The culture and city forum during the Business of Design Week features eminent designers and architects. They include:
Ole Scheeren
Scheeren has designed some of the world's most daring and exciting buildings, including Singapore's The Interlace, the MahaNakhon in Bangkok, the Prada Epicenter stores in New York and Los Angeles, and the CCTV and TVCC headquarters in Beijing. He was with the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) for 15 years before leaving last year to launch B?ro Ole Scheeren in London, Hong Kong and Beijing. He is involved in a design for Shenzhen's new city centre, a 250-metre-high tower in Kuala Lumpur and a gigantic mixed-use building for the centre of Chongqing. He is a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong.
Louisa Hutton
The co-founder of architecture firm Sauerbruch Hutton is a leader in issues of sustainability in architecture and urbanism, and is recognised for creating buildings with sensual spaces and signature facades. The firm is known for the GSW Headquarters in Berlin, the Federal Environmental Agency in Dessau and the Museum for the Brandhorst Collection in Munich. Sauerbruch Hutton projects have received six RIBA and two AIA awards. Hutton's inspiration is based on her philosophy of giving each and every design character and individuality, and her style is noted for its synthesis of colour and fluid, curved forms.
Bjarke Ingels