast Asia, the material culture and history of Shanghai plaster, as well as the conservation of historical built heritages.

Kit Chan is graduated from the University of Hong Kong, and formerly a journalist, Kit Chan currently works as a column writer, editor, photographer and independent curator. Putting focus on architecture, humanity, space making and urbanism, he actively documents Hong Kong, as well as other cities. He is the author of two books, KNOWHERE and KNOWHERE HONG KONG, published respectively in 2020 and 2023. The former publication has been awarded with Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards 2021.

Kay Chan is a product designer and community interaction planner specialising in sustainable design, whilst integrating art and design into public spaces to promote community and environmental inclusion. Kay’s edge in community interaction planning has led her to infuse elements of community participation in most of her work. In 2018, she designed the Tsuen Wan Yi Pei Square Playground as part of the ‘Play is for the People’ programme sponsored by CreateHK. In 2020, Kay redesigned Choi Yee Bridge Garden for the ‘Viva! River’ project to raise awareness for environmental and ecological protection. She has also led education programmes for the Hong Kong Jockey Club, M+, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and PMQ. In recent years, Kay’s focus on interactive communication has inspired her to curate the opening exhibition of ‘Our Living Library’ at Oil Art Space (2022) and Design District Hong Kong (#ddHK) 2024-25.

Sampson Wong obtained a PhD Geography from the University of Manchester, UK and is currently lecturer of Urban Studies Programme at The Chinese Univesrity of Hong Kong. His practices mainly include public writings and contemporary art, and he is the author of two best selling books, Hong Kong Strollology and Urban Strollology.

The ‘Open House Hong Kong’ team comprises members from diverse backgrounds in architectural design, urban studies, education, and the arts and culture, all united by a shared passion for the city’s architectural heritage. Leveraging their varied expertise and experience, the team aims to bridge the gap between the public and Hong Kong’s unique built environment through architectural tours, interdisciplinary dialogues, volunteer training, and more. They seek to foster a greater appreciation for architecture and enhance awareness of urban issues while promoting interactions within and beyond the architectural community to cultivate a more open urban culture.