Edward Ng

Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Ph.D., Professor of Architecture

Edward Ng is the Yao Ling Sun Professor of Architecture at CUHK. He specializes in Green Building, Environmental & Sustainable Design, and Urban Climatology for City Planning. An environmental consultant to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, he developed the performance-based daylight design practice note, the Air Ventilation Assessment Technical Guidelines and the Urban Climatic Maps (UCMs). He has worked with Singapore, Macau, and many Chinese cities on UCMs. In 2014, noting the cultural and socio-economical needs of remote villagers in SW China, he established the “One University One Village Project Initiative (1U1V)” to continue his humanitarian work with students. He has published over 500 papers and 3 books, and twice received the International Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects. His village rebuilding demonstration in Yunnan won the World Building of the Year Award at the 2017 World Architecture Festival.