Bryant Lu

Bryant Lu, Vice Chairman of Ronald Lu and Partners (RLP Asia) and founder of its insight partner Behave, is a sustainability leader in the architecture and design industry. Under his leadership, RLP Asia creates life-centric designs that connect the community, while being sustainable, climate-resilient, future-ready and that honour local culture and heritage.

During his 20+ years at RLP Asia, the firm has received over 500 international and local design accolades. Among these, RLP Asia was honoured with the 2nd Green Building Leadership Pioneer Award and the 39th award from the global GBC network presented by Hong Kong Green Building Council and World Green Building Council, recognising the practice’s pioneering role in sustainable architecture.

Major contributions under his leadership include the world-renowned Xiqu Centre, a Hong Kong icon purpose-built for the traditional art form of Cantonese opera; CIC – Zero Carbon Park, the first net-zero building in China for civilian use; TODTOWN, the first real transit-oriented development in China; Integral, a sustainable industrial garden in Guilin, and numerous others – helping to design a better life for the community and the environment.

As a civic-minded architect, Bryant actively supports the architecture industry and various arts organizations. He serves as a Shenzhen Construction Project Bid Evaluation Expert; a Council Member of the Federation of Hong Kong Beijing Organizations; an expert member of the Transit-Oriented Development Committee of the China Society of Territorial Economists; a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Infrastructure Development Advisory Committee; a senior member of the Chinese Society for Urban Studies; and the Chairman of the Campus Development and Management Committee at Lingnan University. Bryant is also an inaugural Council Member for Design and Architecture at the M+ Museum, the Honorary Secretary of the Council for the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, and the Vice Captain of the Hong Kong Golf Club.