Alexander (Sandy) Duggie

Sandy is a Registered Landscape Architect, a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects and the Managing Director of URBIS Limited, a Hong Kong based multi-award-winning design consultancy established in 1977, and providing services in masterplanning, urban design, town planning, landscape design, golf course design and environmental impact analysis. He has lived in Hong Kong and worked for URBIS since 1985, during which time he has contributed to several major territorial and strategic planning studies for the Hong Kong Government, and designed a very large range of private and public sector projects from small private gardens to large scale public infrastructure works. Designed projects include public parks, open spaces and streetscapes, schools, hospitals, hotels, residential, commercial and mixed-use developments and golf courses. Since 1977 URBIS has undertaken over 2,500 projects throughout the Asia Pacific region, South Asia and the Middle East and has won well over 300 awards and competition designs both locally and internationally. Many of these award-winning projects Sandy has worked on, designed and / or directed personally. Sandy is particularly concerned with designing the public realm to meet the needs of modern society, including the promotion of sustainable design and increased biodiversity in urban development. He is also the 2nd Vice Chairman of the BEAM Society Limited, a Director of the Hong Kong Green Building Council, a Member of the HKGBC Green Building Faculty, and a member of the Business Environment Council.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Movement towards a circular economy and adoption of ‘Doughnut Economics’ whereby the social, economic and spiritual needs of all HK people are met, whilst keeping our ecological footprint within planetary boundaries.
2. Preservation of the existing fantastic biodiversity in our countrysides and drastically improving biodiversity within our urban areas.
3. Increasing HK Residents reconnection with nature for the benefit their physical and mental health and wellbeing.