E009 - Douglas Sum

Todays guest is Douglas Sum. He comes with a wealth of knowledge within the facade, or 'building skin' space. With an education from the University of Hong Kong, Douglas has gone on to work with international design firms all across the pacific rim & MENA region and currently is an Associate, Façade Service Group Leader for Aurecon, a global engineering, design and advisory company. A few of his milestone projects would be the Hong Kong Disneyland, The Viceroy on the Dubai Palm, the Dubai Metro and the current tallest building in the World  - the Burj Khalifa in our very own backyard. Also, he has worked as the facade-consultant team-leader on currently,  another super tall, ‘cable-stayed’ building in Dubai – the Dubai Creek Harbour Tower which is designed by the famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Douglas has held various leadership roles with both consultants and contractors, giving him a unique perspective of design, execution and supervision. He also brings vast knowledge across design management of the same. Currently, his interests expand to innovation and seeking any opportunities to reform the façade design entirely, by using the latest digital technology. Douglas is very active in both the professional and academic space of engineering facades. Having spoken at multiple summits across the globe, Douglas believes in educating the sector and pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved in this space. Its an honor to have him the studio today. To stay updated with our weekly episodes, please follow us on your favorite streaming platform Follow us on our socials The aForm Show - Instagram | LinkedIN Audio by Strum@ease - Instagram | Youtube . . Follow our awesome guests! Douglas Sum - LinkedIN  . . Big S/O to our friends & supporters Inscape Education Management - Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIN Orange Design Group - Instagram | LinkedIN . . Want to get on the show or know someone who should be? Email us at [email protected]