James Law Cybertecture

chitects, inventors and designer of the 21st Century and is the founder of design firm James Law Cybertecture. As the founder of the “Cybertecture” movement of design, James is known for his ground breaking designs for Architecture and Technology including the design of buildings that mimic the Planet Earth – Cybertecture Technosphere; designing & manufacturing of the world’s first Internet intelligent mirror – Cybertecture Mirror; and inventing of emotion sensing furniture – Cybertecture Love Seat. James champions design through his personal philosophy that design can “Innovate the Fabric of Mankind”. James has won over a 100 international awards including the prestigious Thomas Edison Award, Design for Asia Award and twice the Asian Innovation Award. James is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum; a Council Member of World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Design & Innovation; Board Director of the Hong Kong Design Center, Board Member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Committee for Infrastructure & Real Estate. James is a qualified architect who graduated from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. He practiced in Japan and UK before founding his own company in 2001 in Hong Kong to develop designs of Cybertecture encompassing future city planning, architecture, interiors and products all focused with a spirit of forward looking innovation. James has designed several award winning iconic architectural projects of Cybertecture, including THE PAD building in Dubai - an intelligent residential building that is inspired by modern lifestyle technologies; THE CYBERTECTURE EGG in Mumbai - a parametrically designed office building that is entirely column-less and has strong green characteristics; THE TECHNOSPHERE building in Abu Dhabi - a 10 million square foot spherical building that mimic the ecology of the Planet Earth as a sustainable mega structure. This last project was recognized with the World Architecture Award 2009 by CNBC and HSBC. James has also designs and manufactures his own product line including THE CYBERTECTURE MIRROR, a bathroom mirror that uses a combination of screen and glass technology to augment your reflection with useful applications including exercise, health monitoring and information. This product won the Thomas Edison Award 2012 and a Design for Asia Award 2011 and is shortlisted for the Asian Innovation Award 2012. Aside from running his company, James teaches as a visiting Adjunct Professor at KAIST, Korea; and is an occasional TED Talk speaker.