...an innovative research, design and construction practice focused on bringing up to the moment international knowledge and technical solutions to our Clients combined with localised collaboration. Research and development themes are introduced to projects in order to apply “out of the box’ thinking and challenge conventional approaches to problem solving. The Hong Kong portfolio focuses on large scale public sector infrastructure projects; particularly those related to landfill, land reclamation, drainage, environmental impact assessment, tree surveys and highway planning. The China office concentrates on the problems related to rapid urbanization and city expansion, utilizing sustainable design solutions related to land drainage, water use, energy consumption and quality of life issues. At the core of the design process is the employment of statistical market research to create a robust design methodology coupled with the use of public design “charrettes” in order to encourage community involvement and foster socially responsive design. The practice forms strategic relationships with international experts in specialist fields, in order to bring the highest knowledge base to each specific project on a case by case basis whilst the principal partner maintains close working relationships with various universities globally including: University of Hong Kong; Peking University; Shenzhen University; Lund University Sweden; and Pennsylvania State University.