OWNERSHIP BUILDS BETTER COMMUNITIES

Travelling to South Africa and India while studying at university, HY William Chan met with vulnerable slum communities on the very fringes of urban sprawl. “That helped me to really understand the skillsets of an architect, and how to apply those skills to solve real problems on the ground,” he says. “Seeing first-hand how different solutions can come about when you work with people and they become your partners.”

A safe, secure home is vitally important, and imbuing communities with a sense of ownership is transformative. “We sometimes forget