Lap Chi J. Kwong

Phone 224 337 8723
lkwong@iit.edu
www.kwongvonglinow.com

Courses taught

Arch 305, Architecture V, Fall 17
Arch 306, Architecture VI, Spring 18
Arch 497, Swiss Assembly, Summer 18

Expertise

With over nine years of professional practice, Lap Chi has spent his time
designing internationally acclaimed projects at Pritzker-Prize winning oces of
Herzog & de Meuron and Amateur Architecture Studio. His project work
includes the M+ Museum in Hong Kong, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and two
Residential Projects in the United States. His work in Art & Cultural design as
well as Single-Family and Multi-Family residential design has given him
expertise in both small and large-scale projects.

Education

Masters of Architecture I, AP, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2013
Bachelor of Art in Architectural Studies, University of Washington, 2005

Professional Experience

Founding Partner, Kwong Von Glinow Design Oce, Chicago, 2017 - Current
Architectural Designer, Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland, 2013 - 2016
Architectural Designer, Amateur Architecture, Hangzhou, China, Summer 2012
Architectural Designer, Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland, 2008 - 2010
Architectural Intern, Schacht Aslani Architects, Chicago, 2005 - 2007

Selected Publications, Exhibits, and Recent Research

Architectural League Exhibition: Objective, Parsons the New School, 2018
Storefront for Art and Architecture, New New York Icons Exhibition, 2017
Wallpaper* Magazine, “Architects’ Directory 2017,” 2017
Viewpoint Magazine #40, “City Futures: Towers within a Tower,” 2017
CNN Style, “Vertical Limit: Architects Re-Imagine Hong Kong’s High-Rise Housing,” 2017
Designboom, “Kwong Von Glinow Brings New Urban Verticality To Residential-Living,” 2017
Harvard Grounded Visionaries, “Kwong Von Glinow Awarded 2016 Chicago Prize,” 2017