Vicky is an architect, entrepreneur, environmentalist, educator, futurist, and world citizen. His professional works promote sustainable cities and buildings and he volunteers to teach sustainable concepts to children. According to him, artificial intelligence is able to do almost everything we can do today. Sooner or later, we may not be needed. He also believes that our future will be brighter if children are more equipped with creative and sustainable thinking.
Vicky Chan founded Avoid Obvious Architects in 2012. Since then, the firm has been pushing sustainable buildings and cities with focus on combining art with green technology. His projects spread across New York, Hong Kong, Canada, China, and India. Since 2017, his firm has also been working exclusively for various NGOs.
For him, not being able to hire the right people to align with the company vision is his biggest challenge. In terms of achievements he recounts, “We are able to turn smart farming into projects that attract multiple clients and institutions around the world. Our smart farming idea is indeed helping the community to improve their biodiversity.”
Green & happy design is the core of Vicky Chan’s practice.
