Lighting up Mid-autumn smiles

Director of local architectural consultancy, CL3, William Lim has created many award-winning projects such as China’s Vanke Chengdu Commercial Complex and Hong Kong Jockey Club’s vibrant Adrenaline Bar.

Uniting people of all ages and walks of life in a sense of shared wonder, the annual Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival remains amongst the best loved of all Hong Kong celebrations. In September 2003, the Hong Kong Tourist Board gave revelers a treat to remember by commissioning Lim to create the biggest lantern the Territory had ever seen. Inspired by bamboo scaffolding, Lim masterminded a magnificent suspended half-sphere design measuring fully 15 meters high by 35 meters wide. Inside was housed a state-of-the-art 360° projection system and a genuinely mind-boggling array of lights. Having amazed thousands of visitors, the structure went on to win eight prestigious international awards. Astonishingly, Lim and his team succeeded in getting the fully wind- and storm-proof structure up and running in just 12 days.

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林伟而，毕业於美国康内尔大学建築系硕士及学士；在美国波士顿工作了五年後，於1987年回港，为一间香港地产发展商工作了五年。在1993年，正式成为香港思联建築设计有限公司的董事总经理。在他的领导下屡获美国建築师学会香港分社、特许设计师协会香港分会、亚太室内设计评选中的设计奖项殊荣。最近更获得权威的国际室内设计协会IIDA评选的室内设计比赛大奖，及the International Hotel/Motel Restaurant show (IH/M&RS) for the Gold Key Award for excellence in Hospitality Design。

除作为一名建築师外，他还活跃於艺术，主要是公共艺术、摄影和绘画。他多次作个人展览，展出有关公共艺术装置，包括2006年意大利威尼斯国际建築双年展展出的《竹梯》；2007年及2009年香港．深圳城市／建築双城双年展展出的《竹建．建築之集体回忆──探索竹棚搭建技术》及《再植田园》；2008年荷兰设计週展出的《遊亭》； 2009年香港设计大使的创意活动双週展出的《Route D》建築装置展