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  • Sessional Academic, UNSW

Hugo Chan is the Director and Architect of Studio HC, a research-driven design practice founded in late-2018 with a primary focus on the context for and effects of adaptive reuse within urban contexts. His research interests are primarily focused around ecological and cultural sustainability, examining how practitioners can reimagine our cities through critical interrogation and engagement with social and cultural histories of place. In parallel to his private work, Hugo is also the Architect & Associate, Practice Management of Cracknell & Lonergan Architects a firm he has been with since 2011, focusing primarily on conservation, planning, environmental law and urban residential development.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Sessional Academic, University of Sydney
  • 2016–present
    Sessional Academic, University of New South Wales
  • 2022–2022
    Research associate, University of Sydney

Education

  • 2020 
    University of Sydney, Graduate Diploma of Environmental Law
  • 2015 
    University of New South Wales, Australia, Masters of Architecture
  • 2013 
    University of New South Wales, Australia, Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Publications

  • 2026
    Interim Findings Report on the 2025 Survey of Architecture Students, Graduates & Early-Career Professionals Across the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Association of Architects
  • 2025
    Notes on Five Portraits (or, What's in a Face?), Architecture Bulletin - Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)
  • 2024
    Questioning the Status Quo, Architecture Bulletin - Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)
  • 2021
    Capital Punishment, INVOLVED Magazine
  • 2021
    Hope in High Rise: An Exploration of Urban Density and Apartment Design, Alistair Swayn Foundation
  • 2021
    Bushfire Recovery, Spirit & Strength, Architecture Bulletin - Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)
  • 2020
    The Untapped Opportunities of Adaptive REuse, Urban.com.au
  • 2020
    Adaptive Architecture: Redesigning the Tabular Rasa, Sydney Environment Institute
  • 2020
    Architects Declare: What We Think, We Become, Sydney Environment Institute
  • 2020
    Rickard Studio Revisited, Houses Magazine (Australia)
  • 2020
    Heritage: From Technophobia to Technophilia?, Architecture Bulletin - Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)
  • 2020
    Marionettes to Speculative Capitalism, Architecture Bulletin - Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)
  • 2020
    Wrecking Balls are A-swinging: Rethinking the Demolition Mindset, The V Estate - Spinifex Opinion Column
  • 2020
    ADAPT, INVOLVED Magazine
  • 2020
    Critiquing a Culture of Critical Criticism, Architecture Bulletin - Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)
  • 2020
    Buildings are not lifeless objects, it's time to treat them as such, The V Estate - Spinifex Opinion Column
  • 2019
    Alternative Realities: Approaches to Adaptive Reuse in Architecture, NSW Architects Registration Board
  • 2019
    Reconsider, Reconfigure, Reimagine: A Sustainable Lesson from Adaptive Reuse, Architecture Bulletin - Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    Alistair Swayn Foundation Research Grant
    Role:
    Research Grant Recipient
    Funding Source:
    Alistair Swayn Foundation
  • 2021
    David Linder Prize
    Role:
    Research Prize Recipient
    Funding Source:
    Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)
  • 2017
    Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship
    Role:
    Scholar - Graduate
    Funding Source:
    NSW Architects Registration Board

Professional Memberships

  • RAIA
  • RIBA

Contact Hugo for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration