BUILD February 2017

6 BUILD / February 2017 NEWS , The practice of 60 professionals across Hong Kong, Bei- jing, Shanghai and Shenzhen will be working on a furniture range for Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (“Cornell AAP”), New York (Feb- ruary 2017); the second phase of the Gaysorn 2 Plaza in Bangkok (March – September 2017) and a 24-storey tower of vertical gallery spaces for some of the world’s leading contemporary art busi- nesses, H Queens (late 2017). Award-winning architect and founder of CL3, William Lim com- mented, “over the last 20 years we have built a portfolio of that comprises celebrated designs for hotels and restaurants, as well as commercial, residential and corporate developments. Next year comprises of three pivotal projects that exemplify our ability as a firm. Cornell holds a special place in my heart, as myself and my sons are alumni of the school. To design this furniture range for the university is an honour for us, a design that is created out of the context of the City they will sit within. Across to Bangkok, we are hon- oured to be part of the Gaysorn Plaza development that en- compasses a retail mall and an office tower to rejuvenate this multi-purpose development. In Hong Kong, H Queens is situated in Central, which is the heart of business and art gallery district. H Queens will shift the dynamics and support Hong Kong’s position on the global arts stage, while contributing to the city’s unique urban landscape.” Unveiled in February 2017, CL3 and multi-disciplinary design prac- tice Lim+ Lu collaborate to design a furniture range for Cornell Uni- versity’s renowned College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. Spearheaded by founder of CL3 and AAP graduate, William Lim (B.Arch. ’80) alongside Lim + Lu co-founders Vincent Lim (B.Arch. ’12) and Elaine Lu (B.Arch. ’12), the furniture pieces are inspired by the delivery trolleys of New York City. Architecture and Design Firm CL3 Unveils Projects for 2017 K Hong Kong: CL3, one of Asia’s leading architecture and design firms, was delighted to announce three landmark international projects for 2017.