ULI Asia Pacific Webinar: Beyond the Brief: Inside the Winning Proposals of the 2025 ULI Hines Student Competition

When

2025-10-30
2025-10-30T13:00:00 - 2025-10-30T14:00:00
Asia/Hong_Kong

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    Where

    Webinar APAC This webinar will be hosted by Zoom Hong Kong, China

    Contact

    [email protected]

    This webinar is complimentary and open to everyone.

    Pre-registration is required. To register for the event, login using your registered email address and password. If you do not have a ULI account, please follow the instructions for creating one.

    Join ULI Asia Pacific for Beyond the Brief: Celebrating the 2025 ULI Hines Student Competition Finalists, a special webinar spotlighting the creativity, insight, and ambition of Asia Pacific’s top student teams in this year’s ULI Hines Student Competition.

    Hear directly from the next generation of city shapers as they present their award-winning development proposals—crafted through interdisciplinary collaboration and bold urban thinking. Each team will share key highlights of their scheme, the challenges they faced, and how the competition reshaped their perspective on city-building and real-world problem solving.

    The session will conclude with a lively panel discussion featuring jurors, student representatives. Together, they’ll unpack memorable judging moments, winning strategies, and valuable lessons for future applicants.

    Planning to compete next year? 
    Don’t miss this session. Anyone considering entering the next ULI Hines Student Competition will gain invaluable insights, practical tips, and inspiration to sharpen their proposal and stand out.

    Whether you’re an aspiring competitor, industry professional, or academic, this is an inspiring event not to be missed.

     

    Speakers

    Phil Kim

    Chairman, Jerde Partnership

    Phil Kim is a Chair, Board Member, Shareholder and Managing Director Asia Pacific at the Jerde Partnership, Inc. in Los Angeles and Asia, focusing on Jerde’s constantly evolving places that has impacted and rejuvenated Asia cities, with the firm recognized with 160 international design awards. He advises companies and cities on innovation in integrated development, retail, urban revitalization, vertical cities and the value creation of place. Langham Place Hong Kong, Roppongi Hills Tokyo and Quay Quarters Sydney are past and present notable projects representative of a people-based design that draws over one billion visitors to Jerde projects around the world annually in twenty countries. He is a ULI Trustee, former Chair of the Hong Kong National Council, Co-Chair of the UrbanPlan education initiative for Hong Kong and Asia, and an Asia Pacific Executive Council member. He is also a Founding Member of the Institute for Sustainable Urbanisation focusing on urban regeneration of emerging cities.

    Speaker

    Danish Thoppe

    CEPT University

    Danish Sikkander is currently pursuing a Master’s in Urban Design at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. With a background in architecture, he is driven by a desire to rethink how cities are shaped especially in emerging and complex urban contexts. He enjoys zooming out to understand the larger systems at play and believes that the future of urban design lies not in incremental improvements, but in bold, innovative thinking. His interests lie at the intersection of design, urban strategy and systems thinking with a long-term goal of contributing to transformative and better urban environments.

    Speaker

    Nan Sathitnimit

    Chulalongkorn University

    My name is Nan. I’m currently studying Urban and Regional Planning at the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University. I was recently selected as a finalist in the 2025 ULI Hines Competition Asia Pacific, which reinforced my passion for urban design—especially the cultural, community-based aspects of neighborhoods. I’m deeply interested in creating more livable and engaging cities through thoughtful, human-centered design.

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