LEE Siu-Wing, Ivy
Managing Director / Partner
Ivy is the Managing Director and a Partner of Leigh & Orange (L&O) overseeing L&O’s business development and operations in Hong Kong, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. She joined the firm in 1998 having obtained a 1st Class Honours degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Shortly afterwards, in 2001 she became a Registered Architect and later she was elected as a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.
Sustainability forms a key component in Ivy’s holistic approach to design – supported by a strong belief in sustainability and applicable technical qualifications – having LEED AP and BEAM Pro qualifications. She also acts as a pro bono Chairperson of the BEAM Society Limited and Director of the Hong Kong Green Building Council.
Ivy has a natural ebullience for architecture, art and literature – pursuits she balances whilst contributing to the community by serving in several key community services and government advisory roles in the Planning Department, Housing Authority and the Environment Bureau.
Ivy has led a number of multi-award-winning projects for the practice in both public and private sectors, such as the Hong Kong Science Park Phase 2 in Hong Kong, Studio City in Macau and the recently completed InnoCell – Hong Kong’s 1st high-rise using Modular Integrated Construction technology.
L&O is an international architectural firm headquartered in Hong Kong with almost 150 years of history and has played a significant and continued role in shaping the design communities. Under Ivy’s design leadership, L&O has completed many award-winning buildings and masterplans throughout Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The firm is ranked the world’s top 47th architectural practice by World Architecture 100 in 2021.
