SHIFT 2019 CONFERENCE + STARSTRUCK


Students & Lecturer attended SHIFT 2019 INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL CONFERENCE organized by Doma Initiatives


It was a two day conference with fruitful of facts and inspiration from architects/designers/engineer around the world.



Prof Hanif Kara 
who is a practicing Structural Engineer and Professor at the Harvard, Graduate School of Design.

shared with us his experience and difficulties working with every opportunities and world renowned architects and projects around the world. Making the impossible into possibilities within us.


Wei Na of WEI architects
who shared us some of her projects in designing with the impact and consideration of environment. Also she greatly inspired our lady students with her empowerment, creativity, confidence & strength.


Liu Jia Kun of JIAKUN ARCHITECTS
Refabricating the existing shattered pieces into new material and reused into structures/buildings. Helping in disaster relieve in rebuilt the environment.


Kevin Carmody of Carmody Groarke
Building with reason and let the past be untouch living within the new

Also, there are some other awesome architects shared their speech and experiences:

  • Gong Dong of Vector Architects, who designed the Alila Yangshuo 
  • Chan Joong Kim of The System Lab, making the impossible into the lab and never give up in creating a better outcome with form exploration and building them into reality.
  • Milinda Pathiraja of Robust Architecture Workshop (RAW), base in Sri Lanka, building with contexts and strategy of purpose with all the small details. because all small details matters in our daily life!
  • Christopher Lee of Serie architects, Singapore base architect, shared how spaces could be expend & mix used with consideration of overall well being and flow.

With Narration from Ar. Liu Xiao Du & Ar. Haruo Morishima

For more information about the event
https://domainitiatives.org/